Article Issue: August 2018

Valent BioSciences officially started the operation of its Biorational Research Center (BRC) after relocation of the company’s R&D unit to a newly-constructed facility adjacent to […]

Crop Enhancement Inc. has appointed Marcus Meadows-Smith to its board of directors. Mr. Meadows-Smith will assist the management team with the development of business models […]

Agrinos reports trials completed with HYT A provide insight into its mode of action and ability to support plant physiology and overall plant health. HYT […]

GreenLight Biosciences, Inc., announced hiring Mick Messman as Chief Commercial Officer. Mr. Messman has over 20 years of global agricultural sales, marketing, business development and […]

Cool Planet, a Colorado-based agtech company focused on soil health solutions, closed on an additional US$20.3 million of new investment and note conversion. This financing […]

Chile renewed registration for STK Bio-Ag product TIMOREX GOLD and expands uses to additional fruits and vegetables through 2022. TIMOREX GOLD® has been used throughout […]

Marrone Bio Innovations announced that Grandevo CG and Regalia CG have received label approval from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, clearing the products for […]

STK Bio-Ag announced that its hybrid fungicide REGEV® is now registered in Colombia for use on rice crops, with registrations anticipated in September on coffee, […]

De Sangosse announced it has acquired the French company CCL, a historically important player in the fields of spray enhancers and biocontrol in France and […]

Mr. Eric van Innis, CEO of Sapec Agro Business (E) & Mr. Carlos Ledó CEO & Founder of Idai Nature (C) In a previous 2BMonthly […]

UPL Corporation reaches agreement to acquire Arysta LifeScience from Platform Specialty Products. The deal will create a new ag powerhouse which is expected to become […]

Mr. Alejandro Rodriguez Segovia, General Manager Cosmocel, Mexico Cosmocel was founded in 1960, this is almost 60 years ago. Who was the founder and how […]

Valagro announced completion of the acquisition of Grabi Chemical through its Industurial Business Unit.  Grabi Chemical is a leading manufacturer of chelated microelements (EDDHA, EDDHSA, […]

Florida scientists are collaborating to test a bioinsecticide fungus combined with horticultural oil to control Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), the vector of citrus greening (also […]

Israeli based STK Bio-Ag Technologies CEO Guy Elitzur announced his resignation after seven years to seek new challenges. The STK board has accepted his resignation […]

A study conducted at University of California Berkley suggests fertilizing plants may disrupt the plant microbiome, making them more susceptible to disease. Fertilizing alters the […]

Marrone Bio Innovations reports positive results in field trials for its biofumigant Ennoble, formerly referred to as MBI-601. High efficacy against key soil-borne diseases and […]

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis engineered a bacteria that uses photosynthesis to create oxygen during the day, and at night, uses nitrogen to […]

Evogene announced further progress in its biostimulant and biopesticide programs in its 2nd Quarter 2018 financial report. Positive yield results were reported in the biostimulant […]

University of Florida College of Pharmacy has discovered a way to cost-effectively produce the bioherbicide thaxtomin. Thaxtomins are phytotoxins found in nature in the form […]

Apeel Sciences of California closed a US$70 million Series C funding round. Apeel’s technology uses agricultural byproducts and waste such as orange peels to manufacture […]

A University of Auckland study concludes the New Zealand kiwifruit industry would benefit by shifting to biopesticides. As consumer demand for residue free produce increases, […]

Indigo Ag reported Indigo Wheat demonstrated an average yield gain of 19% under low yielding conditions and 13% across all conditions in 2018, an improvement […]

Marrone Bio Innovations announced the appointment of two large growers to its Board of Directors, Keith McGovern and Stuart Woolf. In conjunction with this appointment, […]

Valagro launched its Opifol and YieldOn to the Indian market following a successful introduction in Brazil. The innovative solution is a product of the exclusive […]

GAB Consulting, one of the largest European Regulatory Consultancy Company, welcomes Garth Drury as Chief Operating Officer. In this role he leads a group of […]

Spanish company AlgaEnergy has opened its first subsidiary in Japan. Already exporting to more than 20 countries, with creation of this subsidiary, AlgaEnergy hopes to […]

Indigo Ag announced  the hiring of Brian Birtwistle as Chief Product Officer. Birtwistle will establish the long-term vision for Indigo’s digital and software products, built […]