Article Issue: January 2018

PlantResponse™ announced today a global partnership with COMPO EXPERT GmbH. PlantResponse finalized the agreement with COMPO EXPERT to supply additives for COMPO EXPERT’s biostimulants range […]

Qingdao Sobel Plant Nutrition Co., Ltd just signed an agreement with Arysta LifeScience, to repackage and sell the Goemar Seaweed products portfolio in China, including […]

HI Group Inc. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Vietnam Green Agriculture Company Ltd (VinaXanh) to cooperate in the manufacture and sale of bio-organic […]

BASF Agro France, in collaboration with Agrauxine, has obtained French approval for Romeo, a biocontrol solution which stimulates natural defenses stemming from the research of […]

Marrone Bio (MBI) and Disagro have signed an exclusive agreement to distribute and market REGALIA Maxx.  DISAGRO, an international corporation of Guatemalan origin and the […]

Valagro and ALSIA, the Basilicata Agency for Development and Innovation in Agriculture, opened the Valagro@PHENOLab joint laboratory at ALSIA's Metapontum Agrobios Research Centre in Metaponto, […]

Bioworks launched PreFence, a new biofungicide based  on Streptomyces strain K61, a naturally occurring bacterial strain isolated from Sphagnum peat. Prefence controls a range of […]

ECOCERT approved a traditional Chinese herb remedy in mid-December, therefore allowing it to be used in organic farming. The biological remedy, developed by the research […]

Dümmen Orange (Uganda) and Koppert Biological Systems have implemented an IPM protocol called GreenGuard in chrysanthemum greenhouses. With a goal of producing potted chrysanthemum using […]

Not everybody correctly positions Bioline in the market! So a bit of history will not harm! The original legacy company of Bioline AgroSciences Ltd was […]

Biofeed Ltd reports success in first year of field trials with new gravity controlled fluid release delivery for pheromone based attract and kill system. The […]

You only recently took on the challenge of Product Manager for Serifel in the USA for BASF. Tell us a little about your background and […]

BioAg Alliance announced updated R&D results with late stage microbial seed treatments for the US corn (maize) market. Expected to be branded as Acceleron B-360 […]

Pregnancy test kits are being evaluated as a tool to detect diseases in vegetable crops in the UK. The AHDB is testing the test, known […]

Inocucor Corporation announced a second close of its Series B funding round at US$9.5 million, bringing total amount raised in its Series B round to […]

A team of US researchers has been collaborating to improve management of spotted wing Drosophila. This invasive pest has challenged producers of berries and cherries […]

Grupo Agrotecnologia, based in Alicante, Spain, closed 2017 fiscal year with a 35% growth on their annual sales compared to 2016. Their target is to […]

USDA ARS  scientists have identified a chemical that enhances the attraction of pheromone traps to kill the notorious invasive pest, brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB, […]

Indigo Ag announced grower offer for Indigo Cotton of $18 to $25 per acre ($44 to $62 per ha) guaranteed minimum premium. Growers who contract […]

A biocontrol technology called AflasafeTZ could help control the deadly aflatoxin contamination in maize and groundnuts in Tanzania, scientists say. After a two-year field trial […]

Marrone Bio received notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq that the company was not in compliance because it had not heald an annual […]

Chr. Hansen Holding A/S appointed Mauricio Graber as Chief Executive Officer effective 1 June 2018. Mr. Graber has been President of the Flavours Division of […]

Newleaf Symbiotics received its second US patent for its proprietary methylotroph  technology. Methylotrophs are beneficial bacteria that naturally colonize plants and stimulate their growth. The […]

Inocucor has appointed Shawn Semones, PhD, as Executive VP R&D and Chief Technology Officer. Previously, Semones has more than 18 years of experience at Novozymes […]

Plant Health Care (PHC) announced it has entered into an evaluation agreement with a fifth major ag/seed company for its Innatus 3G technology. All five […]

IOBC-WPRS announced election of a new Council, effective 1 January 2018 with a 4 year term during their General Assembly in October 2017. New Council […]

Tradecorp  announced launch of a new website in India, which provides information adapted to the local Indian market. The new website keeps the same “look […]

Biobest Group NV acquired a majority equity stake in IVOG technical systems, among the world’s largest manufacturer of sticky traps and rolls for biological control. […]

BASF received EPA approval for Velondis biofungicide seed treatment based on a Bacillus subtilis strain discovered and patented by the University of Delaware. The bacteria […]

Coromandel International Ltd has agreed to acquire the biopesticide business of E.I.D. Parry Ltd together with its wholly owned USA subsidiary, Parry America Inc.  The […]

Marrone Bio received approval from California  for their bioinsecticide Grandevo WDG. The new formulation offers improved handling and mixing, as well as more convenient packaging […]

Biobest and IVOG announced that Biobest Group NV has acquired a majority stake in IVOG biotechnical systems GmbH. IVOG is among the world’s largest manufacturers […]