Article Issue: July 2018

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 […]

Valagro announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Grabi Chemical through its Industrial Business Unit. Grabi Chemical is a leading manufacturer of chelated […]

CCL has historically been an important player in the fields of spray enhancers and biocontrol in France and more recently in Southern Europe with a […]

Platform Specialty Products Corporation announced today that it has agreed to sell Arysta LifeScience (Arysta), its Agricultural Solutions segment, to UPL Corporation Ltd. (UPL). The […]

Evogene announced positive yield improvements in its biostimulant testing program for wheat. As a result of the positive findings, the program has been advanced from […]

A Chinese study on natural predators in cotton indicates their use can reduce farmers spending on insecticides. Results of the study, published in Environmental Research […]

Bio Huma Netics Inc. announced 10 products from its Fertilgold Organics line has received OMRI certification. These 10 products are currently available for sale to […]

French IPM experts have reported that the use of biological control methods is increasing. The key drivers behind the growth include legal changes to encourage […]

OCP S.A. announced reaching agreement to acquire a 20% stake in Fertinagro Biotech. OCP, a Spanish company which manufactures and distributes a wide range of […]

Bionema Ltd announced the completion of a £500,000 equity investment led by an overseas private investor with co-investment from the Development Bank of Wales, Swansea […]

Applied Insect Science Ltd (APIS) appointed Dr. Rüdiger Hauschild as Director of Biopesticides. Dr. Hauschild has been a leading authority on the registration of biopesticides […]

Andermatt  Biocontrol has become a majority shareholder of Germany company Biofa. Both Andermatt Biocontrol (58%) and Trifolio-M (22%) have taken increased share options which will […]

AgBiome announced it has secured $65 million in Series C financing. The investment group includes: The University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO), Fidelity Management […]

Vestaron announced the appointment of Anna Rath as Chief Executive Officer. With over a decade of experience across multiple venture-backed ag-tech companies, Anna will lead […]

Sapec Agro has acquired the French company SDP through its subsidiary Tradecorp. The acquisition of SDP, which has been present in the French market since […]

The US Senate passed a US Farm Bill on June 28 which did not include a definition of biostimulants or any related language. However, Senator […]

Cytozyme Laboratories announced six new hires to support growth in international markets. Prateek Kabaria joins as the Business Manager for Southeast Asia & ANZ. He […]

UPL Ltd is pursuing a purchase of Arysta LifeScience business from Platform Specialty Products in a deal rumored to be valued at more than US$4 […]

EU Regulation 2018/848 on organic production and labeling of organic products was published on 14 June 2018 and will repeal Regulation 834/2007 beginning 1 January […]

Advanced BioNutrition (ABN) appointed Frank DeGennaro as President and Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds William Kirk who will remain as Chairman of the Board of […]

Results of AgBiome’s research partnership with Max Planck Institute were published in Cell Host and Microbe. Using AgBiome’s proprietary microbe collection, Max Planck researchers were […]

You have now been Executive Director since August 2015. Are you happy with what you have achieved with the Association to date?   I’m thrilled […]

Van Iperen International announced changes to its management team to prepare for future growth. Paul El Safty became Director of Sales, managing the team of […]

Exosect Ltd announced a licensing deal with Monsanto to use its Entostat technology for the delivery of select agricultural biologicals as seed treatments. This deal […]

Technical University of Munich researcher Prof. Thomas Brück is developing an insect repellent derived from the tobacco genome. The compound produced is cembratrienol (CBTol) which […]

PlantResponse names Francisco Javier Garcia Dominguez Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa and promotes others to executive team. García Domínguez spent nearly 10 years […]

Seipasa has doubled its biopesticide production capacity following the expansion of its Valencia plant. Seipasa, a company specializing in the formulation, development and marketing of […]

Xtrem Biotech, which specializes in extremophile microorganisms, is developing XTONE, a  biopesticide solution that shows high compatibility with existing conventional plant production products. At the […]

Indigo Ag seeks to expand its footprint beyond biostimulants to precision ag by launching AgData Platform. By the end of 2018, the company is launching […]

Marrone Bio Innovations announced the approval of GRANDEVO and VENERATE bioinsectides for use on Cannabis by Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Nevada and Washington state. Cannabis growers […]

AgBiome has been awarded a multi-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to discover and develop biological nematodes for root and tuber crops […]

Timac Agro USA launched Fertiactyl ST, a liquid seed treatment to combat environmental stress during spring planting. Fertiactyl ST is formulated with the Fertiactyl Complex, […]

Valagro has launched a digital e-Hub to provide know-how on biostimulants and plant nutrition to its partners, customers and distributors worldwide. In addition to updates […]

SUSPHIRE, a European project, plans to use synthetic biology to produce insect pheromones in plants and fungi, building on the success of the project “Sexyplant” […]

Pheronym has received a Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership award for $300,000 which will help the company conduct field tests of its eco-friendly solution for nematode control. […]

Argentine investigations have identified a yeast capable of controlling fungal infections in lemons with efficacy as high as 90%. The main attention was given to […]

Vestaron announced the launch of SPEAR-T bioinsecticide for greenhouse applications following final EPA approval of the manufacturing process. Based upon peptides found in spider venom, […]

An AHDB project led by Rothamsted Research has developed an automated spore trap which provides nearly real time information on the presence of airborne spores […]

Biobest has been shortlisted by Export Lion 2018, an award presented by Flanders Investment & Trade to companies that excel in export trade. Biobest was […]

University of Hyderabad researchers successfully enhanced the efficacy of a harpin biopesticide through encapsulation in chitosan nanoparticles, resulting in high efficacy against fungal infections in […]

Staphyt announced winning “best export performance award at Trophées CCI France International 2018, in Paris. The contest was organized by CCI France International with 600 […]

Aqueous extracts from macrophytes including Ranunculus aquatilis and Nasturtium officinale have demonstrated inhibition of the growth of the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa. This inhibition is related […]

Sapec Agro Business announces the acquisition of French company SDP, through its subsidiary Tradecorp. The acquisition of SDP, which has been present in the French […]

APIS (Applied Insect Science Ltd), a leading biopesticide contract research laboratory and regulatory consultancy based in the UK, is pleased to announce the appointment of […]