Article Issue: June 2018

The Swiss company Andermatt Biocontrol will increase its shareholding stake to a majority position in the German company Biofa. Both Andermatt Biocontrol (58%) and Trifolio-M […]

Zasso GmbH and W. Neudorff GmbH have formed a joint venture focused on developing new methods of weed control without the use of herbicides. Using […]

Biobest launched Asperello T34 Biocontrol for Canadian ornamental growers to use against Fusarium wilt. Based upon Trichoderma asperellum T34 at a high concentration (1012 CFU/kg), […]

Sipcam Oxon has acquired 100% of the Swiss company Sofbey effective 1 June 2018. Sofbey, a Swiss company specializing in biostimulants, markets the biostimulant Blackjack […]

Bluestim anti-stress agent, the result of collaboration by Biobest and Lallemand Plant Care, has launched in France, Germany, and Poland. Bluestim® contains extremely high levels […]

Valagro announced the construction of a new plant located in USA. The construction of the new production facility follows the opening of another strategic production […]

University of Florida researchers hope to use Trichoderma to fight Fusarium wilt in tomatoes. Under a three-year $770,000 grant from USDA, Dr. Gary Vallad, Associate […]

Monsanto BioAg products will now be offered under the newly formed Acceleron BioAg brand, as part of a larger seed treatment portfolio rebranding effort with […]

USDA Researchers are evaluating use of Trichoderma asperellum to control the invasive forest pathogen Phytophthora ramorum which attacks native oak species in coastal California. The […]

AlgaEnergy biostimulant AgriAlgae received the ‘Macfrut Innovation Award 2018’ in Italy from a jury of experts. Receiving the award, Carlos Rodríguez-Villa, AlgaEnergy’s General Manager, highlighted […]

University of Dundee researcher Prof. Paul Birch has been awarded a €2.5million five year Advanced Grant from the European Research Council to study crop killing […]

Grupo Agrotecnologia has renewed its brand image to reinforce its “Zero Residual” approach. In its commitment to internationalization, the company renews its visual image while […]

Royal DSM and Dynaplak Holding/Amulix announce plans to collaborate under DSM-Amulix name to develop high performing bio-based seed coating materials. Products developed under the collaboration […]

Italpollina has opened its manufacturing plant in the USA. With the commissioning of the new North American production facility, Italpollina has set a new milestone […]

Biological control of Dichroplus maculipennis will be developed through a collaboration agreement between the Ministry of Agribusiness for Buenos Aires province, Argentina, and five municipalities […]

Koppert Biological Systems  announced the comprehensive reference “Knowing & Recognizing” is now available in four languages. Dutch, French, and Spanish translations have now been released, […]

Kenya is launching a new green technological initiative with support of UK-based ADAS Horticulture. The technology employs UV technology being applied to crops still undergoing […]

Ilsa is sponsoring a project to increase phosphorous use efficiency in cooperation with Fomet and Fabbrica Cooperative Perfosfati Cerea. Called Rise Phosphorus Efficiency (RPE), 40% […]

Pivot Bio announced the addition of three new senior management leaders. Natalie Hubbard joins as Vice President of Regulatory and Government Affairs. Hubbard brings 30 […]

Inocucor announced it has changed its name to Concentric to signal a new era for the company. Concentric by definition means “having a common center,” […]

AlgaEnergy announced Estefanía Hinarejos Esteve has joined as Regulatory Affairs Manager. Bringing extensive experience in the field of biocontrol, biostimulation and biofertilization, Estefanía Hinarejos is […]

Tradecorp announced the acquisition of Idai Nature, a leading Spanish company in the “Zero Residues” market. Tradecorp - Trade Corporation International - operates in the […]

World Horti Center, opened by Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, is home to Certis Innovation Center. This new venture, in Naaldwijk in the Westland region, […]

Concentric Ag (formerly Inocucor) has hired Mark Trostle as Vice President of Global Regulatory Affairs. Trostle most recently directed global registrations and regulatory affairs for […]

Brazil has approved the bioinsecticide based on the nematode Deladenus siricidicola for use in biological control of Sirex noctilio, an invasive pest of pine trees. […]

Seipasa has received US registration for the biopesticide Seican. Based upon botanical extracts, Seican provides control of diseases such as powdery mildew and Botrytis as […]

FMC and Chr. Hansen announced a five-year extension of their collaboration to develop and commercialize natural solutions for the agricultural industry. The collaboration, which has […]

Groundwork BioAg and NovaTero announced Braziliian registration of Rootella BR mycorrhizal inoculant as a seed treatment on soybean and corn. Efficacy trials conducted across Brazil […]

Biolchim has partnered with C-LED to increase production capacity in greenhouses. C-LED technology allows customization of the light spectra accoriding to crop, improving energy efficiency […]

Innovak Global is a company with a long presence of almost 60 years in technified agriculture. Who founded the company, is it still today a […]

OmniLytics has signed an exclusive sales and marketing agreement with Certis USA for its AgriPhage line of biopesticides. The AgriPhage line of biopesticidesis expected to […]

Staphyt has grown from a small field research station in north of France 30 years ago to one of the largest contract research organizations in […]

Maabarot Products Ltd, the main shareholder of Algaia, S.A. has provided a €4 million (US$4.69 million) infusion of capital to support expansion of Algaia’s new […]

BioSafe Systems launched PVent Biological fungicide, a new microbial fungicide. This innovative development was spearheaded through a strategic partnership between two family-owned businesses: BioSafe Systems […]

OCP S.A, a global fertilizer player, and Fertinagro Biotech, S.L., a Spanish company which manufactures and supplies a wide range of plant nutrition solutions, are […]

FMC Corporation and Chr. Hansen have announced a five-year extension of their collaboration to develop and commercialize natural solutions for the agricultural industry. The collaboration, […]

Monsanto BioAg products will now be offered under the newly formed Acceleron BioAg brand, as part of a larger seed treatment portfolio rebranding effort with […]