Article Issue: December 2019

Idai Nature has launched Esquive in Spain. Esquive is a biofungicide (Trichoderma atroviride strain l-1237) that controls wood trunk diseases in grapevine: esca, eutypiosis and […]

Bioinsecticide FLiPPER (fatty acids C7-C20), marketed by Bayer (UK), has been granted four new extensions of authorization for minor use (EAMU) for control of a […]

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. has  agreed to acquire 62% of the shares of Belchim Crop Protection NV/SA (BCP), a European agrochemical company, from BCP's founder, […]

Koppert Biological Systems has registered a new biofungicide in France. Noli is a water dispersible granule preparation based on the naturally occurring Metschnikowia fructicola yeast, which […]

InnovaFeed and Italpollina have entered into a strategic partnership to develop and commercialize organic fertilizers and biostimulants from insect ingredients. The partnership will combine a […]

Following the 4th Biostimulants World Congress, Chairman of the Scientific Committee, Dr. Patrick du Jardin, Professor at Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège in Belgium, […]

Rovensa has acquired Ecuadorian company Rodel Flowers which will be integrated into Rovensa Crop Nutrition business unit (Tradecorp). Rodel has been an important partner for […]

Lavie Bio, a subsidiary of Evogene, has announced phase advancement in its product development pipeline for wheat biostimulants. Lavie Bio is advancing its leading product […]

The European Division of UPL and Biopreparáty,  spol. s r. o., a Czech company specializing in biological plant protection products, have entered into a distribution […]

Dr. Pam Marrone is CEO and Founder of Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), since 2006. Prior to that position, Dr. Marrone founded AgraQuest in 1995 […]

Genective, a joint venture between Limagrain and KWS, dedicated to the development of transgenic traits, and AgBiome, a leader in the discovery and development of […]

Founded in 2002, Solaris Biotech might be a new name to readers in the bioag sector, but the company is active in a number of […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. has provided its financial results for the third quarter and first nine months ended September 30, 2019. According to the report, […]

Common wasp species could be valuable at sustainably managing crop pests, finds a new University College London-led experimental study in Brazil. The study, published in […]

Italpollina has launched www.biostimulant.com. The company stated it acquired the domain of biostimulant.com for the purpose of providing the industry with an innovative website with […]

Agriculture Victoria research scientists have identified a bug and a mite in the US that could help tackle one of Australia’s worst agricultural weeds – […]

Real IPM, Biobest’s subsidiary in Kenya, is one of  three collaborators in a project to improve rice production in Tanzania by developing microbe-based methods to […]

Central Mindanao University (CMU) in the Philippines has developed an organic fungicide from Tasmannia piperita (Hook.f.) Miers leaves. T. piperita is a shrub or treelet indigenous […]

AgBiTech, in partnership with UFG (Federal University of Goiás), opened a state-of-the-art laboratory in the city of Goiânia, Brazil, dedicated to researching biological pest management. […]

On Nov. 12 during EBIC’s General Assembly, Jean-Marc Sanchez, technical marketing director with Lallemand, was elected as vice-president of EBIC. He previously served as director-at-large. […]

EBIC and New Ag International (A Division of Informa) have launched a conference tailored to the European biostimulants industry. The conference will cover the strategic […]

Symborg has launched BlueN, the first sustainable biofertilizer that maximizes the efficiency of atmospheric nitrogen. BlueN is a 100 percent biological and sustainable solution that […]

STK bio-ag technologies has launched foliar fungicide STK REGEV in the Philippines for use on rice to prevent sheath blight and rice blast, and for […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. founder Dr. Pamela Marrone will retire from her position as chief executive officer of the company. The board of directors has […]

Valagro has released MC Extra in a microgranular formulation. MC Extra is a biostimulant based on extracts from the Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed, which can support […]

InnovaFeed and Italpollina announce a strategic partnership to develop and commercialize organic fertilizers and biostimulants, from insect ingredients. This partnership will combine an ambitious joint R&D […]

The European Division of UPL and Biopreparáty, spol. s r. o., a Czech company specializing in biological plant protection products, announced that they entered into […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc., an international leader in sustainable bioprotection and plant health solutions, announced today that company founder Dr. Pamela Marrone will retire from her […]