Article Issue: June 2019

AlgaEnergy has opened AlgaEnergy Mexico in Mexico City. AlgaEnergy Mexico joins AlgaEnergy’s other subsidiaries in Japan, USA, India and Italy. According to Ry Wagner, AlgaEnergy […]

Waikaitu Ltd., a New Zealand-based agricultural fertilizer and biostimulant company, has produced a seaweed-based product called FruitGuard to help reduce splitting in grapes. FruitGuard is […]

Vestaron announces its $40 million Series B Financing, led by Novo Holdings A/S. Novo Holdings joins continuing investors Anterra Capital, Cultivian Sandbox, Open Prairie Ventures, and […]

Tec-Fort, a natural insecticide developed by Grupo Agrotecnologia via the company’s Promicell Technology, has obtained pesticide registration as a natural insecticide in Spain. In addition, […]

BioTEPP has received approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to add the oriental fruit moth to the list of insect pests that can […]

New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Authority has approved the introduction of a root-feeding beetle to control the noxious weed moth plant (Araujia hortorum). The application to […]

AlgaEnergy’s subsidiary in India, MicroAlgae Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., and Krishi Rasayan Export Pvt Ltd’s sister concern, Agrolife Sciences Corporation, have formed a 50-50 joint […]

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has set up a team to study unregulated biostimulants, in an effort to protect farmers. Currently, biostimulants are […]

Gowan Crop Protection Limited has acquired Cross Link Consultoria e Comércio Ltda, a family owned company involved in the distribution of agrochemicals throughout Brazil. Founded […]

When 2BMonthly was launched in March 2013, the biological market looked much different than it does today. While many of the original leading biopesticide manufacturers […]

Compass Minerals Plant Nutrition and Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. have formed a collaboration to develop new specialty plant nutrient products enhanced with microorganisms. The new […]

Answers Collated on Behalf of JBCA by Tetsuo Wada Can you please give us some background on the Japanese Biological Control Association (JBCA) – when […]

Agrinos has entered into a commercial distribution partnership with Agrofértil Camelo, a provider of sustainable agriculture solutions to growers in the Brazilian state of Ceará. […]

Agrauxine has been part of the Lesaffre Group for more than five years. What have been the biggest changes for Agrauxine since joining Lesaffre? Lesaffre […]

STK bio-ag technologies is partnering with Agricenter S.R.L., a subsidiary of AMVAC Netherlands BV, to be the exclusive distributor of STK products in Central America, […]

The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB), the AgriFood Charities Partnership (AFCP) and Certis Europe BV are funding a three-year PhD at Harper Adams University […]

Seipasa has opened new laboratory in l’Alcúdia (Valencia). The Department of Microbiology enables the company to advance its in-house expertise and knowledge. Dr. Inmaculada del […]

The potential of biopesticides used singly or in combination with existing insecticide options for cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) control will be the focus of […]

Renaissance BioScience Corp., a biological engineering company, has filed a PCT patent application for a yeast platform technology that produces and delivers RNA bioactive molecules. The […]

Dr. Inmaculada del Castillo has joined Seipasa as department head of the company’s new Department of Microbiology. Del Castillo has a BSc in biology and […]

Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. reported adjusted EBITDA for the nine-month period ending March 31, 2019 increased by 94% to $32.6 million. Management expect to exceed […]

Ted McDonald has been named Director of Sales, Biological Products, at BioWorks. McDonald will be responsible for managing the BioWorks Biological Products sales organization and […]

The Call for Nominations for the Bernard Blum Award 2019 for Novel Biocontrol Solutions is now open. IBMA announces a unique opportunity to call for […]

Jennifer Lewis was named the Executive Director of the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA), replacing David Cary who held the role for almost 10 years. […]

Brazilian specialty fertilizer company Kimberlit Agrociências has entered the biopesticides market by launching the Bionat brand. A new factory was inaugurated in the city of […]

Mick Messman has been appointed to Groundwork BioAg Ltd.’s board of directors. Messman is currently Chief Commercial Officer at GreenLight Biosciences. He has over 20 […]

David Cary, the Executive Director of IBMA, announces today that his successor is Jennifer Lewis, former Head of Innovation and Development for IBMA Member Certis […]