Article Issue: April 2020

Minagro has introduced Sovinol P850, an in-can preservative that counters microbial contamination in agrochemical formulations, including liquid biostimulants and fertilizers. Sovinol P850 has shown a […]

In this issue, we turn to the role of venture capital in the biological and ag-tech space. Last year (2019) was a stellar year for […]

Mondias announced completion of its CELEXT07 evaluation with Premier Tech, whose efficacy results for CELEXT07 confirm the product has potential as a biocontrol and biostimulant […]

Aflatoxin contamination of groundnut and maize infected by Aspergillus section Flavi fungi is common throughout Senegal. Now, a team of plant pathologists has developed an […]

Idai Nature, the biocontrol business unit of Rovensa, has acquired Grupo Agrotecnología. Based in Orihuela, Spain, Grupo Agrotecnología specializes in biological plant protection solutions with […]

UK biopesticide company Eden Research has raised £10.4m through a placing and subscription to help fund commercialization of its green products. In a statement published […]

Koppert Spain is undertaking research to confirm the efficacy of an entomopathogenic fungus that could control Trioza erytreae, one of the insects that transmits the […]

Amoéba has signed several material transfer agreements with companies that will test Amoéba’s biocontrol product, a lysate of the amoeba Willaertia magna C2c Maky, still […]

Stoller USA has added spotted lanternfly to the Golden Pest Spray Oil label for organic use. Spotted lanternfly is an invasive pest from Asia that […]

Pheronym, an ag-biotech pest control company, announced the results of their third peer-reviewed study demonstrating the efficacy of their patented Nematism pheromone extract for bio-remediation […]

In late February, 24 research organizations from 16 countries in the EU signed a joint declaration of intent “Towards a Chemical Pesticide-free Agriculture.” The declaration […]

Marrone Bio Innovations Inc.’s bio-based plant health product, Pacesetter, received EPA approval in February and is now available to corn, soybean and wheat growers in […]

A study by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) in partnership with Brazilian and international research institutions, showed that a variety of sugarcane in the […]

Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corp., which manufactures and markets biofertilizers for use in China agriculture and aquaculture markets, has signed a cooperation agreement with Huaxialitai […]

BioSafe Systems has issued a new FIFRA Section 2(ee) label addition to their disease control product. Now, OxiDate 5.0 can be used to treat and […]

Texas A&M University scientists have discovered that a number of fungi naturally associated with cultivated cotton were capable of curtailing the negative effects of the […]

Bionema has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Scientia Colombia to work together on sustainable biocontrol to fight major pests and diseases. The MoU […]

After three years of field trials, UK-based biotechnology company Bionema has launched a new cold-tolerance nematode pest control product, NemaTrident CT (cold-tolerance). NemaTrident CT contains […]

The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and São Martinho, a company in the sugar and alcohol sector in Brazil, selected the Faculty of Agricultural and […]

Bee Vectoring Technologies International Inc. (BVT) will start conducting trials in Morocco. The company is also in discussions with commercial partners in the region that […]

Biostimulant and plant nutrition producer FBSciences and fertilizer giant YARA have announced a product to enhance liquid calcium nitrate fertilizers. In a 2BMonthly exclusive, Courtenay […]

UK-based biopesticide company Ecospray has launched Pitcher GR, a biorational for the suppression of black vine weevil eggs and early instar larval stages. Pitcher GR […]

ADAMA and Plant Response signed an exclusive distribution agreement for the biostimulant Cybelion. ADAMA Spain will distribute the product developed by Plant Response. Cybelion is […]

Bayer has launched Sonata in Italy. Sonata is a new biological fungicide of natural origin based on Bacillus pumilis for wine and table vines and […]

As reported in 2BMonthly in February 2019, Symborg is building a new biofertilizer production plant in Alhama de Murcia, Spain. Recently, Symborg and Construcciones Urdecon […]

Syngenta has launched Taegro, a new biological fungicide of natural origin, in Italy. Taegro is based on Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain FZB24.Taegro protects vines and horticultural […]

With its recent California state registration, Vestaron Corporation’s Leprotec Btk bioinsecticide (Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. kurstaki) is now registered in all 50 U.S. states. Leprotec is […]

Andermatt Biocontrol’s Madex Top is now registered in Sweden and Israel. Madex Top is based on a Cydia pomonella granulovirus (CpGV) for biological control of […]

NewLeaf Symbiotics has initiated a partnership with IN10T to test its M-troph microbial product line Terrasym with growers. The company will tap into IN10T’s FarmerTrials […]

Grupo Agrotecnología’s Tec-Fort and Citrotec Plus obtained bioinsecticide registration in Mexico. Tec-Fort, effective against whiteflies, aphids and chicharrites, previously received phytosanitary certificates in Spain, Italy […]

Certis USA’s polyoxin D zinc salt fungicide OSO received its Organic Materials Review Board (OMRI) Listed seal on March 4. OSO, a broad-spectrum fungicide with […]

The Colombian Agriculture and Livestock Institute (ICA) approved Agro Green’s biological herbicide, EMERION 7700, to be registered in Colombia and Latin America. Colombia becomes the […]

Koppert Spain has introduced a new product in the Canary Islands to combat a pest on the banana crop. Dismipar (Acerophagus artelles) is a parasitic […]

Eden Research’s biopesticide Mevalone, branded 3LOGY in Italy and Araw in Spain, has received certification for use in organic farming in the two European Union […]

Gowan USA’s EcoSwing Botanical Fungicide has been listed by the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC) as a group BM01 fungicide. The BM group is a […]

The foundation of what is known today as CABI International was laid in the UK in 1910.  It is an inter-governmental not-for-profit organization, governed by […]

Philagro France, Nichino Europe and Amoéba have signed a development contract (MTA: Material Transfer Agreement) to evaluate the performance of the biocontrol fungicide containing Amoéba's […]