Article Issue: July 2020

Biocontrol Sales in France Up in 2019 While New Sales Regulation Comes Into Sight By Marianne Loison Sales of biocontrol crop protection products in France […]

In mid-June, the Botanical-based crop protection and aquaculture company, STK bio-ag technologies, delivered the first shipments of its new hybrid fungicide REGEV to the US […]

Agrii has established a state-of-the-art seed treatment facility at its Throws Farm Technology Centre in Essex, UK. In parallel, Agrii entered into an exclusive distribution […]

Beijing Multigrass, a China-based biopesticide manufacturer, recently gained approval from the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) for two products: Baicao No.1 (0.5 percent Matrine AS) […]

Sipcam Agro USA has appointed Scott Tefteller as its agriculture account manager in the upper mid-south, US. Most recently, Tefteller served as vice president of […]

Bee Vectoring Technologies International Inc. (BVT) announced three new deals with Michigan blueberry growers to use the company’s precision agriculture system this season. US blueberry […]

TransCanna Holdings Inc. has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with KeyPlex to create and market biopesticides, biofungicides, and fertilizers with micronutrients in programs […]

Plant Health Care announced that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved its application for the peptide product PHC398. It said PHC398 is the […]

Biotalys NV has appointed Wim Ottevaere as chief financial officer. Ottevaere will provide strategic financial leadership and will be focused on supporting the organization towards […]

MustGrow Biologics Corp. has launched its biopesticide TerraMG into Colombia with a focus of eradicating Panama Disease (Fusarium wilt TR4), a pathogen of banana. MustGrow’s […]

Acies Bio has expanded its proprietary microfluidic platform to SmartFluidics 2.0. The new platform enables additional possibilities for ultra-high-throughput strain screening of diverse microorganisms. Smart […]

AgBiome has announced the submission of Theia fungicide to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for review. Pending EPA registration, Theia will be the second […]

Eden Research PLC has appointed Dr. Aoife Dillon to the role of head of biology. Dillon joins Eden from Plant Health Care where she was […]

Idai Nature has undertaken the LIFE Waste4green project, to demonstrate the efficacy of two safe, sustainable and ecological formulations in a project approved by the […]

Insect-pathogenic bioinsecticide BioCeres G WP is now registered in Canada to control emergency infestation of root aphids. BioCeres G WP uses the Beauveria bassiana ANT-03 […]

AgBiome announced a recent patent emanating from its Connate product line, granted in the United States and further strengthening AgBiome’s IP Protection around novel product […]

Bionema Ltd. Has appointed Stephen Pearce as non-executive chair. Pearce has more than 25 years of global experience in the pharma, biotech and life science industries, […]

GreenLight Biosciences has raised an oversubscribed $102 million round of funding from new and existing investors to rapidly expand production of its RNA products for […]

BioSafe Systems’ GreenClean Liquid 5.0 has been approved in California for suppressing, controlling and preventing algae and cyanobacteria in surface waters. GreenClean Liquid 5.0 is […]

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on the proposed registration of a new active ingredient called nootkatone, which was discovered and […]

Dr. Damian Curtis has joined BioConsortia, Inc. as director of synthetic biology and genomics. He will lead new technology development in strain improvement and engineering for […]

Valent BioSciences has partnered with Vita Bee Health to develop and launch a new biological wax moth control product, B402 (also known as Certan), that […]

The European Union, via the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Ministry of Agriculture, are co-financing the Vitinnat project, an investigation on how […]

The India government is setting up a regulatory body for biostimulants and will soon announce guidelines. According to the government, biostimulants will have to be […]

INTERMAG, a Polish company that manufactures biostimulants and fertilizers, recently completed work on its new biotechnology production facility in Olkusz (Poland). With an area of […]

Syngenta Group Co. Ltd. launched Syngenta Group as its global leader in agricultural science and innovation. Syngenta Group unites Syngenta AG, headquartered in Switzerland, ADAMA, […]

A new CABI-led study is calling for governments to reallocate subsidies to encourage the use of lower risk control options – such as biopesticides – […]

Boost Biomes and Yara International ASA announced the close of Boost's US$5 million, Series A equity round as well as a joint development agreement between […]

Advanced Biological Marketing (ABM) announces it will launch a new metabolite product in 2021. It is derived from Trichoderma and has provided consistent yield increases […]

Speaking at a meeting on the use of biopesticides on June 16 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural […]

Indigo Ag, a Charlestown, Mass.-based developer of crop sustainability and selling solutions, raised around $300 million in new, Series F funding. The Series F round […]

Invaio Sciences, Inc. announced a new, exclusive world-wide license agreement with the University of California (UC-Riverside) for a technology that controls the pathogen that causes […]

University of Delaware researchers Harsh Bais and Kali Kniel and their collaborators have found that wild strains of salmonella can circumvent a plant’s immune defense […]

Aiming to kick-start a stalled crop protection industry R&D pipeline, Enko Chem Inc. (Enko) publicly launched on June 26 after securing $45 million in a […]

Researchers in the United Republic of Tanzania and have developed a biopesticide that fights fall armyworm (FAW). Research on the bioinsecticide – Vuruga, based on […]

Jean Pougnier has been appointed to CEO of Crop Enhancement Inc. from his former role as chief business officer, succeeding Kevin Chen, Ph.D., who moves […]

TechAccel LLC, the private technology and equity development company in agriculture and animal health, announced its subsidiary RNAissance Ag LLC has completed an asset acquisition […]

Pluton Biosciences has been chosen for Illumina Accelerator, a company creation engine started by San Diego-based, global DNA sequencing leader Illumina, Inc. Pluton is a […]

GROPRO has launched Awakening Pollination, a biostimulant that stimulates the plants' natural processes to enhance flower development while increasing stamen hold and pollinator activity. Awakening […]

Adriano Vilas Boas has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of AgBiTech Pty Ltd., effective July 1, 2020. Vilas Boas succeeds Peter Berweger who will remain […]

ADAMA and Plant Response signed an exclusive distribution agreement for Neptunion, biostimulant, under ADAMA’s new brand, Verde Vivo. ADAMA Spain will distribute Neptunion, the Plant […]

Bionema Ltd. has received a grant from Innovate UK to support the company’s continual development of its bioinsecticide microencapsulation formulation. This additional £98,000 Continuity Grant […]

Bionema Ltd. has released a step-by-step video guide on how to control leatherjackets by using a beneficial nematode solution. The video, showing a nematode trial […]

Bachar Blal has been appointed regional business manager of AlgaEnergy as that company expands to France and North Africa. Blal will lead the company’s introduction […]

Kwizda Agro and Jouffray-Drillaud signed an exclusive co-operation agreement that allows the Austrian plant protection producer to develop, register, and distribute the biological foliar fungicide […]

The European Patent Office (EPO) has granted a patent for Bee Vectoring Technologies International Inc. (BVT) Clonostachys rosea CR-7 microbial strain. Patent claims are based […]

The Philippine Department of Agriculture has provided PHP150 million (approx. USD$3 million) worth of assistance to help farmers control fall armyworm (FAW), which was first […]

Ernest Boomer Cardinale has been appointed as director of marketing and business development at Decco, the post-harvest business unit of UPL. Cardinale was previously at […]