Article Issue: June 2020

US-based food and agriculture biotech startup Boost Biomes and global crop nutrition company, Yara International ASA, announced the close of Boost's USD 5 million series […]

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

Flyral, the fly food bait from Bioibérica Plant Health, recently obtained registration in Italy and Malta. The product is now registered in Spain, Italy and […]

Eden Research PLC has reported further approvals for its Cedroz bionematicide distributed by partner Eastman Chemicals. Italy has granted Cedroz a second 120-day emergency-use authorization […]

Seipasa has launched Radisei in Spain. Radisei is a root biostimulant for almond trees, vines, table grapes, fruit trees, olive trees, blueberries, banana trees, citrus […]

Corteva Agriscience and M2i announced multi-year global agreements for the research, development and global commercialization of M2i’s portfolio of semiochemicals, which include pheromone-based products, for […]

International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association has publicly thanked the European Commission (EC) for the coherence of the Farm to Fork strategy concerning alternatives to chemical pesticides […]

STK Bio-Ag Technologies’ hybrid fungicide Regev is now registered in Chile for the control of powdery mildew in tomatoes and apple scab in pome fruits. […]

Grupo Agrotecnología has obtained registration of its biofungicides Ospo-Bot and Opo-Vi55 in Peru. Ospo-Bot protects against phytopathogenic fungi, especially gray mold (Botrytis) and soft rot. […]

AgBiTech’s biological insecticide Fawligen is now registered in Bangladesh for control of fall armyworm. Fawligen belongs to the new IRAC mode of action Group 31 […]

A global partnership between Omnia Group, the University of Edinburgh and the African Centre for Gene Technologies has won a prestigious global research grant. The […]

Bugre House and Agrivalle have launched a new microbiological nematicide – Profix – that contains three microorganisms: two bacteria, Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis, and […]

BASF’s biological fungicide, Serifel, is now available in Italy. Serifel is based on Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain MBI 600, which was isolated in bean leaves. Serifel […]

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) facilitated a 15-day comment period on a proposal to register the new active ingredient Ea peptide 91398 and […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI) has signed an exclusive commercial agreement with UPL to distribute Regalia MAXX fungicide in the Republic of South Africa. Regalia […]

Verano365 has launched Nutrivix Zn|Cu, a liquid micronutrient comprised of zinc, copper, and the company’s proprietary formulation technology, OpusMAX, for greenhouse, nursery and hydroponic growers, […]

Why do BPIA and the US Biostimulant Coalition feel that standards for biostimulants are so critical? Who benefits? The biostimulant industry seeks to sell their […]

Orion Future Technology, a biostimulant technology company, has been acquired by the agricultural division (ARK Agriculture) of the Milbank Group. Founded in 2005, Orion FT […]

Olmix MPH has secured UK’s Soil Association certification for its biostimulants, including Algomel Push, Algomel Proact, Algomel Shield and Seamel Pure. The new certifications bring […]

Scientists from the University of Nottingham indicate they have developed a new way to control harmful fungi, without the need to use chemical bioactives like […]

Acceres has acquired the German research and development centers of Certis Europe. After acquiring the field-testing activity of Phyteurop (subsidiary of Bioline by Invivo) in […]

The Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment recently conducted a risk analysis for the release of the rust fungus Puccinia spegazzinii for the […]

For the first time in Germany, the biological control of cicadas and other pests in sugar beets is being researched in close cooperation between practice, […]

Seipasa and Summit Agro USA have entered into an agreement for the distribution and market development of Seican botanical-based biopesticide throughout the US. Under this […]

Boragen Inc., a boron-based discovery platform, is collaborating with Dole Fresh Fruit Company to identify boron-based solutions to decrease the impact of Black Sigatoka, a […]

A species of parasitic wasp, identified as Microctonus brassicae, has proved effective against cabbage stem flea beetles (CSFB). The wasp was discovered by researchers when […]

Pluton Biosciences, LLC entered into an exclusive license agreement with biotechnology company Evolugate of Gainesville, Fla. to optimize its mosquito biopesticide discovery for commercial use […]

Biotalys NV has been awarded a €1.6 million research grant from Flanders Innovation Entrepreneurship (VLAIO). The grant will run over three years and will support […]

Diego Angelo has been appointed to the newly created role of chief business officer and head of Biotalys Inc., a new subsidiary of Biotalys NV. […]

As a major exporter of pulses, Australia provides a ready market for inoculant products. New Edge Microbials has quietly carved out a niche amid the […]

Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has granted label expansion of Biobest’s Asperello T34 Biocontrol for use on protected cannabis, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, strawberries, leafy greens […]

Ron Taylor has joined Heliae Agriculture as Canadian general manager. Taylor has over 30 years of experience focused on the science and development of products […]

Emeryville, California-based startup Andes Ag closed a $3 million bridge round towards a Series A financing round co-led by Austin, Texas-based KdT Ventures and Chile-based […]

Seipasa has obtained the extension of use of its Pirecris bioinsecticide in Mexico to combat thrips, chile pepper weevil, and grey cabbage aphid in chili […]

French marine ingredients company Algaia has appointed Frédéric Faure, one of the co-founders of the company, as CEO, effective from 1 June. Faure will succeed […]

Pheronym, a bio-ag-tech pest control company, has received a US-based National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for its nematode pheromone focused pest control solution. The $225,000 […]

The Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2), a technology incubator and platform funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and co-administered by the U.S. Department of Energy’s […]

Spain-based international biotech company Kimitec has invested a total of €$50 million in their MAAVi Innovation Center, making it as the largest applied microbiology and […]

AlgaEnergy has opened subsidiaries in Turkey and Australia. In Turkey, the subsidiary is known as AlgaEnergy Biotechnology Industry and Trade LLC, and is based in […]

Biotalys NV has established a new U.S. subsidiary, Biotalys, Inc., located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Biotalys is preparing for the commercial launch of […]

Ceradis B.V. has received EPA approval for CeraFruta, a post-harvest biological fungicide treatment. CeraFruta provides broad-spectrum control of post-harvest fruit decays including blue mold, gray […]