Article Issue: May 2020

The startup TOOPI Organics has raised more than one million euros to transform urine into biostimulant-enhanced fertilizer. The company will open its first production unit […]

India’s government is close to announcing guidelines to regulate the Rs 1,500 crore market of biostimulants (USD 200 million) and plans to set up a […]

Syngenta is including a fungicide of biological synthesis developed by Rizobacter, together with INTA, in its seed treatment products portfolio. The therapeutic formulation is based […]

Dr. Johannes Fahrentrapp, a Research Fellow at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), talks to Luke Hutson, 2BMonthly Editor, about his project on an automated […]

Amoéba entered into a material transfer agreement (MTA) with Bayer to evaluate the performance of Amoéba’s biocontrol solutions containing the amoeba lysate Willaertia magna C2c […]

Syngenta and Novozymes have entered the commercialization phase of Taegro. The two companies joined forces in 2012 to develop and market the product and have […]

Dr. Gadi V.P. Reddy with USDA Agricultural Research Service (formerly at Montana State University Western Triangle Ag Research Center, Montana, U.S.) recently received a patent […]

Amoéba has also signed an evaluation and testing agreement with Syngenta whereby Syngenta will test different concepts based on Amoeba's Willaertia magna C2c Maky amoeba […]

Advantage Capital has made a US$2.94 million investment in Las Vegas-based Cultiva, LLC.  The investment will allow Cultiva to expand research and development as well […]

A team of USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have discovered a new species of bacteria – Chromobacterium phragmitis – that may help keep destructive […]

Phagelux AgriHealth, Inc. has entered into an exclusive European sales, marketing and product development collaboration with Belgian company De Ceuster Meststoffen (DCM) for its AgriPhage […]

A new Biorationals Innovation Team has been established in Certis Europe. The new team will provide a dedicated resource focused on greening up the company’s […]

Professor Franciska de Vries, previously with The University of Manchester now working at The University of Amsterdam’s Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, and co-author […]

The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) and LiveGrow Bio have partnered to develop microbial biostimulant and biocontrol solutions for growers and the agriculture […]

Pivot Bio closed its $100 million Series C funding round co-led by return investors Breakthrough Energy Ventures and global investment company Temasek. Seed and Series […]

According to Penn State researchers, a common soil fungus might be enlisted as a powerful partner by corn producers to suppress pests and promote plant […]

Bee Vectoring Technologies International Inc. (BVT) has entered into a definitive agreement with Alumina Partners (Ontario) Ltd., a New York-based private equity firm, that secures […]

Andermatt Biocontrol’s Tutavir was granted emergency registration on May 4 in Greece and Cyprus against tomato leafminer (Tuta absoluta) in tomato production. Based on a […]

PhD student Patrick Fallet from the University of Neuchâtel and CABI in Switzerland is collaborating with plant protection scientists of Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resource […]

Wilbur-Ellis has entered into a distribution agreement with Vestaron Corporation to semi-exclusively distribute Spear-Lep, Vestaron’s peptide-based bioinsecticide for broad spectrum lepidopteran control on tree fruit, […]

Ireland-based MicroGen Biotech has raised $3.8 million (€3.47 million) in a funding round led by a number of top US and European agtech investors. The […]

A draft environmental assessment (EA) for the release of a biocontrol insect to manage invasive miconia trees has been filed by the Hawaii Department of […]

Timac Agro has acquired the agricultural division of New Bio Technic (NBT), a company specialized in biotechnology. The acquisition will allow Timac Agro to strengthen […]

Biotalys NV announced the results from more than 100 field trials with its first biofungicide, BioFun-1, which is on track to launch in the US […]

University of Kentucky researchers are exploring alternative methods to control sugarcane aphid in sweet sorghum. Through a Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SSARE) On-Farm […]

DunhamTrimmer, global leader in business intelligence for the biocontrols and biostimulants industries, has released its Global Biostimulants Market Report. Spanning nearly 300 pages, the groundbreaking […]

Lavie Bio, established in February 2019, has received a strategic equity investment from Corteva, which included US$10 million and the transfer of Corteva’s holdings in […]

Researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute, the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) and the University of Washington (UW), led by Michelle Heck, […]

GROPRO, Corp., a US based producer and supplier of bio crop protection products, recently launched into the agricultural market with a variety of products, including […]

MustGrow Biologics Corp. has initiated its South American strategy for biopesticide registration of TerraMG for use in several crop groups. TerraMG is MustGrow’s mustard-derived liquid […]

CABI scientists have revealed that the cochineal Dactylopius opuntiae ‘stricta’ biotype is more effective as a sustainable biocontrol in the fight against the invasive erect […]

In its first quarter ended March 31, 2020, Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. reported its revenues increased 11 percent to $9.7 million. Key sales for the […]

FBSciences announces the registration of its proprietary biostimulant technology, FBS Transit, under the REACH regulation of the European Union. FBS Transit is a nutrient use […]

Matt Hostetler has joined Certis USA as Central Plains regional manager. Hostetler will be responsible for the sales and marketing of the company’s biopesticide products […]

Andermatt Biocontrol’s Madex Max has been granted an emergency registration for the use in walnuts against codling moths in Belgium, and is available at Hermoo […]

Slovak startup Nitroterra has secured over €1 million of investment provided by CB Growth ONE. Founded in 2018, Nitroterra is building a platform to expand […]

Doug Barrow has been named biological control advisor at BioWorks. In his new position, Barrow will be increasing BioWorks ability to deliver personalized programs and […]

OHP, Inc., has added Grotto fungicide/bactericide to its stable of pest control solutions for the ornamental industry. Grotto is an OMRI-listed copper octanoate, broad-spectrum fungicide […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.’s Regalia Maxx biofungicide received the first approval for indoor and outdoor use on cannabis and hemp in Canada. The Ontario Ministry […]

AlgaEnergy S.A has recruited a new executive leadership team to drive growth in the United States and Mexico. Bill Schwoerer joins AlgaEnergy as national sales […]

Biotalys NV announced the formation of a scientific advisory board (SAB) comprised of industry experts and thought leaders to provide scientific and technical advice aiming […]

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is considering allowing the release of a small, stingless parasitoid wasp, Aphelinus hordei, as a biological […]

MycoNourish, a new biotechnology company and spin-out of the James Hutton Institute, announced the completion of a £150K funding round led by Techstart Ventures. Combined […]

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation has recently granted Seipasa’s Seican biopesticide registration approval for use in the state. Seican is broad spectrum biopesticide based […]

Corteva Agriscience, a leading pure-play agriculture company, and M2i, a leader in the field of pheromones for biological crop protection, announced multi-year global agreements for […]