Article Issue: November 2020

Asfertglobal, a Portuguese company that manufactures biofertilizers and biostimulants based on microorganisms, indicates it remains committed to meeting the company's growth objectives and has an […]

AMVAC, an American Vanguard Company, announced that Vintec, a biological fungicide, is now registered in the US by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is […]

Pengbo Biotechnology, based in Shandong, China, has provided the crude extract of the endophyte Paecilomyces variotii known as ZhiNengCong (ZNC) for two recently published academic […]

Novozymes and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) are partnering to safeguard water resources around the world. Novozymes has a global presence with factories in […]

Groundwork BioAg, Ltd. and BIOFLORAL Inc. have launched DYNOMYCO C mycorrhizal inoculants in Canada. Based on 30 years of joint R&D by Groundwork BioAg and […]

The plant pathogenic nematode Heterodera schachtii infects more than 200 different plants, including sugar beets, and causes significant economic losses. In a recent study from […]

Spain Oman Private Equity Fund (SOPEF), the investment fund managed by MCH Private Equity, has completed its fourth transaction through the investment in Symborg. Symborg […]

Farmer’s Business Network, Inc. (FBN) has launched FBN Biological On-Farm R&D Network, which connects developers of agricultural biological solutions directly with farmers and full-scale testing […]

Plant-microbiome interactions from a recent article by Bakker et al. (2020; Molecular Plant). Key message: microbial activity in the rhizosphere stimulates processes such as nutrient […]

Evogene Ltd. has closed the previously announced registered direct offering pursuant to which the company entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement with an existing […]

Brazilian group Vittia has launched Bio-Immune, Brazil's first biological fungicide and bactericide for controlling Asian soybean rust. Bio-Immune was developed from the isolate, BV02, of […]

Soil fungi act like a support network for trees, a new study shows. The University of Alberta (Canada) study, published in the Journal of Ecology, […]

Amoéba announces the issuance of the eighth tranche of bonds convertible into shares (OCAs) of its bond financing with incentive program, namely 26 OCAs numbered […]

DunhamTrimmer, the global leader in business intelligence for the biocontrol and biostimulant industries, has named Massimo Toni the company’s new Vice President of New Business […]

A European project has been launched to seek biological alternatives for mushroom cultivation. The goals of Europe's Bioschamp project – which brings together five research […]

Bee Vectoring Technologies International Inc. is seeing accelerated revenue growth for fiscal 2021 and has already exceeded revenue booked in all of fiscal 2020 growing […]

The 15th Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM) kicked off in virtual style. An army of avatars – or rather delegates and exhibitors – queued outside […]

Symborg has named Francisco Javier García Domínguez as new chief marketing officer. He will lead the company’s marketing strategy at the international level as well […]

Plant Health Care and Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness have entered into a joint-development agreement for the development of products selected from Plant Health Care's PREtec peptide portfolio. […]

PureAcre has launched as part of BPS Agriculture’s portfolio of companies, bringing new biostimulants and nutritionals to field crop growers in the coming months. The […]

Syngenta Group made big news in October by acquiring Valagro, a clear market leader in the Biostimulant space. This month, 2BMonthly caught up with Arne […]

Salman Mir, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Pace International LLC and Mycorrhizal Applications LLC, both subsidiaries of Valent BioSciences, has been named […]

ADAMA Ltd. has acquired a majority stake in its key crop protection distributor in Paraguay, FNV S.A. Founded in 2015, FNV is a distributor of […]

Eden Research PLC is partnering with UK-based family-run farming business M H Poskitt to develop and trial a new biofungicide designed to protect and improve […]

At 2BMonthly, we’re following the use of drones for biocontrol and fertilizer application. VOA has an online platform where farmers in Brazil can book a […]

CropLife America (CLA) has elected Paul Rea as its newest chair of the CLA board of directors. Rea will hold the position for two years […]

SynTech Research and Acceres have successfully met all the requirements to merge their businesses to form a global Agricultural R&D contract research organization (CRO). Consisting […]

Biostimulants push SICIT Group to growth in the first nine months of 2020. SICIT Group has reported a revenue of €48.2 million for the first […]

A list of 16 generic formulated pesticides or products that will be available for use by Brazilian farmers has been published in that country’s Act […]

David Zilber joins fermentation forces with Chr. Hansen. For the past five years, Zilber was the head of fermentation at Noma restaurant in Copenhagen. Zilber […]

Valent BioSciences LLC and SATT Paris-Saclay have signed a joint agreement to develop sustainable biopesticide technologies for agricultural applications. The organizations will focus on introducing […]

Staphyt has launched operations in Brazil, Staphyt Brasil Agro Consultoria Ltda. The move was driven by the company’s desire to continue its development and to […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is accepting comment on an environmental assessment (EA) that addresses the environmental […]

Sherm Hollins and Tim Riley have joined Certis USA as key account managers. Hollins, with two decades of experience in the agriculture industry, was previously […]

Spain-based Seipasa and Agromilenio, a Colombian agricultural solutions company, have entered into an agreement for the distribution of Seipasa products in Colombia. Seipasa’s Natural Technology […]

Univar Solutions Inc. announced the addition of three new Novozymes BioAg inoculants – BioniQ, TagTeam BioniQ, and Optimize LV – to the NexusBioAg portfolio of […]

The government of India has patented a new biological pesticide developed by a team of researchers from Gauhati University. The team developed the biological pesticide […]

Robert Sergeant has joined UPL North America as a territory sales manager. He will work directly with customers in western New York and Pennsylvania. Sergeant […]

Rovensa is acquiring Oro Agri, a provider of environmentally friendly biocontrol solutions with international reach, from the Omnia Group. The acquisition of Oro Agri expands […]

Sumitomo Chemical has announced the realignment of its group subsidiaries to further strengthen its biorational business. Valent BioSciences LLC (VBC) in the US will now […]

The world’s largest kelp farm is being built off the coast of Namibia with an investment of USD$60 million. The joint project involves Kelp Blue, […]

Paul Townsend was appointed to the role of chief financial officer with Nufarm. Townsend’s 30-year career includes CFO roles with Asaleo Care, Pacific Hydro, Futuris […]

Anuvia Plant Nutrients has entered into a strategic relationship with ATP Nutrition to promote, sell and service Anuvia’s SymTRX products in Canada. SymTRX is a […]

Mycorrhizal Applications (MA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Valent BioSciences, has introduced MycoApply Injector Ecto, which contains a very high spore concentration of a diverse […]

The research interest on plant biostimulant applications in vegetable crop production is gradually increasing and several reports highlight the beneficial effects that such products may […]

Edgar Godoy has been named biological solutions advisor at BioWorks. In his new position, Godoy will be increasing BioWorks ability to deliver personalized solutions, programs […]

Isagro S.p.A. announced the closing of the acquisition of Phoenix-Del S.r.l.. The value of the transaction is €3.6 million. Isagro, an Italian company established in […]

EcoSwing, a botanical-based fungicide from Gowan USA, is now registered for use in California. EcoSwing has shown efficacy against key pathogens in almonds, grapes, berries, […]