Article Issue: July 2021

UPL Ltd. has announced the launch of ‘NPP’ – Natural Plant Protection – a new global business unit housing UPL’s portfolio of natural and biologically […]

Botanical-based crop protection and aquaculture company STK Bio-Ag Technologies has dropped its generic sales to focus on botanical and hybrid crop protection products. Yair Nativ, […]

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) - Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI) in Sreekariyam, India, has obtained a patent for an organic pesticide […]

Futureco Bioscience announced recently that it had obtained a new patent for a new biopesticide. 2BMonthly has this exclusive interview with Research and Development Director, […]

Valent BioSciences and Valent U.S.A. are collaborating with Halo, a network that connects scientists directly with companies, to launch an open innovation initiative utilizing Halo’s […]

Tamarix spp. (tamarisk, salt cedar), is an invasive plant from Asia and the Mediterranean that occupies many waterways. In North America, the tamarisk was introduced […]

Symborg has launched Qlimax, a soil energizer that acts as a prebiotic. Its application multiplies the concentration of microbial flora in the soil, stimulates its […]

A University of Hyderabad (UoH) and Oxford University collaboration has achieved a breakthrough in plant symbiosis studies. Pulses and other legumes develop complex symbiotic associations […]

Futureco Bioscience has obtained a European patent for a new biopesticide based on Pseudomonas putida strain B2017. This strain has been evaluated in different vegetable […]

A team of researchers from Brazil and the U.S. has developed a method for controlling a tick (Rhipicephalus microplus) that attacks cattle in Brazil. Dry […]

Biotalys expects to secure US Regulatory approval for its  first protein-based biofungicide product, Evoca, and sees a 2024 launch in the European Union. The company […]

Three new sales representatives have joined the Tradecorp team in France. They will be in charge of building contacts with local and regional technical opinion […]

Corteva Agriscience has signed an agreement with Andermatt Biocontrol to provide US farmers with new biocontrol solutions. Andermatt USA is the U.S. subsidiary of Andermatt […]

Israel-based IBI-Ag, a biotechnology company developing a new class of bioinsecticides, announced an investment round for the optimization of its first product and expansion of […]

Hanan Dor has joined Groundwork BioAg as chief commercial officer, responsible for expanding the agriculture business. The former chief executive officer of ICL Fertilizers and […]

Pan-European mid-market private equity firm Stirling Square Capital has acquired Sustainable Agro Solutions (SAS) in a primary transaction. This is the first transaction in Spain […]

Koppert Biological Systems has acquired Dutch artificial intelligence start-up company AgriAI to scale-up and accelerate its digital transformation. The acquisition of AgriAI is part of […]

Dr. Shachi Gurumayum has been appointed as head of business development with AgBiTech. Gurumayum is currently managing AgBiTech's businesses in Africa and South Asia. Gurumayum […]

Andermatt Biocontrol has become a majority shareholder (60 percent stake) in its Greek distribution partner Anthesis Crop Protection and Nutrition P.C. Founded in 1988, Grossdietwil, […]

HELM Agro and Alltech Crop Science announce a partnership to bridge the gap between traditional and biological crop input solutions. This new relationship applies a […]

Nate Royalty has been named director of research and development at BioWorks. In his new position, Royalty will be responsible for discovery and development of […]

Advanced Biological Marketing (ABM) announced a strategic partnership with Clariant/Standard Colors to produce a new product for the seed treatment industry – GroFlo. First introduced […]

Koppert Biological Systems is developing a biological method to combat the southern green shield bug (Nezara viridula), aiming to make the product commercially available in […]

Syngenta Canada Inc. has appointed Nathan Klages as biologicals business manager in Canada. A business leader with two decades of experience in product marketing, Klages […]

Rizobacter -- a subsidiary of Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. and a global leader in sustainable solutions for agriculture – and Marrone Bio, an international leader […]

Biotalys plans to list on Euronext Brussels, hoping to attract investors with its biological alternatives to chemical pesticides. Biotalys has seven potential products it intends […]

Bee Vectoring Technologies International Inc. appointed Mark W. Kohler to its board of directors. Kohler is a certified corporate director having obtained his ICD.D designation […]

Meristem Crop Performance has launched EXCAVATOR, a new biological designed to break down crop residue. A unique collection of bacteria and amino acids, EXCAVATOR stimulates […]

Andermatt Biocontrol’s Helicovex has been approved in Paraguay. Distributed in Paraguay by Caltech S.A. under the trade name Verpavex, Helicovex controls Helicoverpa spp. in various […]

Natural Growth Biostimulants’ products ULTRA Gold and ULTRA Garden have been included in the Washington State Department of Agriculture’s registry of organic input materials. The […]

Seipasa has obtained the extension of its Radisei label in Spain for outdoor and greenhouse horticultural crops in soil. Radisei is a root biostimulant registered […]

Valent BioSciences (VBC) has announced U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) registration of a new plant growth regulator to be marketed under the brand name Accede. […]

Indigo Agriculture announced plans to unveil a new brand identity for its carbon farming program: Carbon by Indigo. The company states the refreshed identity seeks […]

Eden Research’s Cedroz bionematicide has received authorization for sale in Morocco, and its Mevalone biofungicide has been approved for sale in Romania. The approval of […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to register five biopesticide products containing Bacillus velezensis strain RTI301 and/or Bacillus subtilis strain RTI477, two new […]

Koppert do Brasil and Canadian Acadian Plant Health do Brasil, have signed a commercial partnership that joins their sales forces with the objective of commercializing […]

A new report by the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) titled Exploring the Benefits of Biocontrol for Sustainable Agriculture has identified the benefits of […]

In late 2019, Frederic Beudot was named the global lead for Corteva's new dedicated biologicals business unit. This month, we connected with Frederic to learn […]

Futureco Bioscience announced recently that it had obtained a new patent for a new biopesticide. 2BMonthly has this exclusive interview with Research and Development Director, […]

Stirling Square Capital Partners, a pan-European mid-market private equity firm, has acquired Sustainable Agro Solutions (SAS) in a primary transaction. Founded in 1989, SAS is […]