Article Issue: June 2021

Mitsui & Co. Ltd. has completed its acquisition of Belchim Crop Protection following the transfer of the remaining 32 percent of shares held by Belchim […]

Kula Bio, a company that provides sustainable nitrogen solutions, has closed a US$10 million seed round. The round was led by Collaborative Fund with participation […]

Kira Bennett Sappington has been named director of sales for Vestaron’s commercial team. Sappington came to Vestaron from Corteva in July of 2019 as Vestaron’s […]

Certis USA has announced it is changing its brand to Certis Biologicals. According to the company, the new brand acknowledges the importance of biological-based crop […]

GreenLight Biosciences has acquired rights to portions of Bayer’s topical RNA Intellectual Property portfolio. These assets include bee health capabilities to protect against Varroa mites, […]

Matt Lewis joins UPL North America as U.S. strategic accounts lead, seed and soil health. He will lead a team tasked with growing the company's […]

Suterra LLC has launched BioAmp AA in the U.S., a trail pheromone adjuvant for the control of Argentine ants (Linepithema humile). BioAmp AA is a […]

3Bar Biologics, Inc. was awarded a $100,000 for Phase 1 of a SBIR grant through the USDA to develop a biocontrol product for crazy root […]

AgBiome announced the addition of four new team members to AgBiome’s commercial team: Patrick Haughton joins AgBiome as a vice president, head of business development […]

Valent BioSciences has introduced MetaLarv XRP, a new formulation designed specifically for extended residual control of mosquito larvae in catch basins and storm drains. The […]

The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) announced the launch of a new bio-input based on the rhizobacterium, Bacillus aryabhattai, which increases the resistance and adaptability […]

Dr. Patrick Doyle joins Plant Health Care PLC as VP of product development and regulatory, and will be based at the company’s headquarters in Raleigh, […]

CABI announced that Fawligen, a biological control product for managing the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda, FAW), has been formally registered by the Pest Control Products […]

BPS Agriculture’s proprietary carrier technology, OpusMAX, has attained Organic Material Research Institute (OMRI) certification for the United States and Canada, with an anticipated listing soon […]

ICL has named Hadar Sutovsky VP of external innovation and general manager of ICL Planet. Sutovsky is a seasoned player in the global foodTech and […]

Israel-based ICL Group has launched ICL Planet Startup Hub. The new innovation platform is designed to help innovative foodTech and agriTech start-ups advance in the […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to register several biopesticide products containing Purpureocillium lilacinum strain PL11, a new fungal active ingredient that controls […]

In addition to his current role as chief executive officer (CEO) of Certis Europe, Mark Waltham is appointed to the position of CEO of Belchim […]

Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. announced the signing of a program in a partnership with the Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. Sumitomo Chemical seeks to leverage Ginkgo's expertise […]

Dr. Owen Jones is arguably the foremost expert in the world on the pheromones market. Having earned a PhD in Applied Entomology at Cambridge in […]

Lavie Bio Ltd., a subsidiary of Evogene Ltd., announced the appointment of Russ Putland as vice president commercial. Putland’s commercial experience includes more than 30 […]

Meristem Crop Performance has launched Homestretch HarvestShield, a new biological and foliar nutrition product. Meristem’s foliar product molecules are formulated for better nutrient uptake and […]

Daily ‘kill rates’ of predatory insect species and parasitoid species appear to be a useful criterion for determining which natural enemies are most effective in […]

Steve Warren joined A&L Biological Inc., a subsidiary of A&L Canada Laboratories Inc., as project manager for the Aspire Food Group project to develop biobased […]

De Sangosse Group has been appointed as remedy-taker, or divestment purchaser, for Belchim Crop Protection in a distribution agreement for its paraffinic oils relating to […]

Valentina Ricciardi, PhD student at the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences of the University of Milan, won KeyGene’s DNA-Day contest with the sequenced genome […]

Michael Emrick has joined Bee Vectoring Technologies International Inc. as territory manager for California. Emrick brings extensive agricultural experience and important crop and pest control […]

Seipasa obtained phytosanitary registration of the biopesticides Pirecris and Seican in Colombia. Approved by the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA), the registrations free the company to […]

A new fungus strain could provide a chemical-free method of control for eradicating mites that kill honeybees. A team led by Washington State University (WSU) […]

Corteva Agriscience and Elemental Enzymes announced a multi-year global agreement around a unique abiotic stress mitigation technology. Through the agreement, Corteva receives an exclusive license […]

Biobest UK has launched a new osmoregulator – Bluestim – to help optimize marketable yields of high value crops by protecting plants from environmental stresses. […]

Scientists say they could introduce another biocontrol agent into the rainforests of Christmas Island, as crazy ants continue to kill its iconic red crabs. The […]

Ceradis and BioMosae announced a collaboration which aims to provide farmers with organic fungicide products based on a novel microbial-derived active ingredient. Ceradis has developed […]

Portuguese company Asfertglobal has expanded internationally with its first export to the Chinese market. Aiming to lead the Asian biofertilizer market, Asfertglobal's ambition is to […]

Coffee leaf rust, caused by a fungus that can devastate fields of coffee plants, was recently detected on the Hawaiian Islands for the first time. […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. has entered into a partnership with ATP Nutrition of Manitoba, Canada to distribute Stargus biofungicide on Canadian broadacre crops, primarily canola, […]

Through a distribution partnership agreement with MacFertilizers (Al-Sabanel), Olmix Group is making a move to provide the Egyptian market with sustainable and innovative solutions. Olmix’s […]

The Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) at Qatar University (QU) was recently awarded a project to produce biological fertilizers based on salt-tolerant microorganisms to promote […]

The Bioiberica business unit dedicated to plant health and Biome Makers Inc. has signed a commercial, scientific and technological agreement in order to promote soil […]

Invaio Sciences, Inc. announced the closing of a Series C financing round totaling US$88.9 million. Joining founder and principal backer Flagship Pioneering is Stage 1 […]

Atlántica Agrícola announces the appointment of Marta Gutiérrez as CEO, effective June 7. With her new role, Gutiérrez’s goal is to guide the company toward […]

Invaio Sciences, Inc. announced an agreement with Fundecitrus, Fund for Citrus Protection, located in Araraquara, Brazil. The agreement focuses on the collaboration to evaluate the […]

Bionema Ltd. has been granted a UK patent for a pest control kit and method that provides safe and sustainable protection from larval insect pests. […]

Michael Heinz takes over as chairman and chief executive officer of BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey. Heinz will lead all activities of […]

Digital Development Partners, Inc. (DGDM) soon to be renamed as Black Bird Biotech, Inc., has partnered with Botanical Research in Motion, Inc. (BRIM), a British […]

FBSciences launches the ProSeries line of concentrated formulations for biologicals, offering select manufacturers and formulators access to innovative formulation science that allow partners to expand […]

Rogério Castro is appointed CEO of UPL in Brazil. He will lead UPL's partnerships in Brazil and will be a member of the board of […]