Article Issue: March 2022

In February, IBMA provided an initial reaction to the EU Member states having approved new rules to accelerate the approval and authorization of biological plant […]

The bioprotection market has been on a steady, sustained growth trend over the last 10 years, nearly tripling in revenue to its current level well […]

Biobest has launched Micromus-System which is composed of both adults and larvae of the brown lacewing Micromus angulatus, a generalist predator that preys on all […]

Leaf-cutter ants are a frequent problem in the different agricultural production systems in Uruguay that generate economic losses and costs to control them. Now, a […]

Ecolibrium Biologicals has received EPA registration for Lateral in New Zealand. Lateral is a bacteria-based bioprotectant that controls caterpillar pests in a range of crops. […]

AgBiome has hired four strategic leaders across their organization. Chris Matton was appointed general counsel to oversee and provide support and counsel for AgBiome’s corporate […]

Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. and Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI) have announced a definitive agreement to combine the companies in an all-stock transaction. The transaction […]

Swiss-based investment company Zentia AG entered as an early investor and for a material stake into Florida-based Salveo Agro, a new technology-based crop protection and […]

Futureco Bioscience has announced that Jose Manuel Lara has been named chief operating officer (COO) of the company. Most recently in the role of technical […]

AMVAC, an American Vanguard Company (AVD), and Biotor Labs, S.A., a Nicaragua-based developer of biological control solutions for a wide range of crops, have agreed […]

The Bodles Research Station in St. Catherine (Jamaica) now boasts a new biological control laboratory. Jamaica’s research and development division in its ministry of agriculture […]

Peter McDonald is joining Ecospray as chief executive officer, effective May 2022. Ecospray is an independent UK-based biopesticide company based in Bury St Edmunds. McDonald […]

Staphyt has acquired Plurie Soluções Regulatórias, a Brazilian regulatory company based in São Paulo. Plurie offers more than 25 different regulatory services to assist clients […]

Rovensa Group company, Ascenza has added to its conventional crop protection portfolio a new line of bioprotection products – known as Blexia. Founded in Portugal […]

Kelly Gast assumes the position of chief financial officer (CFO) with Bayer, from Michael A. Schulz, effective April 1, 2022. Schulz had been CFO for […]

AMVAC and Azotic North America are collaborating to develop and commercialize nitrogen-fixation product Envita as an addition to the expanding SIMPAS-applied Solutions portfolio. Envita is […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it will support additional fertilizer production for American farmers to address rising costs, including the impact of […]

Stoller Group has named Stella Consorte Cato vice president of global technology. Prior to her new role, Consorte Cato led the company's research and development […]

The Mosaic Company and BioConsortia, Inc. have extended their agreement (see 2BMonthly December 2020), and agreed to develop and launch nitrogen-fixing microbial products for all […]

Futureco Bioscience received registration from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food of Guatemala for its bioinsecticide NOFLY WP. The product is based on spores […]

Johanne Simard and Mélanie Gaudet have joined BioTEPP’s international marketing and production team of Virosoft CP4, a natural bioinsecticide used in fruit production for the […]

Legume Technology, a British inoculant and crop biostimulant pioneer, is partnering with the Spanish agri-biotech company Green Universe Agriculture in a bid to meet the […]

Deputy Director-General Chou Hui-chuan of Taiwan's Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine says that in light of its March 5 announcement on […]

Plant Response, an industry consolidator of biological-based solutions, recovered waste fertilizers, and other crop input technologies, has been acquired by The Mosaic Company, a global […]

EU member states have approved new rules to accelerate the approval and authorization of biological plant protection products containing microbials. Jennifer Lewis, Executive Director of […]

Koppert Spain has reached an agreement whereby UPL Iberia will sell several of Koppert’s biological solutions in Spain and Portugal. Koppert will supply four biological […]

Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has granted registration for the sale and use of MPT Mustard Seed Meal Technical and MustGrow Crop Biofumigant, […]

Bio-input manufacturer Agrivalle has formalized a partnership with Nutrien Soluções Agrícolas, which in Brazil operates in the distribution of inputs and services, for the commercialization […]

In February, IBMA provided an initial reaction to the EU Member states having approved new rules to accelerate the approval and authorization of biological plant […]

SABIC has signed a technology collaboration agreement with Intrinsyx Bio, a California based company focused on the development and commercialization of endophytes (plant microbes) that […]

CABI scientists have led new research that highlights the safety of a classical biological control agent against the invasive fruit fly Drosophila suzukii, commonly called […]

Nottingham, UK-based Azotic Technologies has strategically chosen to be closer to the University of York as part of a £10m expansion, bringing its 14-strong team […]

Scientists from Zimbabwe and Malawi are working on a joint research project to develop biofertilizers which are inexpensive and eco-friendly to help boost crop productivity […]

Indigo Agriculture announced that The Andersons will act as counterparty to Indigo’s remaining legacy grain contracts, helping to complete Indigo’s evolution from a digital merchant […]

The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has invested close to USD$8 million in microbiome research to improve agricultural […]

Corteva Agriscience announced the formation of its Nutrient Maximizers portfolio to deliver more value to farmers and retailers. This unique portfolio combines four products designed […]

Soil nematodes are a problem for many kinds of crops. For potatoes, the golden cyst nematode (Globodera rostochiensis) is a worldwide threat. Plants with infected, […]

Black Bird Biotech, creator of EPA-registered biopesticide MiteXstream, announced new distribution agreements that are facilitating its expansion into Montana, Michigan, and North Dakota stores. The […]

New research from the University of Washington (U.S.) suggests that engineered bacteria could one day take the place of commercial crop fertilizers. In a study […]

Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. and Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI) have announced a definitive agreement to combine the companies in an all-stock transaction. “This transaction […]