Article Issue: May 2022

Rovensa, a global leader of agricultural inputs for sustainable agriculture, today announces that it has agreed to integrate Cosmocel, a leading player in specialty biostimulants […]

KitoZyme, manufacturer of fungal chitosan, has been granted approval for its KitoGreen products by the European Commission as Basic Substances for Plant Protection, for multiple […]

UPL’s Natural Plant Protection (NPP) business  unit has entered into a strategic collaboration with Kimitec's MAAVi Innovation Center (MAAVi IC) to deliver tailored biosolutions technologies […]

BioPhero has closed and supplied its first commercial sale – a significant quantity of its first pheromone product, Fermate Rice. “For BioPhero this is an […]

Groundwork BioAg has opened a representative office in China. Located in the city of Sanya in the agricultural hub of Hainan Province, the representative office […]

3Bar Biologics has partnered with AgBiome on non-spore forming bacterial strains to be evaluated in the LiveMicrobe technology platform. Through its GENESIS discovery platform, AgBiome […]

Eden Research is in the final stages of a process that should result in its three active ingredients – eugenol, geraniol and thymol – and […]

KitoZyme, manufacturer of fungal chitosan, has been granted approval for its KitoGreen products by the European Commission as Basic Substances for Plant Protection, for multiple […]

Biobest has acquired a 60 percent stake in Biopartner. Biopartner was established in 1992 and became the first distributor in Poland for Biobest Group NV. […]

Black Bird Biotech, Inc., manufacturer of plant-based MiteXstream biopesticide, reported it has gained registration of its MiteXstream biopesticide in 43 US states and in D.C. […]

Indigo Agriculture announced registration of the first biofungicide based on the microbe Kosakonia cowanii. The proprietary, US EPA-approved biotrinsic product, designed to suppress plant diseases, […]

Ginkgo Bioworks announced plans to expand its platform capabilities in agricultural biologicals, from discovery to field. These capabilities will be built through a series of […]

Biobest has entered an alliance with technology company PATS for the use of that company’s scouting tool. From May 16, growers can take advantage of […]

As part of its overall South American strategy, FBSciences is establishing a company and product registrations in Brazil ahead of the 2022-23 growing season. With […]

MustGrow Biologics Corp. and Janssen PMP, a division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, have signed an exclusive evaluation and option agreement to test and develop MustGrow’s […]

Syngenta Crop Protection and M2i expand their collaboration and launch EXPLOYO Vit, a new pheromone-based solution to help wine growers in France manage pests in […]

Agro Inputs Manufacturers Association of India (AIM) has welcomed inclusion of biostimulants in the Fertilizer Control Order but demanded the government of India should allow […]

Koch Agronomic Services, LLC (Koch) has announced an agreement to collaborate with SVG Ventures|THRIVE, leveraging its Venture & Innovation Platform. The relationship aligns with Koch’s […]

Evonik has opened its new Applied Technology Center (ATC) in Americana, São Paulo, Brazil. Combining new laboratories, access to two pilot plants, and infrastructure to […]

KitoZyme, manufacturer of fungal chitosan, has been granted approval for its KitoGreen products by the European Commission as Basic Substances for Plant Protection, for multiple […]

American Vanguard Corporation and its subsidiary AMVAC Corporation are bringing their OHP Inc. subsidiary into the AMVAC Environmental Products (AEP) family to create a unified […]

UPL Group has acquired OptiCHOS, a naturally derived fungicide for its Natural Plant Protection (NPP) business unit. OptiCHOS is a bio-degradable broad spectrum disease control […]

The first biological control agent against the perennial deciduous tree Russian olive has been approved for use in Canada. CABI, together with partners from the […]

AMVAC has partnered with 3Bar Biologics to develop disposable packaging for liquid microbial SIMPAS-applied Solutions (SaS). This package will be plug-and-play compatible with the SIMPAS […]

In France, ANSES has granted new uses for Biobest’s biofungicide ASPERELLO T34 Biocontrol to cover an array of protected crops, including cucumbers grown under protection, […]

An assistant professor in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences has received $950,000 in two competitive grants from the USDA to lead a team studying […]

Seipasa has begun work on the construction of its new facilities inside its industrial complex in L'Alcúdia, Valencia, Spain. A 4 million Euro investment has […]

Biotalys announced that the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC) granted a new class for the active ingredient of its first biofungicide, Evoca. Evoca is a […]

The emerald ash borer (EAB) beetle is a serious threat to North America’s ash trees. To date, it’s destroyed ash trees in 35 US states […]

Syngenta Canada Inc. has secured exclusive rights to distribute Azotic Technologies’ nitrogen-fixing biological, Envita, in Canada. Envita is a liquid nitrogen-fixing biofertility product featuring a […]

Following a new collaboration between Biobest Group and FytoFend, the biofungicide FytoSave – which triggers plants’ natural defenses against powdery mildew and downy mildew – […]

Products derived from two native plants could improve the sustainability of Malaysia’s shrimp and prawn farming sector, according to researchers from Monash University Malaysia. The […]

US-based AgroShield has introduced two new biofungicides, Bacilifol and Larixifol. According to the company, when used together, the products improve soil quality, increase resistance to […]

Decoy Smart Control, a startup based in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo (Brazil), has raised $2 million in funding to commercialize its biological solution aimed at […]

Black Bird Biotech, Inc. announced the recent appointment of William J. LoBell as executive V.P. of sales and development, who is now directing the sales […]

Vestaron announced the official closing of the Series C fundraising efforts at $82M as of May 12, 2022. Lead investors include Ordway Selections and Cavallo […]

The European Commission (EC) has approved Symborg’s Beauveria bassiana 203 fungus as a bioinsecticide against pests. The approval means Beauveria bassiana 203 is now one […]

Renato Arantes has been named new CEO of Rizobacter Brasil. Arantes is an agronomist, graduated from the Paulista State University (Unesp). He holds an MBA […]

Seipasa has presented its line of biostimulants and nutrition products for the Ecuadorian market. By taking this step, the company said it aims to reinforce […]

Anuvia Plant Nutrients has raised $65.5 million in Series D funding co-led by Riverstone Holdings LLC and Piva Capital. Anuvia will use the financing to […]

Carlos Gajardoni takes over as CEO of Andermatt do Brasil. Previously, he was director of franchising and market access at Agrogalaxy. He also worked at […]

As part of its expansion plan to meet growing opportunities in Latin America agriculture, SynTech is investing in a new analytical laboratory in Piracicaba, São […]

Ceradis Crop Protection B.V.’s CeraFruta post-harvest biological fungicide is now listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) for organic use in the USA. Introduced […]

Cliff Watrin has joined DPH Biologicals (formerly Douglas Plant Health) as vice president of agronomy. Watrin brings more than 30 years of leadership and agricultural […]

A partnership between UPL and AgBiTech will bring new biosolutions to the US states of Arizona, California and Hawaii. UPL will distribute AgBiTech products through […]

Amoéba announced that AGES (Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit1), Austria’s regulatory agency, has recommended its approval for the active substance "lysate of Willaertia magna C2c […]

Bee Vectoring Technologies International Inc. has submitted its proprietary Clonostachys rosea CR-7 (CR-7) biological fungicide for registration in Mexico. The registration dossier included CR-7 trial […]

De Sangosse has acquired Biovitis, a company specialized in natural protection and biostimulation of plants. Through this acquisition, De Sangosse has added a new category, […]