Article Issue: April 2023

A new study led by scientists from the Chinese MARA-CABI Joint Laboratory for Biosafety suggests greater awareness of biopesticide market availability, efficacy, and field application […]

A University of Cordoba study shows that the FO12 strain of the Fusarium oxysporum fungus improves cucumber plants' responses to iron deficiencies, promoting their growth […]

Using RNA interference technology, a new bioinsecticide that suppresses elimination of a damaged protein in Colorado potato beetles (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) has been developed. Graduate student […]

A study has determined the optimum height for a drone to fly and target desert locusts with biopesticides in order for it be most effective […]

Bayer has revealed an investment of overall 60 million euros from 2023 onward in its corn seed production facility Pochuiky, Ukraine. This investment includes a […]

Amoéba, a company developing a biocontrol agent for the treatment of plants in agriculture, announces that, in the framework of a material transfer agreement, Nissan […]

ADM and BiOWiSH Technologies, Inc. announced ADM will offer a BiOWiSH fertilizer enhancement as an option to urea, monoammonium phosphate (MAP), diammonium phosphate (DAP), and […]

A study of spotted lanternflies is being conducted inside Pennsylvania’s Lafayette College LaFarm’s newest greenhouse. Spotted lanternfly (SLF; Lycorma delicatula), an invasive planthopper native to […]

Rovensa Next’s Biimore biostimulant has received additional crops approval under EU Fertilising Products Regulation (FPR). Adding to its initial certification for foliar application to woody […]

Rhodes University BSc alumnus, Nkululeko Ngqinambi, has produced a biofertilizer to help lower production costs for farmers who have been battling high fertilizer prices. He […]

Bionema Ltd. reports it has successfully expanded the quantity and scope of its portfolio as the company launches new biological products to support biological agriculture, […]

Scientists are exploring the use of Cyrtophora citricola as a biological control agent against the tomato leafminer (Tuta absoluta). In the recent scientific paper “Group-Living […]

Eden Research PLC has received regulatory approval in 17 US states for its biofungicide Mevalone, while Cedroz, its post-planting nematicide, has received regulatory approval in […]

Jose Lozano Torres (Wageningen University & Research) and Rik Korswagen (Hubrecht Institute and Utrecht University) have received a NWO Open Technology Programme grant for their […]

AgBiome’s Theia fungicide has been approved by state regulators in California for use on specialty crops. Theia fungicide protects crops through multiple modes of action […]

Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is helping a large international company find nature's own substances to combat fungal diseases in crops. The university's large collection […]

ICL has launched microbial inoculant Vitalnova TriBoost for plants grown in peat-reduced and peat-free growing media. The growing media incorporated biostimulant contains enzymes and three […]

Syngenta adds to its turf and landscape team in the UK with the appointment of Sarah Hughes as a dedicated business manager to strengthen support […]

Syngenta Italia released four new biocontrol products in Italy. Biofungicide Romeo is formulated as a wettable powder. It is based on cerevisane, an inert substance […]

ADAMA Ltd. has appointed Steve Hawkins, currently ADAMA’s senior vice president, Americas, as its president and chief executive officer, effective May 1, 2023. Hawkins succeeds […]

ADAMA Ltd. has exercised its call option to acquire the remaining 40 percent stake in ADAMA Chile, formerly known as Chile Agro. This is following […]

Lavie Bio Ltd., a subsidiary of Evogene Ltd., has appointed Amit Noam as chief executive officer. He has extensive experience as a senior executive, particularly […]

Oerth Bio, an agricultural biotechnology company developing targeted protein degraders for plants, has entered into a research and facilities collaboration with the North Carolina Plant […]

Following the closing of Symborg’s acquisition by Corteva Agriscience on March 2, Raphael Godinho takes over Symborg as the new general manager, replacing former CEO […]

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released its annual Pesticide Use Report for 2021 which confirmed preliminary data that showed a more than 10 […]

Biotalys announced that Douglas Minder will be promoted to chief financial officer (CFO), effective July 1, 2023. He will take over responsibility from Wim Ottevaere […]

Building upon decades of research by Professor Donald L. Smith at McGill University on the plant microbiome and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, technology transfer upstart […]

UK agritech firm SOLASTA Bio has secured investments totaling £4 million to scale up the development of its nature-inspired pesticides. Based in Glasgow, SOLASTA Bio […]

Lallemand Plant Care’s LALSTOP G46 WG is now registered on powdery mildew in California. The product also controls other foliar diseases such as Botrytis of […]

On January 30 of this year, Valent BioSciences announced its acquisition of FBSciences. To learn more about the deal, 2BMonthly caught up with Courtenay Wolfe, […]

On March 15, US Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Representative Jim Baird (IN-04) reintroduced the Plant Biostimulant Act to create a uniform process for approving […]

Nichino Europe Co., Ltd. has acquired Interagro (UK) Limited. The companies intend to research and develop new products to support agriculture globally. Established in 2007, […]

AMGUARD Environmental Technologies, the specialty markets division of AMVAC Chemical Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Vanguard Corporation, has entered into a supply agreement with […]

Canada-based Lucent Bio and value-added plant-based agri-food processor AGT Food and Ingredients Inc., their subsidiary AGT Soileos Saskatchewan, and Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) have entered […]

BRANDT has entered into an agreement to acquire Mendenhall Ag Services of Springfield, Illinois. The addition of Mendenhall Ag Services will add operating personnel, input-application […]

Sumitomo Corporation has obtained an exclusive global manufacturing, development and distribution license for a new biosolution from an Argentine-based company called Annuit. The product, which […]

Agrauxine by Lesaffre, a specialist in biosolutions, announced it has entrusted the distribution of its biostimulants to Sumi Agro France and its biocontrol products to […]