Article Issue: March 2023

UPL and AgBiTech have expanded their bioSolutions partnership in North America. Through the collaboration, UPL will distribute AgBiTech’s entire portfolio of biosolutions through its Natural […]

Mitsui & Co has acquired a minority share in CB-Agri Enterprises, based in Donegal, Republic of Ireland. CB-Agri is a producer of biostimulant products made […]

Sipcam Agro USA Inc. announced that its biofungicide Mevalone has received registration approval in 13 states across the US. Delivered through a patented terpene-microencapsulation technology, […]

SynTech Research Colombia has started performing residue studies on a variety of crops in accordance with the requirements established by the Colombian Institute of Agriculture […]

AMVAC has expanded its SIMPAS-applied Solutions portfolio with the addition of MicroSync Pro MINI, a multinutrient granular fertilizer aimed at boosting soil fertility. MicroSync Pro […]

Phospholutions Inc. has launched RhizoSorb, a new phosphate fertilizer technology now available for use in US crop production. A patented blend of activated metal oxides, […]

Provectus Algae has secured an undisclosed strategic investment from CJ BIO, a division of South Korea-based food & bio company CJ CheilJedang. The Australia-based biotech […]

Lavie Bio Ltd., a subsidiary of Evogene Ltd., announced progress in its biofungicides programs based on successful results from field trials conducted in 2022 for […]

Vestaron has expanded its peptide-based biocontrol offering with the launch of Spear RC, a liquid formulation aimed at the row crop market.  The biological insecticide […]

A&L Biological Inc., a subsidiary of A&L Canada Laboratories East of London, Ontario (Canada), and Vive Crop Protection Inc. of Mississauga, Ontario have announced a […]

Syngenta Crop Protection and Aphea.Bio are collaborating to accelerate the introduction of a biological seed treatment solution across multiple countries in Europe over the next […]

As indicated in the February 8, 2023 Breaking News Alert, Rovensa unveiled its new consolidated brand – Rovensa Next – at Fruit Logistica in Berlin. […]

Having spent two decades at the USDA, entomologist Dr. Osama El-Lissy moved to the FAO headquarters in Rome and became Secretary of the International Plant Protection […]

Brent Smith has been appointed as president of NewLeaf Symbiotics where he will oversee the company’s commercial operations, including sales, marketing and business development. He […]

Andermatt Group AG has appointed Liliana Ionescu as CEO of its subsidiary Andermatt Romania. She is well-connected with the agricultural business environment in Romania and […]

Jord BioScience has appointed Dr. Keri Carstens as its new chief executive officer. Carstens joined the company as COO in June 2022 and, in that […]

Biobest has announced the appointment of Dr. Lara Ramaekers to the role of business development director of biopesticides. Lara joins Biobest from UPL where she […]

BioTEPP welcomes Johanne Simard, agr. and Mélanie Gaudet to the international marketing and production team of Virosoft CP4, a natural bioinsecticide used in fruit production […]

Paulo Iria Antunes has been appointed chief operations officer with Asfertglobal. Antunes joined the company in early 2021 as partner Mexico/area manager North and Central […]

New research, led by the University of Portsmouth (UK), suggests that web-building groups of spiders can eat tomato leafminer moth (Tuta absoluta), helping control these […]

Certis Biologicals’ microbial fungicide SoilGard (Trichoderma virens) is now available to growers across all 50 US states through distribution channels and retailers. SoilGard is a […]

Balchem Plant Nutrition announced a new biostimulant, Metalosate StimPlus. The company’s Metalosate product range utilizes Albion amino acid chelate technology. According to a company news […]

Seipasa has launched Furity, the patented encapsulation technology for the company’s microbiological fungicide Fungisei. The fungicide is being launched in Spain after obtaining the phytosanitary […]

Biopesticides should be preferred to fight the fall armyworm (FAW, Spodoptera frugiperda) pest instead of more harmful chemical pesticides, a new CABI-led study published in […]

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and Australia water company, Seqwater, are using a tiny defender – a weevil smaller than a grain of rice – […]

Postharvest kiwifruit is susceptible to various fungal pathogens, especially soft rot, and researchers are conducting studies on safe and effective biocontrol agents. To date, several […]