Article Issue: October 2023

BioConsortia, Inc. announced its strategic expansion into Brazil. The company recently appointed Cesar Lamonega as business development lead, Latam. Lamonega’s expansive network and history in […]

Biotalys has appointed Kevin Helash as the company’s new CEO, effective Dec. 1. Helash will replace Patrice Sellès, who will then step down from his […]

Pivot Bio, Inc. has named Debra Frimerman chief business development officer and Wendy Watkins chief communications officer, effective immediately. Additionally, Devang Shah was named general […]

José Carvalho, PhD, is the EMEA Regulatory Lead for Certis Biologicals and Chair of the IBMA Microbial Professional Group. In preparation for ABIM, we sat […]

Lara Ramaekers is Business Development Director, Biopesticides, at Biobest Group and Chair of the Natural Substances Professional Group at IBMA Global. The editors of 2BMonthly’s […]

Alessandra Moccia is Senior Director of Global Regulatory Affairs for Suterra and Chair of IBMA’s Semiochemical Professional Group. Leading up to ABIM 2023, we connected […]

Interest surrounding the potential uses and benefits of nanotechnology have been mounting for many years, and use of the technology in fertilizer applications was one […]

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to register pesticide products containing the new active ingredient ledprona for three years, a timeframe that is […]

A biocontrol lab to produce pesticides without synthetic inputs will be established at Elookkara in Kadungalloor panchayat under the Agriculture Infrastructure Development Project (AIDP) with […]

Kristine Grayson, associate professor of biology at the University of Richmond, is continuing her research on invasive insect control with support from a new $162,438 […]

Insect-specific viruses are being investigated to protect Australia’s $4 billion sugar industry in a research project at The University of Queensland. Dr. Kayvan Etebari from […]

Two invasive insects new to Minnesota were reported to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Report a Pest service: the elm seed bug (Arocatus melanocephalus) […]

DunhamTrimmer, the leading business intelligence consultancy serving the biocontrol, biostimulant, and value-added fertilizer industries, announced an organizational restructuring designed to better meet the demands of […]

Nutrition Technologies launches Vitalis, a liquid biofertilizer from insect frass. Vitalis is a concentrated liquid fertilizer powered by black soldier fly (BSF) frass, the nutrient […]

Valent BioSciences LLC announced the construction of a new manufacturing facility in White City, Oregon to meet the increasing demands and projected future growth for […]

American Vanguard Corporation announced that its subsidiary AMVAC LATAM has acquired Punto Verde, a well-established distributor in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to strengthen its product portfolio and […]

BioConsortia, Inc.’s expansion to Brazil is underway. BioConsortia has begun registration efforts for multiple seed-applied products including a fungicide targeting early season pathogens like rhizoctonia […]

Janssen PMP and Eléphant Vert signed a long-term exclusive agreement for the distribution of two Eléphant Vert proprietary biostimulants in key countries on multiple continents. […]

Vestaron Corporation and the Confederação dos Agricultores de Portugal (CAP), the national farmers' confederation of Portugal, announced a collaboration designed to help Portuguese producers implement […]

Vestaron Corporation announced a research and development collaboration with Bioinsectis S.L., an innovator in developing novel biopesticides. In this partnership Vestaron and Bioinsectis will work […]

Toopi Organics, a French biotechnology startup developing plant biostimulants derived from the fermentation of human urine, announced the closing of a €16M (USD$17M) financing round. […]

De Sangosse has acquired a strategic stake in ISCA Inc. Founded in 1996, ISCA Inc. is headquartered in Riverside, California and has offices in Brazil […]

Argentinian agtech Puna Bio recently launched a biostimulant for the treatment of soybean seeds developed with “extremophile” bacteria. This is the world's first biostimulant formulated […]

Rovensa Next is launching as a brand in the US market in October. Rovensa Next hopes to contribute to reshaping the future of US agriculture […]

CABI and Imperial College London have agreed to collaborate further on teaching and research regarding fragile ecosystems, sustainable agriculture, and the environment including how to […]

Bayer announced it is expanding its fruits and vegetables business to strawberries. With the acquisition of the strawberry assets of UK-based National Institute of Agricultural […]

Indigo Ag has raised over $250 million to drive growth in its sustainable agriculture programs. The investment round signals market validation of the company’s strategy […]

Agri-biomolecule developer Fyteko and Janssen PMP, a division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, announce a distribution contract for Fyteko’s drought-proofing biostimulant product, Nurspray. The biostimulant will […]

Futureco Bioscience has expanded its commercial operations by opening its first subsidiary in Mexico. After first signing distribution agreements in the Mexican territory for its […]

BioWorks has launched EpiShield in the U.S., a miticide and insecticide containing the active ingredients of clove oil, peppermint oil, and sodium lauryl sulfate, that […]

Croda has launched the new product Atlox BS-50, a ready-to-use powder delivery system for spore forming microbes. Only the addition of the microbe is required […]

Problad biofungicide, a new addition to the portfolio of Certis Belchim, was registered on 26th July for 15 years for protected and open field uses, […]

Harpe Bioherbicide Solutions, Inc., an agricultural technology company focused on providing natural and sustainable herbicide solutions, announced it has executed a joint intellectual property licensing […]