Article Tag: Canada

The Canadian government has announced federal support for a genomics project led by a Western University (London, Ontario, Canada) biologist, which aims to combat infestations […]

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 […]

NexusBioAg, a division of Univar Solutions, and MustGrow Biologics Corp. have reached an exclusive marketing and distribution agreement in the Canadian canola and pulse market […]

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 […]

Vestaron Corporation announced that Plant Products Inc., based in Leamington, Ontario, will be the exclusive distributor for the company’s greenhouse products in Canada. Distribution will […]

Acadian Plant Health has opened its new Formulation Centre of Excellence in Malvern, U.K. The facility is designed to tailor proprietary formulations for the company’s […]

XiteBio Technologies Inc. received approval for the expanded use of XiteBio Yield+ to include oilseeds, cereals, legumes and tuber crops, and has also received approval […]

BioWorks has launched its RootShield PLUS+Granules biological fungicide into Canada. The PLUS+ formulation contains the additional active ingredient Trichoderma virens strain G-41. This active broadens […]

Lallemand Plant Care Canada introduced LALFIX PROYIELD LIQUID SOYBEAN to the Canadian soybean market. The inoculant utilizes two unique strains of Bradyrhizobium elkanii along with […]

Insect-pathogenic bioinsecticide BioCeres G WP is now registered in Canada to control emergency infestation of root aphids. BioCeres G WP uses the Beauveria bassiana ANT-03 […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.’s Regalia Maxx biofungicide received the first approval for indoor and outdoor use on cannabis and hemp in Canada. The Ontario Ministry […]

Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of minor use label expansion registrations for Valent BioSciences’ XenTari WG biological insecticide for control […]

MustGrow Biologics Corp., an agricultural biotech company developing and commercializing a portfolio of natural biopesticides and biofertilizers for the cannabis industry, has entered into a […]

Lallemand Plant Care has launched LALFIX Duo FS Soybean and LALFIX Duo FS Pea and Lentil spherical granular inoculants in Canada; both were recently registered […]

Univar Solutions’ NexusAg has entered into a sole distribution agreement with Novozymes in Canada. With the start of this agreement, NexusAg was renamed NexusBioAg. The […]

Axter Agroscience Inc. has signed an exclusive agreement for Canadian distribution of products manufactured by Dutch company Aminocore. Aminocore develops and produces amino acid-based fertilizers […]

Miranda Hart, who teaches biology at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, says despite a decades-long practice, there could be environmental consequences of adding […]

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, located in southern Ontario, Canada, conducted a survey of Canadian greenhouse growers and found a growth in the number of biocontrol users and […]

Regalia Maxx from Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. (MBI) has received label approval from Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency, clearing the product for use on cannabis […]

BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada) is providing $13 million (USD $10 million) in growth capital financing to Terramera, a Vancouver-based company that produces products […]

The samurai wasp, a natural parasitoid of the brown marmorated stink bug, has been considered for future release in Canada in recent years. However, prior […]

Phyllom BioProducts Corp. received PMRA regulatory approval in Canada for its biological grub control products grubGONE!G and grubHALT! To control grubs in turf, planter boxes […]

Koppert Canada opened new local facility in Leamington, Ont., Canada on 4 December. This new building marks a culmination of 25 years of continuous growth […]

Between 2014 and 2018, Ontario floriculture growers increased their use of biological controls to manage pests from 69 percent to 92 percent, says Dr. Rose […]

Andermatt’s subsidiary, Sylvar Technologies Inc. obtained approval by Canadian authorities for Helicovex, a baculovirus product produced by Andermatt Biocontrol to control corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea) and other Helicoverpa […]

Premier Tech partners with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to develop a selective bioherbicide. In January, the Horticulture and Agriculture Group signed a license agreement with […]

Inocucor was awarded a $7.7 million CAD (US$5.75 million) grant from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) to bring early stage clean technologies to market. The […]

Inocucor Technologies Inc. appointed Jan Kral to Vice President of Sales–Canada, and Sean Chiki, formerly of BASF Canada, to lead its Ontario sales effort. Chiki […]

Inocucor Technologies Inc. signed an agreement with Axter Agroscience Inc. to distribute Inocucor's biological crop input Synergro™ in Canada. Under the agreement, Axter will also […]

For many years, plant breeders have been developing varieties with natural resistance to certain problematic diseases, and growers have employed many scouting techniques and preventive […]

Inocucor Technologies Inc. announced that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has registered its first two specialty ag biological products for use by Canadian farmers […]

After the West Coast Marine Bioprocessing Co. joined the Biolchim group, the Canadian company has successfully developed and launched, in several markets, five new specialties […]

Terramera has raised $10 million in venture capital. The Vancouver, Canada-based startup uses a molecular delivery system to enhance the efficacy of bio-pesticides. The round, […]

Certis USA chooses UAP Canada as an exclusive provider of its Double Nickel biofungicide to Canadian growers of fruiting and leafy vegetables, potatoes, grapes, strawberries, […]

Laboratorio Farroupilha, a Brazilian company, has become the latest addition to Lallemand’s Plant Care division, bringing a wealth of knowledge, experience and innovative product development […]

XiteBio Technologies Inc. announced the introduction of XiteBio® PulseRhizo™, a liquid inoculant for pea, lentil & faba bean, to the Canadian and US markets for […]

RhizoVital 42, a product based on a specific Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain, received approval in Canada as a fertilizer in June 2015. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens is a […]

Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has proposed full registration for Certis’ Double Nickel 55 and Double Nickel LC, containing the technical grade active ingredient […]

Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has proposed full registration for Marrone Bio Innovations Reynoutria sachalinensis Bioprotectant Technical Regalia Maxx Biofungicide Liquid Concentrate, containing the […]

Exosect Ltd has been granted a patent in Canada for seed treatment for oilseeds, using its proprietary technology platform, Entostat. Entostat is an electrostatic, dry […]

Exosect Ltd has been granted a patent in the UK and Canada for improved seed flowability and for improved methods of sowing seeds for dust […]

Verdesian Life Sciences announced the availability of three new products to Canadian growers. Each of the three new products from Verdesian (PRIMO® for soybeans, PRE-VAIL® […]

The Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) will conduct a review of the current approach to the regulation of personal insect repellents containing plant-derived essential […]

Adjuvants Plus Inc. (API) has licensed from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization a fungal biocontrol agent, Clonostachys rosea strain […]

Earlier in June, your company obtained product registration, with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), to become the first-ever registered aquatic plant extract available in […]

Verdesian Life Sciences announces that Nufarm will be the exclusive marketer and seller of its Bloomtime® product in the United States and Canada, effective Jan. […]

Association of Natural Biocontrol Producers (ANBP) Lynn LeBeck, Executive Director of ANBP Brian Spencer (General Manager Applied Bio-nomics), President ANBP ANBP is coming up on […]

The Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has granted full registration to two new biopesticides. Bacillus subtilis GB03 Technical Fungicide and the associated end-use products, […]