Search results for: “biological control”

  • Experience Unmatched Agricultural Harmony with Certis Biologicals’ Convergence™ Biofungicide

    Certis Biologicals invites row crop farmers to ask themselves in 2024: Why settle for a single advantage when you can enjoy a blend of benefits? The new Convergence™ biofungicide seamlessly integrates superior disease control and plant health, providing a unified solution that is both convenient and cost-effective. This EPA-approved biofungicide, featuring Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain D747,…

  • Bionema Group Unveils Eco-Friendly Biocontrol Solutions Tender

    Bionema Group, a prominent developer of sustainable biocontrol solutions, is pleased to announce a tender for the marketing of its innovative range of environmentally friendly biological products. These groundbreaking solutions are crafted to address crop protection and plant health management across various sectors, including Agriculture, Sport Turf Amenity, Horticulture, and Forestry. With the increasing public…

  • TEIKKO: Revolutionizing Nematode Control in Agriculture

    TEIKKO, a novel product stemming from the Company’s PREtec peptide platform, has gained approval as a seed treatment for managing root-lesion nematode (Pratylenchus brachyurus) in soybean. Extensive research conducted during the 2021/22 and 2022/23 soybean crop seasons demonstrated that TEIKKO exhibited comparable or superior efficacy compared to conventional agrochemical treatments. This innovative solution empowers farmers…

  • Pam’s Reflection : Biologicals are a Powerful Tool to Reduce Carbon Footprint

    As the BAW Digest readers undoubtedly know, biologicals (Biopesticides/biocontrol, biostimulants, biofertilizers/bionutrients) have been experiencing double digit growth. The growth is driven by consumer demands on the food supply chain for sustainability and transparency, increased return on investment, restrictions on chemicals, the high cost of chemical fertilizers, and resistance and residue management. Various reports estimate that…

  • Biological solution for SWD soft-fruit pest beats insecticides

    Trials in the UK of a biological and chemical free technique for the control of spotted wing drosophila (SWD) in soft – fruit crops have shown how it can outperform insecticides when used in commercial conditions. Developed by British start-up BigSis, the system using an updated version of the sterile insect technique (SIT) reduced numbers…

  • MustGrow Biologics and Bayer Sign Commercial License Agreement for Biocontrol Technologies in Europe, Middle East and Africa

    MustGrow Biologics Corp. (TSXV:MGRO) (OTC:MGROF) (FRA:0C0) (“MustGrow”) is pleased to announce the signing of a collaboration agreement (the “Agreement”) with Bayer AG (BAYN) (“Bayer”) covering soil applications of MustGrow’s mustard-based biocontrol technologies in Europe, Middle East and Africa, excluding home and garden, turf and ornamental applications. Under the terms of the Agreement, MustGrow will receive…

  • OHP®, an American Vanguard® Company, to Become Master Distributor of Certis® Biological Products in U.S. Non-crop Markets

    American Vanguard Company (NYSE: AVD) today announced that OHP® Inc., a leading provider of technology-based solutions for greenhouse and nursery production applications, has agreed to become master distributor in U.S. non-crop markets of biological technologies developed by Certis® Biologicals. With the agreement, OHP, an American Vanguard® Company and a vital part of the AMGUARD™ Environmental Technologies specialty brand, becomes…

  • Biocontrol agent released to safeguard crops from parthenium weed in Pakistan

    Invasive plants can be extremely harmful to crops. “Famine weed” or parthenium is one such plant. Native to tropical America, it was accidentally introduced to several countries. In Pakistan, the weed now covers thousands of hectares of agricultural and rangeland. And it poses an economic burden to farmers. Parthenium can reduce crop yields by between…

  • DPH Biologicals, University of Illinois Team Up to Improve Crop Residue Management

    DPH Biologicals and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) recently announced a research collaboration. The collaboration will validate the impact biologicals make to accelerate the decomposition of crop residue. Starting in spring of 2023, the UIUC Crop Physiology Lab began researching the impact of microbial solutions in crop residue management including the use of TerraTrove® Residuce®, technology…

  • Rovensa Next joins ABIM 2023 to discuss novel biocontrol solutions and regulation

      From 23-25 October, the biocontrol industry’s top companies will reunite in Basel, Switzerland for the industry’s most important congress, the Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM). Two companies that for years have been a part of ABIM, known for their disruptive and effective biocontrol solutions, Idai Nature and Oro Agri, will join ABIM this year…