November - December 2023
MTU – a new European biostimulant MTU, a new active compound, became available to farmers in the UK in 2022 and in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland in the spring of 2023. Janet Kanters investigates.
Biostimulant NewsValent BioSciences announces construction of new Oregon facility / Toopi Organics secures €16M to flood European agricultural markets with urine-based biostimulants / Syngenta launches biologicals service centre for seed treatment / Bionema launches RootVita
Winners of Bernard Blum Award for Biocontrol Product 2023 AnnouncedThe winners of the Bernard Blum Award for the most innovative biocontrol products were announced 22 October 2023 at Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM) in Basel, Switzerland.
Biocontrol NewsBioConsortia Inc. announces expansion to Brazil / Natural soil bacterium may provide treatment to citrus greening / Invaio achieves registration for citrus greening solution / Partnership develops natural biocontrol products from microalgae / Novel biopesticide discovered by Rhodes University PhD researchers / PlantwisePlus launches in Bangladesh / Vestaron announces strategic collaboration with Bioinsectis / Andermatt Canada building new plant / IPL and government of Uzbekistan sign agreement / Futureco Bioscience's BestCure biological fungicide receives OMRI organic certification
Precision Agriculture NewsAGCO to acquire majority stake in Trimble’s precision agriculture business / Kansas State University launches next-gen Institute for Digital Agriculture and Advanced Analytics / Monarch autonomous tractor makes European debut
Africa is the Geopolitical Future for Agri-Food Production Mapping Market Opportunities for Biostimulants and Fertigation. By Michael Tanchum
Pulp fiction?Producing potassium sulphate (SOP) from the residues of car batteries, wood pulp and paper production is set to become reality in 2024.
Products and Trends NewsDe Sangosse Group acquires stake in ISCA Inc. / BIOWEG and Bayer forge collaborative partnership engineering
Experimental area explores fertigation potential in BrazilEmbrapa and Netafim recently opened the Water Management Reference Unit (URMA) in Brazil. Leonardo Gottems writes.
IA honours dedicated industry contributorsBy Anne Blankenbiller, IA Senior Communications Manager
Why is Italy a market leader in biostimulants?
Italy’s rich agricultural heritage can be found across its regions.
Agronomics and Economics News
John Deere and Yara partner to increase fertilization efficiency / Sustainable smart agriculture with a biodegradable soil moisture sensor
Bruce Bodine to succeed Joc O’Rourke as president and CEO of Mosaic Company
Pivot Bio names Chris Abbott CEO
Biotalys appoints Kevin Helash as CEO and director
Mark Slavens named president and COO of Nano-Yield
Jeff Rowe named CEO of Syngenta Group
Vertical farming
Biocontrol for banana
Drone surveying
Fertilizer from waste
Regional Report: UAE
COVER: Felled logs in snow, Uppsala, Sweden
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