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Mosaic Announces Partnerships with AgBiome and Sound Agriculture
Mosaic Announces Partnerships with AgBiome and Sound Agriculture

Mosaic announces two bio-based and microbe based projects with AgBiome and Sound Agriculture.

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Ivan Wollenmann Joins Certis USA To Advance Biologicals in Midwest Region

Certis USA announced that Wollenmann will be bringing that expertise to their team of experienced sales professionals as the new Regional Manager, Midwest.

Meristem And Planet Earth Partner In Biological/Biostimulant Development
Meristem And Planet Earth Partner In Biological/Biostimulant Development

“This is the next step in our journey to create the first direct-to-farm business channel connecting the latest R&D to 20 million acres and beyond,” says Mitch Eviston, Meristem Founder and CEO.

Bayer: The Beginning of What’s Next
Bayer: The Beginning of What’s Next

With a $2 billion euro investment every year in R&D, Bob Reiter provides these updates in key areas of Bayer’s pipeline and strategy:

Gowan Company Expands Active Ingredient Portfolio By Acquiring Isagro
Gowan Company Expands Active Ingredient Portfolio By Acquiring Isagro

Yuma, Ariz., based Gowan Group has announced its acquisition of Isagro—an Italian product development company with a focus in crop protection and biopesticides.

There’s a trifecta of change coming to agriculture.
3 Forces Ready To Change The Ag Inputs Business

Sam Taylor and Stephen Nicholson, both RaboResearch analysts, say while many would call these emerging technologies ‘disruptive,’ they prefer to think of them as evolutionary elements to agriculture.

Direct Enterprises To Market Biological Product Targeting Sudden Death Syndrome
Direct Enterprises To Market Biological Product Targeting Sudden Death Syndrome

Containing the active ingredient Natamycin, CeraMax empowers the genetic potential of soybean seeds to increase early-season vigor for a stronger, more uniform emergence and maximum yield potential according to research.

Biological Benefits Propel Bio Pass As Product of the Year Runner Up
Biological Benefits Propel Bio Pass As Product of the Year Runner Up

Its unique two-year shelf-life as well as the benefits delivered by the proprietary blend impressed The Scoop readers who voted it the 2020 New Product of the Year Runner Up.

Q&A with Verdesian CEO Kenny Avery
Q&A with Verdesian CEO Kenny Avery

Kenny Avery explains what its new investment partner in AEA Investors means for the business and what he wants ag retailers to know about working with Verdesian.

Marrone Bio Innovations Introduces First Product for Corn and Soybeans
Marrone Bio Innovations Introduces First Product for Corn and Soybeans

The company cites more than 90 Midwest field trials in 2020 showing Pacesetter plus fungicide out-yielding fungicide use alone.

FMC Corporation Collaborates with Novozymes to Co-Develop Enzyme Solutions

Collaboration will develop biological enzyme-based crop protection solutions targeting fungal and insect pests.

CommoditAg Adds YieldMaster Solutions and Attune Agriculture Products

CommoditAg now offers new biostimulants and biologicals from YieldMaster Solutions and an adjuvant system from Attune.

Verdesian Life Sciences Announces Investment from AEA Investors

Verdesian’s management team, including President and CEO Kenny Avery, will continue to lead the Company following the close of the transaction.

Former Bayer Ag CEO Named Chairman of AgBiome
Former Bayer Ag CEO Named Chairman of AgBiome

Marjin Dekkers, former CEO of Bayer Ag and CEO of Thermo Fisher Scientific, joins AgBiome as the company chairman, effective Jan. 1, 2021. AgBiome develops products from microbes that target pest control.

Farmer opinions on biologicals.
Farmers Want Proof of Concept Before Trying Biologicals

While biologicals aren’t new to the ag industry, there is still trepidation about them. Farmers wonder if they work and what they actually do—all of which impacts their likelihood of trying these products.

Biostimulant Council Formed As Part of The Fertilizer Institute
Biostimulant Council Formed As Part of The Fertilizer Institute

One of the biggest goals for the Biostimulant Council will be to define and outline the needed process for the product category. 

Biological Tackles Soybeans’ No. 1 Pathogen
Biological Tackles Soybeans’ No. 1 Pathogen

“Every aspect of SCN works against you,” says Dair McDuffee, a seed treatment specialist with Valent. “Once you have it, take the bull by the horns.”

Advanced Biological Marketing Announces AmpliMax Seed Treatment
Advanced Biological Marketing Announces AmpliMax Seed Treatment

Based on a metabolite from its Trichoderma line of products, AmpliMax is a biorational seed treatment with SabrEx metabolite, yeast extract and humates providing outstanding and consistent results in the field.

FILE PHOTO: A farmer inspects his soil at Loran Steinlage's farm in West Union, Iowa in 2019.
North American Farmers Profit as Consumers Pressure Food Business to Go Green

Beer made from rice grown with less water, rye planted in the off-season and the sale of carbon credits to tech firms are just a few of the changes farmers are making as the food industry strives to go green.

Big In Biologicals: Q & A with Amy O’Shea CEO of Certis USA
Big In Biologicals: Q & A with Amy O’Shea CEO of Certis USA

After joining Certis USA in February 2020, O’Shea became CEO in July. Here she shares insights on the biologicals market growth, and why now is a great time for retailers to engage.

Crack The Case on Sustainability
Crack The Case on Sustainability

There’s no silver bullet, but there's one key to unlock the sustainability journey with farmers—listen. That’s the lesson shared by Becky Jo Smith and Gibbs Wilson, sustainable solutions specialists at Valent.

AMVAC Invests In Its Biological Future

AMVAC has acquired Agrinos, a privately-owned group of companies focusing on biological crop inputs, as well as received EPA approval for biological fungicide product.

Scout The Tech Horizon
Scout The Tech Horizon

A 2014 Top Producer of the Year honoree, producer Jay Myers is continuously seeking out new equipment and technology to improve operational efficiency.

PlantResponse Opens Office in Raleigh NC
PlantResponse Opens Office in Raleigh NC

PlantResponse is in its third year of field trial work in the U.S. and is targeting for growth and new product development in North America.