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  ​Stepan Agricultural Solutions: Unlocking the Power of Biological Active Ingredients Through Formulation Technology

  Dec. 22, 2023

  Stepan Company

  # Biopesticide & Biocontrol ## Adjuvant Technology ## Technical Article #
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  Koppert to introduce digital assistant in 2024

  Dec. 22, 2023

  Koppert

  # Digital Agriculture #
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  USDA APHIS issues regulatory status review responses for four plants modified using genetic engineering

  Dec. 22, 2023

  United States Department of Agriculture(USDA)

  # GM Crops #

• Alberto Ancora joins Sumitomo Chemical Agro Europe as General Manager

  Dec. 21, 2023

  Sumitomo Chemical Agro Europe

  # Appointment & Recruitment #
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  Kenyan researchers introduce new cost-effective biopesticide to manage armyworms

  Dec. 21, 2023

  # Biopesticide & Biocontrol #

• Evolution of transposable element-initiated enhancer-like elements generates subgenome-biased spike specificity in common wheat

  Dec. 21, 2023

  # Science & Research ## China Special #
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  Fundecitrus calls for more pesticides against leprosis mite

  Dec. 21, 2023

  Fundecitrus

  # Latin America Focus #
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  Dhanuka Agritech ties up with SKRAU, Bikaner to support agri development

  Dec. 21, 2023

  Dhanuka Agritech Ltd.

  # India Special ## Soil Health #
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  Fowler Westrup India acquires Netherland-based Seed Processing Holland

  Dec. 21, 2023

  Seed Processing Holland BV

  # Merger & Acquisition ## India Special ## Seed Treatment #
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  From lab to field: Boyce Thompson Institute research leads to development in revolutionary biofungicide, to be distributed by Nutrien

  Dec. 21, 2023

  Ascribe Bioscience

  # Biopesticide & Biocontrol ## Fungicides & Bactericides #

• Egypt’s Beltone to acquire majority stake in National Seeds Company

  Dec. 21, 2023

  # Merger & Acquisition #
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  IRRI is leveraging AI to secure food and nutrition security for current and future generations

  Dec. 21, 2023

  IRRI (International Rice Research Institute)

  # Digital Agriculture #
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  Shanghai High Victory Fine Chemical’s Metconazole, Fludioxonil Technical obtained the EU technical material equivalency certification

  Dec. 21, 2023

  Shanghai High Victory Fine Chemical Co., Ltd

  # China Special ## Fungicides & Bactericides #
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  SC Solutions expands into agriculture and environmental sectors, pioneering innovative solutions for modern farming

  Dec. 21, 2023

  SC Solutions

  # Digital Agriculture #
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  OneOne Biosciences partners with Ginkgo Bioworks to advance its platform and nitrogen fixation microbial product

  Dec. 21, 2023

  Ginkgo Bioworks

  # Biostimulant ## Biofertilizer #
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  Management changes at BASF: Markus Kamieth to succeed Martin Brudermüller as Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors in 2024

  Dec. 21, 2023

  BASF SE

  # Appointment & Recruitment #
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  U.S. EPA update on next steps for chlorpyrifos

  Dec. 20, 2023

  United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
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  Certis Belchim spearheads sustainable agriculture at Biofruit Congress

  Dec. 20, 2023

  Certis Belchim

• Novel lightweight deep learning models unveiled for multi-crop protection and plant disease diagnosis

  Dec. 20, 2023

  # Science & Research #
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  Biotalys announces results of independent field trials in the U.S.

  Dec. 20, 2023

  Biotalys (formerly AgroSavfe)

  # Science & Research ## Biopesticide & Biocontrol #
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  S&W Seed Company appoints Jeffrey Rona to its Board of Directors

  Dec. 20, 2023

  S&W Seed Company

  # Appointment & Recruitment #
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  Casterra appoints new CEO and expands team to drive growth and innovation

  Dec. 20, 2023

  Casterra Ag Ltd.

  # Appointment & Recruitment #
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  NewLeaf Symbiotics closes $45M series D round, continues growth trajectory

  Dec. 20, 2023

  NewLeaf Symbiotics Inc

  # AgTech & Venture Capital ## Biostimulant ## Biopesticide & Biocontrol #
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  U.S. Department of Energy awards team led by Ginkgo Bioworks funding to develop algal crop protection solutions

  Dec. 20, 2023

  Ginkgo Bioworks

  # Biopesticide & Biocontrol #
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  Rootella registration approved in China, Argentina, and South Africa

  Dec. 20, 2023

  Groundwork BioAg, Ltd.

  # Biostimulant ## Newly Registered / Launched ## Latin America Focus ## China Special ## Seed Treatment #
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  SML lands in Brazil with a $10 million investment

  Dec. 20, 2023

  SML Limited (Formerly known as Sulphur Mills Limited)

  # Latin America Focus ## India Special #

• Brazilian farmers slow fertilizer buys as drought dampens corn-planting plans

  Dec. 19, 2023

  # Latin America Focus #

• Brazilian Anvisa opens public consultation on Trichoderma hamatum

  Dec. 19, 2023

  Anvisa

  # Latin America Focus ## Biopesticide & Biocontrol #
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  APLICA association launched to boost agricultural adjuvants in Brazil

  Dec. 19, 2023

  Brandt do Brasil

  # Latin America Focus ## Adjuvant Technology #
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  Ascenza launches herbicide Deflexo, acaricide Cloud in Brazil

  Dec. 19, 2023

  ASCENZA Brasil

  # Newly Registered / Launched ## Latin America Focus #