Latest news

• Genetic sleuthing reveals new weakness in corn’s herbicide armor

  Jan. 9, 2024

  USDA-ARS（United States Department of Agriculture- Agricultural Research Service）

  # Science & Research #
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  Bionema Group launches tender for product marketing of innovative biocontrol solutions

  Jan. 9, 2024

  Bionema Limited

  # Biopesticide & Biocontrol ## Biofertilizer ## Biostimulant #
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  Certis Biologicals launches Convergence™ biofungicide, a powerful crop protection solution for corn, soybeans and peanuts

  Jan. 9, 2024

  Certis Biologicals

  # Biopesticide & Biocontrol ## Newly Registered / Launched ## Fungicides & Bactericides #
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  Harworld awarded title of Key MARA Laboratory for Microbial Fertilizers

  Jan. 9, 2024

  Harworld

  # China Special ## Biofertilizer ## Biostimulant #
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  Simbiose launches Frontier Control, a biofungicide developed with UEL

  Jan. 8, 2024

  Simbiose Agrotecnologia Biológica

  # Biopesticide & Biocontrol ## Newly Registered / Launched ## Fungicides & Bactericides #
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  UPL launches bioinsecticide ‘Tackler’ in Brazil

  Jan. 8, 2024

  UPL Brasil

  # Biopesticide & Biocontrol ## Newly Registered / Launched ## Latin America Focus #
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  Brazil: ANPII associates registers 2 new strains of Azospirillum brasilense

  Jan. 8, 2024

  Brazil National Association of Inoculant Producers and Importers (ANPII)

  # Newly Registered / Launched ## Latin America Focus ## Biostimulant #
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  Syngenta appoints new President for Crop Protection business in Brazil

  Jan. 8, 2024

  Syngenta Brazil

  # Appointment & Recruitment ## Latin America Focus #

• Laser scarecrows could offer a sustainable solution for protecting crops from birds

  Jan. 8, 2024

  # Science & Research #
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  M&G’s Catalyst invests EUR 75 million into Biobest – a global leader of natural pollination and biological control

  Jan. 8, 2024

  BioFirst Group (formerly Biobest Group)

  # Biopesticide & Biocontrol ## AgTech & Venture Capital #

• Argentina pushes to get out of farming time warp with better GMO seeds

  Jan. 8, 2024

  # GM Crops ## Latin America Focus #
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  Kenya develops new regulations to enhance quality, access to variety of select seeds

  Jan. 8, 2024

• USA - Most uses of chlorpyrifos in Oregon are prohibited effective January 1, 2024

  Jan. 8, 2024

• IISR develops new granular lime-based trichoderma bio-pesticide, fertiliser

  Jan. 8, 2024

  # Biopesticide & Biocontrol ## India Special #

• Scientists engineer plant microbiome for the first time to protect crops against disease

  Jan. 8, 2024

  # Science & Research #
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  Benson Hill announces gains in soybean breeding program

  Jan. 8, 2024

  Benson Hill Inc.
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  Strengthening seed systems with Zamseed

  Jan. 8, 2024

  CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center)
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  ​Farmers Edge and LTIMindtree unveil FEIL in Mumbai: A pioneering agricultural innovation hub redefining farming in India

  Jan. 8, 2024

  Farmers Edge

  # India Special #
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  Zuari Farmhub unveils nano fertilizers

  Jan. 5, 2024

  Zuari FarmHub Limited (part of the Adventz Group)

  # India Special #

• TRA Tocklai and Boomitra partner to transform tea farming in Eastern India with regenerative agriculture

  Jan. 5, 2024

  # India Special ## Carbon Farming #
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  Seipasa receives a grant from the IVACE to study the mode of action of its products

  Jan. 5, 2024

  SEIPASA SA

  # Biostimulant #
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  Trimble announces connected climate exchange, links farmers to companies looking to meet sustainability commitments

  Jan. 5, 2024

  Trimble
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  Sugar beet growers next to benefit from Meristem’s BIO-CAPSULE Technology™

  Jan. 5, 2024

  Meristem Crop Performance Group, LLC
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  GreenLight Biosciences secures US EPA registration for new bioinsecticide, Calantha, historic step towards a safer and more sustainable food system

  Jan. 5, 2024

  GreenLight Biosciences, Inc.

  # Biopesticide & Biocontrol ## Newly Registered / Launched #
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  Cibus enters into a Latin America collaboration agreement with Interoc to deliver rice growers an innovative rice weed control system

  Jan. 5, 2024

  Cibus

  # Latin America Focus #
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  Rainbow Brazil launches website, aims for rapid business growth in 2024

  Jan. 5, 2024

  RAINBOW DEFENSIVOS AGRICOLAS

  # Latin America Focus #
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  Rainbow Agro wraps up 2023 with over 1,100 new global registrations and over 6,000 in total; global registration for biostimulants initiates

  Jan. 5, 2024

  Rainbow Agro

  # China Special #

• Will AI make plant science study or research any different?

  Jan. 4, 2024

  # Digital Agriculture ## Science & Research #
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  Bayer regenerative agriculture: Turning the vision of sustainable agricultural development into reality

  Jan. 4, 2024

  Bayer CropScience China

  # China Special #
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  US EPA updates annual pesticide registration maintenance fee materials for FY2024

  Jan. 4, 2024

  United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)