Biocontrols

GROPRO earns OMRI-listing providing biologicals portfolio to organic fruit growers

The importance of organic production in the USA continues to rise with total sales of organic products in 2019 hitting $55 billion. Currently, it's the biggest global market for organic products (# 2 is Germany... more »

Marrone Bio Innovations announces plans for CFO succession

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc., an international company that provides growers with sustainable bioprotection and plant health solutions to support global agricultural needs, announced today that company President and Chief Financial Officer James Boyd will retire... more »

Virosoft CP4 registered in California for codling moth, oriental fruit moth larvae

BioTEPP Inc., a Canadian biotech company, is proud to announce that it received registration from the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) for its VirosoftTM CP4, a biopesticide used in the fight against the codling moth(cydia... more »

California registers biopesticide for codling moth, oriental fruit moth larvae

BioTEPP Inc., a Canadian biotech company, recently received registration from the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) for its Virosoft CP4, a biopesticide used to control codling moth (cydia pomonella) and oriental fruit moth (grapholita molesta).... more »

Certis USA promotes biopesticides with new website tool

Certis USA has launched the company’s new website as a vital online resource for the company’s portfolio of biological products for use in U.S. and international commercial agriculture, nursery and greenhouse and home and garden. According to a news release, integrated into... more »

AgBiome’s Howler gets California’s state registration

AgBiome’s Howler fungicide was recently approved by the state regulators in California and New York, according to a news release from the company. Howler is listed with the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) as a fungicide.... more »

Valent USA opens new innovation center in northern California

Valent U.S.A. has opened a new state-of-the-art facility in San Ramon, called the North American Innovation Center (NAIC), that physically unites employees from its California technical center in Dublin and headquarters in Walnut Creek. According... more »

AgBiome adds Marjin Dekkers as advisor

AgBiome, a developer of products from the Earth's microbial communities, announced Marijn Dekkers as the company’s newest advisor. Dekkers is the founder and chairman of Novalis LifeSciences, an investment and advisory firm for the LifeScience industry.... more »