Category: Biocontrols
Mating disruption work by UF entomologist recognized
UF Entomological Society of America UF Entomological Society of America University of Florida UF entomologist UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences UF/IFAS entomology nematology mating disruption insect management
Registration opens for Michigan Perennial Farm Ecosystem conference
Michigan Perennial Farm Ecosystem Conference Leelanau Conservation District perennial crops native beneficial habitat pollinators soil invertebrates soil health vegetation management sap analysis
Syngenta moves biologicals businesses to Syngenta Biologicals
Syngenta Biologicals soil health crop protection biostimulants
Crop nutrition provider Lucent Bio gains patent approval for fertilizer system
Lucent Bio Lucent Biosciences crop nutrition biodegradable nutrient delivery technology sustainable agriculture fertilizer
Valent BioSciences highlights sustainability projects
Valent BioSciences LLC dedicated a new prairie park and solar field adjacent to its manufacturing facility in Osage, Iowa.
Biological crop protection and pollination pioneer dies
Peter Koppert Koppert Biological Systems biological crop protection pollination pests diseases sustainability crop protection greenhouse
Trap system recognized in GreenTech award
Biobest Trap-Eye sticky trap pest monitoring system GreenTech Innovation Award IPM
Stone wool growing media supplier starts soilless growing campaign
Grodan wool growing media Controlled Environment Agriculture CEA soil health pest control sustainability Rockwool Group
California grants available for sustainable pest management
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is accepting grant applications for a program promoting sustainable pest control practices.
California approves Certis Biologicals nematicide
California farmers have a new product for controlling the threat of nematodes in their fields, orchards and vineyards with the approval of MeloCon LC by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.
AgBiome to use Ginkgo Bioworks technology
AgBiome, a leader in global microbial innovation, and Ginkgo Bioworks, which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, have formed a partnership to optimize the performance of products in AgBiome’s pipeline of agricultural biologicals.
Valent U.S.A. unveils sustainability assessment framework
Valent U.S.A. offers new product assessment framework to evaluate and define sustainable solutions across its agricultural products.
BHN humic solutions company changes name
Huma Bio Huma Netics BHN fertilizers crop nutrition crop nutrients biostimulants soil amendments organics
Preventing Pierce’s disease in winegrapes: a biological approach
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) are looking into a biological approach in managing Pierce’s disease in grapes.
Seed tech to expand via Precision Labs and Direct Enterprises partnership
seed tech Precision Laboratories Direct Enterprises seed conditioners ag chemical seed treatment seed-applied technologies
Biotalys releases field trial info for biofungicide
Biotalys agricultural technology chemical pesticide alternatives Evoca fungicide biocontrol agent Fungicide Resistance Action Committee FRAC fungal diseases Botrytis powdery mildew
Vertical farming operator Oishii brings robotics to indoor farming
Oishii vertical farming robotics strawberries indoor farming greenhouse
Leon Panetta to speak at Salinas Biological Summit
Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will deliver the keynote address on food security and innovation at the Salinas Biological Summit.
Global Biological Accelerator debuts at Salinas event
A new venture designed to spur development of biological products that kill pests, diseases and weeds that afflict specialty crops is taking a novel approach to further research.
USDA-ARS research entomologist honored for insect studies
U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service USDA-ARS research entomologist insects biological control