Crop Protection
AgBiome gets multi-year grant for biological nematicide project
AgBiome has recently been awarded a multi-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in the area of nematology. The project, entitled “Biological Nematicides for Root and Tuber Crops,” aims to discover and develop... more »
Agrian has trap counting feature to aid scouting, pest management
Get ready to ditch your pen and paper when it comes to trap counting; Agrian has added a new feature to its robust field scouting app – a pest trap counting solution. The new functionality... more »
Partnership leads to new bacterial disease control products
In a move that will provide U.S. growers with new combinations of bacterial disease control products, OmniLytics Inc., a subsidiary of Phagelux Inc., has entered into an exclusive U.S. sales and marketing collaboration with Certis... more »
Crop, pest management techniques shared in university videos
The Iowa State University Integrated Pest Management program is introducing a YouTube channel that promotes efforts of Iowa State scientists and researchers who provide means-tested crop and pest management solutions to stakeholders in Iowa and... more »
Industrial Biosciences headquarters opened by DuPont in Delaware
DuPont Industrial Biosciences (IB) officially opened the doors of its renovated global business headquarters June 8 in Wilmington, Delaware. This new center of technological innovation, known as Building E353, is part of DuPont’s Experimental Station... more »
Bayer gets U.S. OK for Monsanto deal to create agriculture giant
Reuters reported May 29 Bayer (BAYGn.DE) won U.S. approval for its planned takeover of Monsanto (MON.N) after agreeing to sell about $9 billion in assets, clearing a major hurdle for the $62.5 billion deal that... more »
Rat birth control product to debut in California
A rat birth control product will be presented at the Pest Control Operators Of California (PCOC) conference, held June 20-22 in South Lake Tahoe. The product, SenesTech's ContraPest, targets the reproductive... more »
Biological Products Industry Alliance talks to growers, lawmakers
Biological products have long been used in agriculture, but the rapid introduction of new biological products has created a learning curve for growers who are used to chemical products. Biocontrols companies have many different products... more »
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