Biocontrols
Biobest invests in biocontrol company Biopartner
Biopartner and Biobest Group announced on April 26 that Biobest has acquired a 60% stake in Biopartner. Biopartner is a distributor of biological plan... more »
Bayer, Ginkgo Bioworks to create biologicals partnership
Bayer announced on April 22 that the company is pursuing an agreement whereby Ginkgo Bioworks will acquire Bayer’s West Sacramento Biologics researc... more »
Marrone Bio, Bioceres Crop Solutions share merger agreement
Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. and Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. announced March 16 that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine the co... more »
AgBiome announces four senior hires
AgBiome, developer of innovative products from the Earth’s microbial communities, has hired four strategic leaders across its organization. All appo... more »
Scientists named to science advisory board for bioherbicide startup, Harpe
Harpe Bioherbicide Solutions, Inc., a startup company with a focus on natural and sustainable herbicide solutions, recently expanded its scientific ad... more »
How an apple grower and Extension specialist joined to pioneer Midwestern IPM
In Flushing, Michigan, Jim Koan grew his parents’ orchard and a family of his own. Concern for his own children’s best health, a desire to save m... more »
Valent boosts biostimulant efforts, aims for carbon neutrality
Valent BioSciences LLC will expand its biostimulant line in effort to help its parent company, Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd., reach carbon neutrality by ... more »
North Carolina bioherbicide startup, Harpe, gathers $3M in financing
Harpe Bioherbicide Solutions, Inc., a startup company with a focus natural and sustainable herbicide solutions, recently announced it has closed more ... more »