Plant Health
Americas
Word-of-Mouth Farmer-Dealer Networks Shake Up Distribution
Now the concept’s going global as mom-and-pop dealerships sign on in a bid to boost cash flow.
Asia
Valagro Launches Fertilizer Line in China
Valagro, an Italian supplier of biostimulants and other specialty nutrients, said it launched its water-soluble fertilizers, Master Supreme, to the Chinese market.
Asia
Italy’s Valagro Seeks Expansion in India
Valagro, the Italy-based biostimulants and specialty nutrients company, is exploring partnerships and acquisitions in India as it looks to expand its footprint in the country.
Americas
Valagro to Build First U.S. Manufacturing Plant for Biostimulants
The 65,000-square-foot Orangeburg County, South Carolina facility is expected to come online in the third quarter of 2019.
NPK
Plater Bio Develops ‘Complete Nutrient Solution’
Plater Bio, founded in 2016 in Glossop (Derbyshire, UK), has been developing Gold Leaf — a liquid fertilizer that contains …
Biostimulants
Acadian Seaplants Opens a Factory in India
Acadian Seaplants Ltd., the parent company of Acadian Plant Health (APH), has announced a major milestone in the company’s geographical …
Americas
U.S. Farm Bill Draft Defines Plant Biostimulants for First Time
Definition is a critical step in the legislative process to support the development of new sustainable technologies for agriculture and U.S. farmers.
Plant Health
Checking the Pulse of Your Soil
Have you checked the health of your soil lately? Checking respiration of your soil is like checking your pulse — …
Plant Health
Stop Treating Your Soil Like Dirt
The world is brimming with news and information about soil health. But what best defines soil health? And, how do …
Plant Health
Harness the Soil to Feed Your Crop
Applying fertilizer is the conventional practice in production agriculture. Growers are using combinations of natural nutrient cycling (soil biology, microbial …
Plant Health
Favorable Soil pH: Does it Really Increase Nutrient Use Efficiency?
More than ever agriculture needs to follow principles of sustainability that ensure build up and maintenance of long-term soil productivity, …
Plant Health
Diagnosing and Mapping the Need for Soil Improvement in Brazil
Brazil has lacked the data for creating a soil fertility survey that could be used for assessing if any nutritional …
Biostimulants
Biostimulants
SLIDESHOW: Highlights from Biostimulant CommerceCon
View photo highlights of the recent AgriBusiness Global Biostimulant CommerceCon in Phoenix, AZ, in the slideshow above.
Biostimulants
The Three Core Challenges Facing Agriculture
Within the world, as we speak, the agriculture sector is facing the following core challenges. The first challenge is that …
Biostimulants
Biostimulant CommerceCon Preview: Q&A with Giuseppe Natale, CEO of Valagro
Natale chats about the regulatory environment and how attitudes toward biostimulants are changing in various countries, among other topics.
Biostimulants
The Plant Biostimulant Space: Challenges and Opportunities
Most people outside of the biostimulant industry do not yet have a strong understanding of what plant biostimulants are or …
Biostimulants
Weeding Out the Noise in the Biostimulant Space
Looking ahead to next month's Biostimulant CommerceCon, we chat with presenter Ian Crawford, Product Manager, Plant Health Technologies with J.R. Simplot Co.
Biostimulants
What’s Really Behind the Biostimulant Boom
AgriBusiness Global chats with Dr. Russell Sharp, Technical Director and Founder of Plater Bio, on his career and topics including what he believes triggered the current boom in the biostimulant market.
Biostimulants
Q&A: Fast-Growing Biostimulant Markets, Distribution
Biostimulant CommerceCon/Trade Summit Preview: AgriBusiness Global chats with Dan Custis, Co-founder and CEO of Advanced Biological Marketing (ABM).
Micronutrients
Micronutrients
Plant Health: Demand-Driven Fertilization and Its Big Potential
Efficient fertilizer use and optimized plant nutrition have never been more urgent in a world of ever-growing food demand and …
Biostimulants
Houston-based Sigma Agriscience, a manufacturer of granular biofertilizers and biostimulants, has announced through its subsidiary AM-AG the creation of a …
Micronutrients
North American Manufacturers Ramp Up Micronutrient Production
North American fertilizer demand is typically indexed to the relative price of corn, soybeans, and wheat as they account for …
Biostimulants
Sigma Agriscience Acquires Agricultural Solutions Company AM-AG
Sigma Agriscience, a manufacturer of granular biofertilizers and biostimulants, has acquired a controlling interest in AM-AG, an international marketer and …
Americas
Why Growers Rely on the Micronutrient Edge
Devoting lean resources to the ‘extras’ remains possible thanks to improving technologies and efficiencies.
Africa/Middle East
Conference Highlights Stoller Product Performance on Crops Across the Globe
Stoller Group might have 14 wholly owned subsidiaries operating in more than 50 countries around the world, but the 46-year-old …
Americas
Inspiring International Interest in Micronutrients
The Micronutrient Manufacturers Association (MMA) formed in 2009 represents manufacturers and formulators of products that provide micronutrients that are essential …
NPK
NPK
Enhance Soil Health with Fertilizer?
We can agree that healthy soil is essential for sustainable and productive agriculture, writes Rob Mikkelsen, Vice President, Communications, International …
NPK
Two Key Nutrient Use Efficiency Products Now Registered in France
Verdesian Life Sciences is pleased to announce that NutriSphere-N Nitrogen Fertilizer Manager recently received regulatory approval in France. With the …
NPK
Actagro Announces Positive Corn Trial Results for Proximus
Actagro, a provider of environmentally sustainable soil and plant health technology solutions, released results showing that in over 40 multiyear corn trials, Proximus increased average yield by 10 to 15 bushels per acre.
NPK
Aqua-Yield has announced the immediate availability of NanoRise, the company’s product for any liquid fertilizing process. For purchase in easy-to-use …
Asia
China’s Phosphate Producers Likely to Curb Production in 2018
Also, the elimination of outmoded capacity will continue in 2018, leading to balanced market supply and demand, says CCM.
NPK
LANXESS Acquires Solvay’s Phosphorus Additive Business
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has successfully completed the purchase of the phosphorus chemicals business from Belgian chemicals group Solvay including …
NPK
AquaYield Named to StartupGrind’s 2018 Global Startup Exhibition
AquaYield has been named to Startup Grind’s 2018 Class of Exhibiting Startups. From an original consideration list of over 7,000 …
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Asia
China Eases Pollution Campaign in Move to Offset U.S. Tariff Impact
China’s government announced it is scaling back its pollution control campaign this fall and winter, in an effort to offset …
Agrichemicals
HELM Agro Fungicide Approved in California
HELM Agro US, Inc. announced that the California Department of Pesticide Regulations (CDPR) has approved Helmstar Plus SC fungicide for …
Asia
Fungicide Use on the Rise in Indonesia
The global crop protection market in 2017 increased at a rate of 1.9% in nominal terms over that of 2016. …
Biopesticides
Bayer Biological Product Registered in France
Bayer said its Serenade ASO fungicide/bactericide has received registration in France for foliar and soil applications on a wide range …
Americas
Paraguay: A Hidden Gem in the Agrichemicals Market
Whenever agchem players think of the South American markets, Brazil will be the one that comes to mind. It became …