Biostimulants

What’s Really Behind the Biostimulant Boom

By Jackie Pucci|24 May 2018

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

Acadian Seaplants Opens a Factory in India

Posted by Matt Hopkins|7 May 2018

Biostimulants

Q&A: Fast-Growing Biostimulant Markets, Distribution

By Jackie Pucci|5 May 2018

Biostimulants

Biostimulant CommerceCon/Trade Summit Preview: Speaker Q&A

By Jackie Pucci|27 April 2018

Biostimulants

American Plant Food, Sigma Agriscience and AM-AG Team Up Provide Complete Nutrition and Soil Health Solutions

Posted by Matt Hopkins|26 April 2018

Americas

U.S. Farm Bill Draft Defines Plant Biostimulants for First Time

Posted by Jackie Pucci|20 April 2018

Biostimulants

Biostimulants Gaining Ground

By Lisa Heacox|17 April 2018

Growers are embracing these products rapidly as they search...

Agrochemicals

Introducing Biostimulant CommerceCon

By Dan Jacobs|16 April 2018

The $1.8 billion biostimulant market is expected to reach...

Biostimulants

Biostimulants: Crop Input or Management Mindset?

By Giuseppe Natale|5 March 2018

At the end of November 2017, about 1,200 researchers,...

Biostimulants

10 Things to Look for When Purchasing Biostimulants

By Russell Sharp|12 February 2018

According to the European Commission, biostimulants are a “substance...

Biostimulants

Sigma Agriscience Acquires Agricultural Solutions Company AM-AG

Posted by Matt Hopkins|17 January 2018

Sigma Agriscience, a manufacturer of granular biofertilizers and biostimulants,...

Biostimulants

Seaweed Extracts: What Makes Them Work?

By Russell Sharp|5 January 2018

In many coastal regions, raw seaweed has been used for millennia to improve the productivity of farming systems. Then, in…

Biostimulants

Biostimulant Growth Prompts Need for Intellectual Property Rights

By Tom Crain|21 December 2017

Biostimulants are one of the bright spots in agriculture today holding the key to improved efficiency, increased yield and greater…

Africa/Middle East

Koppert Broadens its Activities in Africa

Posted by Matt Hopkins|27 November 2017

Leading biocontrol producer, Koppert Biological Systems, has extended its presence in Africa by opening a new subsidiary in the West…

Americas

Valagro Launches Biostimulant in Brazil

Posted by Jackie Pucci|21 November 2017

After being launched in Spain, Egypt, Mexico and Italy, RETROSAL is being officially presented to the Brazilian market.

Biostimulants

Biostimulants: European Parliament Supports Innovation, Promotion of Single Market

Posted by Matt Hopkins|25 October 2017

The European Biostimulants Industry Council (EBIC) welcomes the adoption of the report of the EU Fertilizing product regulation by the…

Africa/Middle East

U.S. Growers Cautiously Optimistic About Biostimulants

By Bob Sandrick|18 October 2017

Long-awaited regulatory guidelines along with growing research will help promote wider use.

Biostimulants

Italpollina Creates New Brand Identity

Posted by Matt Hopkins|11 September 2017

The renovation and development projects of Italpollina, an italian company and a wordwide leader in the production of fertilizers and…

Americas

Micronutrients: Three Questions with BRANDT’s Brian Haschmeyer

By Jackie Pucci|5 September 2017

BRANDT’s Brian Haschmeyer, Director of Discovery and Innovation, talks micronutrients.

Biostimulants

Bayer, SICIT 2000 Sign Distribution Agreement on Biostimulants

Posted by Jackie Pucci|11 August 2017

Bayer and SICIT 2000 S.p.A., Arzignano (Vicenza), Italy, the world’s largest producer of biostimulants based on amino acids and peptides for agriculture, have signed an exclusive distribution agreement.