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BioConsortia Inc. Announces Expansion to Brazil

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

BioConsortia, Inc., a leader in R&D for sustainable agriculture with a mission to unleash the power of microbes to meet the world’s food needs while reducing agriculture’s ecological impact, today announced its strategic expansion into Brazil.

Key Points: 
  • BioConsortia, Inc., a leader in R&D for sustainable agriculture with a mission to unleash the power of microbes to meet the world’s food needs while reducing agriculture’s ecological impact, today announced its strategic expansion into Brazil.
  • Farmers in Brazil have, in the last ten years, rapidly adopted biologicals and today lead the world in their use in broadacre crops like soybeans, corn, sugarcane and cotton.
  • Debora brings to BioConsortia broad regulatory experience from her previous roles at Vigna Brazil and Monsanto Brazil.
  • BioConsortia previously announced an R&D and Commercial Agreement with Mosaic Company for nitrogen-fixing microbial solutions in row crops in territories including Brazil.

Biological Seed Treatment Global Market Report 2022: Surge in Demand for Crops Grown Without Chemicals Bolsters Sector

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

DUBLIN, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Biological Seed Treatment Market - Forecasts from 2022 to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Biological Seed Treatment Market - Forecasts from 2022 to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Over the projected timeframe, the market is anticipated to rise because of the surge in demand for crops grown without the use of chemicals.
  • The market for biological seed treatment is steadily growing, and new technology is required to allow yield-protecting, environmentally friendly solutions that maximize farmers' returns on investment.
  • The biological seed treatment market will grow as the demand for innovative products and technology advances at a rapid pace.

Certis Biologicals Introduces BioFungicide SoilGard® to Provide Disease Protection for Greenhouse and Agriculture Specialty Crops

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

The product has a wide-variety of label uses, including in greenhouses and nurseries as well as on agricultural food crops and ornamentals.

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  • The product has a wide-variety of label uses, including in greenhouses and nurseries as well as on agricultural food crops and ornamentals.
  • SoilGard is OMRI-Listed® and approved for use in organic and conventional agriculture.
  • “SoilGard provides growers with another sustainable, environmentally-friendly tool to protect a wide variety of crops against the diseases that threaten them,” says Tim Riley, National Sales Director.
  • To learn more about Certis Biologicals, their portfolio of proven solutions, and their commitment to sustainability, visit www.CertisBio.com or follow the company through social media on Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn and Instagram .

Protect potato crops from pests and disease for stands that deliver

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

GREENSBORO, N.C., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As potato growers are working to maximize their yield potential for the 2022 harvest, it's also time to start thinking about maximizing crop potential for the 2023 season.

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  • CruiserMaxx Vibrance Potato seed treatment is an effective option for potato growers looking to start the season strong.
  • Potato plants encounter many threats in the early season, which is a crucial time for establishing plant health.
  • Growers can reduce early-season risk with a management plan that addresses insects and disease at planting.
  • "CruiserMaxx Vibrance Potato seed treatment is an effective option for potato growers looking to start the season strong," said Brian Danaher, product marketing lead at Syngenta.

Using high-quality seed treatments helps peanut growers combat early-season disease

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Thursday, August 11, 2022

GREENSBORO, N.C., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Growers can significantly improve their plant stand by using a peanut seed treatment that consistently provides thorough coverage, according to data gathered by Syngenta. A 2020 study in Georgia showed that stressed plants treated with Trebuset® Peanuts had nearly 3,250 more plants per acre than untreated peanuts, demonstrating the value of seed treatments in fighting off difficult disease like Aspergillus crown rot and post-emergence damping off.  

Key Points: 
  • GREENSBORO, N.C., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Growers can significantly improve their plant stand by using a peanut seed treatment that consistently provides thorough coverage, according to data gathered by Syngenta.
  • Trebuset Peanuts fungicide seed treatment helps crops emerge strong, despite the pervasiveness of key diseases.
  • While diseases like Fusarium, Pythium, Rhizoctonia and Aspergillus can increase this pressure, Trebuset Peanuts fungicide seed treatment helps crops emerge strong, despite the pervasiveness of these primary diseases.
  • Most growers agree that seed treatments like Trebuset Peanuts are more than an early-season decision.

Certis Biologicals, Novozymes Developing Products for Corn, Soybeans

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Thursday, June 23, 2022

Field trials are currently underway that will test combinations of Certis Biologicals innovative biofungicide active ingredient with new Novozymes actives recently registered for use in the marketplace.

Key Points: 
  • Field trials are currently underway that will test combinations of Certis Biologicals innovative biofungicide active ingredient with new Novozymes actives recently registered for use in the marketplace.
  • Growers need innovative solutions, and we are proud to be part of bringing those solutions to the marketplace with Novozymes.
  • The recent US EPA registration of Novozymes LCO Promoter technologies opens a gateway for new collaborations with innovative, first mover partners like Certis Biologicals, said Jason Ward, Head of North America, BioAg Commercial Operations at Novozymes.
  • Novozymes BioAg has hundreds of trial results across many years and crops documenting LCO Promoter yield increase.

Under New EPA Registered Claims, FBSciences' Biopesticide Technology Delivers Both Growth Enhancement and Broad Crop Protection in a Single Active Ingredient

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

This range of claims in a single active ingredient (AI) is unprecedented and unique in the marketplace.

Key Points: 
  • This range of claims in a single active ingredient (AI) is unprecedented and unique in the marketplace.
  • The product development opportunities presented by the broad scope of the approved label are limitless, bringing together enhanced crop health and productivity, robust crop protection, and sustainability with a single material.
  • Their FBS Defense 500 PGR biopesticide forms the foundation of their FBS Defense crop productivity and protection line of products.
  • Visit FBSciences.com to learn more about their crop productivity and protection, crop nutrition, and soil health product lines.

Indigo Ag Accelerates Biological Innovation with Novel Biofungicide

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

BOSTON and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Indigo Agriculture, a company leveraging nature and technology to unlock economic and environmental progress in agriculture, today announced the expansion of its industry-leading biological seed treatment capabilities with the registration of the industry's first biofungicide based on the microbe Kosakonia cowanii. The proprietary, US EPA-approved biotrinsic™ product, designed to suppress plant diseases, will enter demonstration trials this crop season ahead of an anticipated 2023 market launch. The milestone establishes Indigo's portfolio as one of the few in the industry capable of helping farmers address both biotic and abiotic stresses.

Key Points: 
  • "The accelerated three-year discovery and registration process for this new biofungicide which we believe to be the most rapid in the industry places Indigo on the leading edge of an emerging $7.3B market for stress mitigation solutions," said Eric Bartels, Chief Science Officer and Head of Biological Products at Indigo Ag.
  • Inspired by insights from the human microbiome, biotrinsic by Indigo seed treatments reintroduce beneficial microbes naturally present around or within plant tissues.
  • More information about Indigo's biological products can be found online or at participating ag retailers.
  • Indigo Ag improves farmer profitability, environmental sustainability, and consumer health through the use of nature-based and digital technologies.