Crop Nutrients News
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Update on EPA release of clopyralid interim decision
Losing the battle but winning the war? The U.S. EPA released its clopyralid interim decision (ID), and it’s not all bad news! The EPA released the ID on the reregistration of clopyralid on March 18, and, while we did not get much of what we asked for, taking a long view shows significant progress. Unlike earlier rounds of reregistration, the ID clearly states "clopyralid is persistent in ...
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BioConsortia Moves to New, Larger Laboratories and Expands R&D Team
BioConsortia, a leader in microbial solutions that improve plant phenotypes and increase crop yields with reduced chemical and fertilizer inputs, is announcing an expansion of its R&D laboratories and team with a new, state-of-the-art facility in Davis, CA. BioConsortia’s new facility is located at Cousteau Place in Davis, CA, encompassing initially 15,000 square feet of laboratories ...
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Desk Study for Strawberries in Glasshouse Systems
Following a broader interest in controlled environment farming systems, Beeswax Dyson Farms enabled the Cool Farm Alliance to advance relevant research by funding a preliminary desk study for glasshouse grown strawberries. Dr. Alicia Ledo carried out this study with the goal to Understand the carbon fluxes associated with glasshouse growing of strawberries Ascertain an approximate GHG ...
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EPA Seeks Comments on Updated Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Plant Regulators and Claims, Including Plant Biostimulants
On November 24, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of, and requested comments on, the updated Draft Guidance for Plant Regulator Products and Claims, Including Plant Biostimulants (Draft Guidance). The original Draft Guidance (2019 Draft Guidance) was made available on March 27, 2019. EPA states that the updated Draft Guidance “incorporates ...
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Generate® by Agnition Now Approved for Organic Production
Agnition®, a brand of Ralco, announced today that it has launched OMRI Listed® Generate®, a crop enhancement product to boost soil and plant health for organic production. This is the latest product in an extension of Agnition’s organic line which now includes crop enhancements and hay and silage preservatives. Generate is a natural product that utilizes patented Microbial ...
By Agnition
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BioConsortia Finalist in Agrow Crop Science Award for Best R & D Pipeline
BioConsortia, Inc., innovator of microbial solutions for natural plant trait enhancement and yield improvement, has been named a “Finalist” in the coveted Agrow Crop Science Awards 2020 in the category of “Best R & D Pipeline”. Over 100 entries were received for the 13 categories being run this year. Each application was scored by Agrow’s panel of 10 judges, ...
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BIO Announces New Leadership for Food and Agriculture Section Governing Board
The Food and Agriculture Section of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is pleased to announce the election of its new Board leadership. Sylvia Wulf, CEO of AquaBounty Technologies, Inc., and Brian Brazeau, President of Novozymes North America, were elected as the new Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, of BIO’s Food and Agriculture Section Governing Board. Wulf and Brazeau ...
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Oilseed rape seeding in 2019: Increased rapeseed yields and positive price trends
At the moment, the question of whether the cultivation of rapeseed still turns out to be profitable is being intensely discussed in many cropping businesses, but it is precisely the current prospects for oilseed rape that do not look bad at all. In addition to the well-known strengths of rapeseed, such as the effects as a preceding crop, more stable yields and positive price trends are to be ...
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Southern States Coop Partners with Heliae® Agriculture to Bring Regenerative Agriculture to their Farmer Owners
Southern States Cooperative is partnering with Heliae® Agriculture to bring innovative, new products to farmers that improve yields while enhancing soil health. Soil health is the foundation of the practice of regenerative agriculture. The selective distribution agreement announced today is a model for the future adoption of a ground-breaking approach developed by Heliae – to provide ...
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Register Now for “Navigating the Jurisdictional Tightrope Between Biopesticides, Biostimulants, and Related Emerging Technologies” on April 29, 2020, 12:00 pm (EDT)
Register now for the American Bar Association (ABA) webinar “Navigating the Jurisdictional Tightrope Between Biopesticides, Biostimulants, and Related Emerging Technologies” with Bergeson & Campbell P.C. (B&C) professionals deconstructing the jurisdictional boundaries distinguishing pesticides, biopesticides, plant regulators, biostimulants, and related technologies. The ...
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Edward Harof joins Adifo as Sr. Sales Executive USA
Edward Harof - 30 year veteran in the market of International Enterprise Resource Technology (ERP) and Customer Relation Management (CRM)- has been hired by Belgium’s Adifo Software. As Sr. Sales Executive USA, Edward will be growing Adifo’s Microsoft Dynamics 365 solution MILAS® and BESTMIX® application business. He will continue to build on Adifo’ s 60-country global ...
By BESTMIX
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Edward Harof joins Adifo as Sr. Sales Executive USA
Edward Harof - 30 year veteran in the market of International Enterprise Resource Technology (ERP) and Customer Relation Management (CRM)- has been hired by Belgium’s Adifo Software. As Sr. Sales Executive USA, Edward will be growing Adifo’s Microsoft Dynamics 365 solution MILAS and BESTMIX application business. He will continue to build on Adifo’ s 60-country global customer ...
By BESTMIX
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Microbes play important role in soil’s nitrogen cycle
Under our feet, in the soil, is a wealth of microbial activity. Just like humans have different metabolisms and food choices, so do those microbes. In fact, microbes play an important role in making nutrients available to plants. A recent review paper from Xinda Lu and his team looks at different roles that various soil microbes have in soil’s nitrogen cycle. Lu is a researcher at ...
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M&C Anderson Pullets Recognized for Environmental Excellence by USPOULTRY
M&C Anderson Pullets ofSioux Rapids, Iowa,was one of sixfarms across the United States to receive U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’sFamily Farm Environmental Excellence Award during the 2020International Production & Processing Expoin Atlanta. U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) sponsors the annual awards in recognition of exemplary environmental stewardship by family ...
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C3 Farms and Poultry, LLC, Recognized for Environmental Excellence by Us Poultry
TUCKER, Ga. –Feb. 26, 2020–C3 Farms and Poultry, LLC,ofCaldwell, Texas,was one of sixfarms across the United States to receive U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’sFamily Farm Environmental Excellence Award during the 2020International Production & Processing Expoin Atlanta. U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) sponsors the annual awards in recognition of exemplary ...
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Lambertson Family Farms Recognized for Environmental Excellence by USPOULTRY
TUCKER, Ga. –Feb.21, 2020 –Lambertson Family Farms of Pocomoke, Maryland, was one of six farms across the United States to receive U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’s Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award during the 2020 International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta. U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) sponsors the annual awards in recognition of ...
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Fertilizers and Biostimulants Training for Spring 2020 Campaign
On February 10th at Bulagro Center Stara Zagora we held a training of our sales team, related to the programs for fertilizing and nourishing the crops in the spring. The main highlights were the products of Valagro - biostimulants, foliar and compound fertilizers, the new propositions in our portfolio from the Romanian company Cich, as well as the innovative foliar fertilizers from SAS. ...
By Bulagro AD
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Veolia supplies crystallization technology to produce premium potash fertilizer in Turkey
Veolia Water Technologies will provide key processing technologies integrating HPD ® crystallization systems designed to produce high-quality sulfate of potash. In a world with a growing emerging class of more affluent consumers, the demand for high-value foods such as fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, and coffee is soaring. Thanks to greenhouses and precision irrigation, these ...
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Do You Know The Pig Manure Drying Machine
The pig manure drying machine operation is flexible and the drying cost is low. It is adaptable and reliable. Zhengzhou Fusmar Machinery is a professional organic fertilizer dryer manufacturer, this article will introduce this machine in detail. Organic Fertilizer Dryer Introduction The pig manure dryer can process fresh pig manure or other dregs with a water content of about 65, through the ...
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What Are The Protective Effects Of Organic Fertilizer Processing Equipment On The Environment
In recent years, as the problem of environmental pollution has become more and more serious, many countries have introduced policies to regulate them. So the environment has not continued to deteriorate and is slowly recovering. It can be seen that many countries have also made great efforts and determination to govern environmental issues. If you have any question, welcome to our website organic ...
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