Guest article: EU regulators are more focused on reducing pesticides, not building a future where they aren’t required
Europe needs a roadmap for minimizing reliance on these chemicals altogether to build food security around the world.
Europe needs a roadmap for minimizing reliance on these chemicals altogether to build food security around the world.
The grower trial network will conduct extensive global field trials of promising biologicals on grower farms.
Time to hunker down, startups.
Bayer CEO Bill Anderson called the ongoing litigation “a huge burden” on company financials during a recent investor call.
Toopi Organics will collect and convert more than 2 million liters of urine for its biostumulant that reduces need for mineral fertilizers.
Azaneo is developing a quick-pulse, low-power electrical weeding technology it hopes will reduce dependence on chemical herbicides.
US farmers now use the Pivot Bio microbe-based, nitrogen-fixing product in place of synthetic nitrogen on 5 million acres of corn.
RootWave has launched a weeding machine for fruit orchards it believes can offer growers a faster, cost-effective way to manage more acreage.
Success in biologicals is about so much more than the actual products, said a panel of investors at the recent Salinas Biologicals Summit
Biologicals and chemical inputs must work together along the journey towards agriculture that’s healthier for people and planet.
The partnership will combine the Farmers Business Network’s customized crop protection plans with Greeneye’s AI-based precision weed spraying system.
Inari uses gene-editing tools to enhance the natural diversity of seeds while enabling higher crop yields with fewer inputs.
By partnering with Lavoro, David Friedberg’s company hopes to drive more agtech adoption by leveraging the ag retailer’s influence on farmers.
Aqua-Yield’s concentrated liquid products can be added to most spray inputs farmers use for crop protection and soil and plant health.
Growers may also see “further downward price pressure” on phosphates and potash, though the outlook is less sunny for nitrogen.
The Solix Sprayer can help farms reduce their chemical inputs and deliver a lower carbon footprint and environmental impact.
St. Louis-based Peptyde Bio hopes to strengthen the power of bio-fungicides with its platform that designs and discovers anti-microbial peptides.
Enko will use the funding to advance its pipeline of crop protection chemistries that provide an alternative to outdate chemical-based products.
With herbicide resistance on the rise, Moa Technology wants to “replenish the toolbox” available to farmers, says CEO Virginia Corless.
War, pandemic, and climate extremes are causing “apocalyptic” food price rises that could “tip tens of millions of people… over the edge.”
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