Crop Protection

Hammill joins Marrone Bio as chief commerical officer

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBII) (MBI), a leading provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for the agriculture, turf and ornamental and water treatment markets, said Kevin Hammill has joined as chief commercial officer.... more »

Monsanto’s Grant will leave upon closing of Bayer acquisition

Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Hugh Grant intends to leave Monsanto at the closing of the acquisition of Monsanto by Bayer AG. Grant will maintain his position as chairman and chief... more »

Research aimed at stopping gummy stem blight in the greenhouse

Georgia watermelon growers who have a targeted, informed disease management plan for gummy stem blight disease could save money and lessen the environmental impact of producing this favorite summertime fruit. University of Georgia horticulturist Cecilia... more »

Strange mite pest found in high tunnel vegetables

Over the last three months a few early season high tunnel operations on the Eastern shore were having problems with some of their seedlings and leaf crops. Crops like spinach would have "whitening’"and then browning... more »

Farm to Market Conference to feature FMC execs

FMC executives Pierre Brondeau (corporation president, chief executive officer and chairman) and Mark Douglas (president, agricultural solutions) will speak 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 16at the BMO Capital... more »

Verdesian renews focus on grower nutrient use efficiency

Cary, North Carolina-based Verdesian Life Sciences has reformulated its mission, positioning statement and approach in order to create a more mission-driven organization committed to providing sustainable nutrient use efficiency (NUE) solutions for farmers and growers.... more »

STK Bio-ag’s AVIV now approved for California use

Israel-based biopesticides company STK Bio-ag technologies' new biofungicide AVIV, which has already been approved by 25 states in the U.S., has now been approved for use by California for a wide range of fruits and... more »

Andermatt Biocontrol appoints Blair as CEO for Andermatt USA

Andermatt Biocontrol has appointed Russell Blair as CEO for its subsidiary Andermatt USA. Founded 2017, Andermatt USA provides an innovative portfolio and pipeline of biological crop protection products for growers of corn, soybeans, vegetables and... more »