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Q&A with Pam Marrone on the World’s First All-Biological Seed Treatment | AgriBusiness Global

Q&A with Pam Marrone on the World’s First All-Biological Seed Treatment | AgriBusiness Global

"Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. and Israel-based Ground work BioAg earlier this year announced successful field trials of the world’s first all-biological comprehensive seed treatment for pest management. The treatments tested in corn and soybeans contained a mycorrhizal inoculant from Ground work, called Rootella, as well as a bioinsecticide, a bionematicide, and a biofungicide from Marrone.

The…

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Marrone Bio Innovations and Groundwork BioAg - Seed Treatment Development | AgroNews

Marrone Bio Innovations and Groundwork BioAg – Seed Treatment Development | AgroNews

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"The US biopesticide company Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.  (MBI) and Groundwork BioAg, Ltd  (GBA) recently announced a collaboration to create and commercialize the world’s first all-biological comprehensive seed treatment.  The treatment is expected to contain a mycorrhizal biostimulant from GBA as well as a bioinsecticide, a bionematicide, and a biofungicide from MBI.

Currently, there are…

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MBI Sales Up 30% in Q1 2016 | AgroNews

MBI Sales Up 30% in Q1 2016 | AgroNews

"The US biopesticide company Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI), posted an increase of 30% in sales to $2.7 million in the first quarter of 2016. This growth reflects continued increases in grower adoption of the MBI’s products, use of the MBI’s products on an expanded number of crops, growth from new customers and the addition of Majestene® sales.

MBI’s Sales Results Q1 2016 Q1 Ended Mar 31 Q1 2016…

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Groundwork BioAg’s Rootella Gives Farmers Higher Yield | AgroNews

Groundwork BioAg’s Rootella Gives Farmers Higher Yield | AgroNews

"The prized fungi known as truffles are fabulously expensive – a four-pound white truffle fetched $61,250 at a Sotheby’s auction last year – mainly because nobody has figured out how to farm this edible, wild mycorrhizal fungus cost-effectively.

However, Israeli agricultural researchers have successfully mass cultivated another form of mycorrhizal fungi as a natural method for boosting plant…

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5X5 - 4. CROP PROTECTION

5X5 – 4. CROP PROTECTION

• 1 – AGCO Opens New Manufacturing Base in Changzhou, China

"AGCO, a world-leading manufacturer and distributor focusing on agricultural equipment, yesterday held a press conference to announce the opening of its brand new manufacturing base in Changzhou. To date, AGCO has invested USD 300 million in factories in China. “China is one of the world’s largest farm equipment markets and AGCO has…

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5X5 - 4. CROP PROTECTION

5X5 – 4. CROP PROTECTION

1 • California Unveils Strictest Rules on Pesticide

"January 15, 2015, Fresno, CA – California farmers now must abide by the U.S.’ strictest rules for a widely used pesticide in a change designed to protect farmworkers and people who live and work near agricultural fields but is likely to raise prices on produce.

The restrictions announced recently target chloropicrin, a pesticide injected into…

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