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EPA Approves a Dry Formulation of Marrone Bio Innovations' Grandevo Biopesticide – 5/10/2012
Product provides broad-spectrum control of insects and mites, and aids in resistance management and residue reduction [Read More]

Transplanting Made Easy with The Landscaper’s BioNutrition™ – 4/12/2012
Growth Products’ new and enhanced formulation of The Landscaper’s BioNutrition combines 11 strains of endo- and ecto-mycorrhizae, 5 strains of beneficial soil bacteria, natural biostimulants and organic soil conditioners for the ultimate in tree and landscape preservation. [Read More]

Marrone Bio Innovations’ Regalia Biofungicide Included in Fungicide Resistance Action Committee’s... – 3/15/2012
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), a leading global provider of natural products for the agricultural and water treatment markets, announced today that the active ingredient in its Regalia® biofungicide, Reynoutria sachalinensis, has been included in the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee’s (FRAC) 2012 code list, following an extensive technical review. [Read More]

Marrone Bio Innovations Strengthens Commercial Operations with New Hires – 2/2/2012
Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) today announced the appointment of key personnel to its growing customer-focused team that is expanding the use of the company’s biopesticides throughout the U.S. agricultural market: [Read More]

C/F/P Offers 'The Edge' – 2/2/2012
Cross, Fernandez, & Riley, LLP offer 'The Edge'. [Read More]

Three Syngenta scientists honored by Crop Science Society of America – 10/18/2011
Three Syngenta scientists are being honored this year by the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) for their contributions to crop science research. [Read More]

Marrone Bio Innovations Receives EPA Approval of Next-Generation Broad Spectrum Insecticide – 10/11/2011
Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI), a leading global provider of natural products for the agricultural and water treatment markets, today announced that the Environmental Protection Agency has approved its latest product, MBI-203 EP, which will be branded as Grandevo™. It is a broad-spectrum, high-performance natural insecticide for use on agricultural and ornamental crops. MBI-203 is initially being launched in Florida for insects such as citrus psyllid, following its approval yesterday from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. [Read More]

New mini-grant to help Florida teachers use school gardens for education – 8/18/2011
Florida Agriculture in the Classroom will offer a new grants program to help educate Florida’s students about the importance of agriculture. The program will provide 222 $500 mini-grants that must go toward creating or improving a school garden that grows Florida fruits and vegetables. [Read More]

Growing Digital Blog to Help Cultivate Budding Agvocates – 8/17/2011
As a leader in online technologies for more than a decade, Syngenta has developed the Growing Digital blog to help members of the agricultural community grow their business through social media and become agvocates for the industry as a whole. [Read More]

HESCO/Marco Plastics Donates to Florida Citrus Archives – 8/8/2011
On Tuesday, August 8th HESCO CEO Gap Kovach will announce that HESCO and Macro Plastics have jointly granted $10,000 to the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame for the Florida Citrus Archives housed at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, FL. [Read More]

New research highlights long-lasting disease control of next-generation BASF fungicides containing.. – 8/8/2011
BASF discussed research regarding Merivon® fungicide and Priaxor™ fungicide at the American Phytopathological Society (APS) annual conference this week. Merivon and Priaxor both contain the new active ingredient fluxapyroxad, trade name Xemium® fungicide, as well as pyraclostrobin. EPA registration for the products is expected in early 2012. [Read More]

Marrone Bio Innovations Celebrates Fifth Year of Success – 7/29/2011
Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI), a leading provider of effective, natural pest management products for agriculture and water resource management today announced it is celebrating its five year anniversary [Read More]

Florida's Natural Growers Donates $250,000 to Fight Greening – 7/28/2011
The Florida’s Natural Growers Board of Directors voted to donate $250,000 to fight citrus greening, a disease plaguing the Florida Citrus industry. [Read More]

RESEARCH SHOWS BOOMING AGRICULTURAL LAND VALUES ARE NOT IN A BUBBLE – 7/6/2011
Agriculture land prices in the U.S. have increased steadily over the last decade, leading experts and landowners to question whether the high values are sustainable. [Read More]