The federal government should re-instate efficacy testing for non-fertilizer supplements, says the National Farmers Union.
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NFU calls for efficacy testing of non-fertilizer supplements
Biologicals business Catalera receives funding boost
Vancouver company Catalera BioSolutions, which has ambitions of making biologicals “the future” of crop protection and pest solutions has secured investment from a major player in Canada’s agricultural industry.
VIDEO: A biological boon for plant health?
Attention to biological approaches that improve plant health are gaining ground as crops, and growers, face a growing list of environmental stressors. At the latest Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, one company received accolades – and an Innovations Award in Agronomics – for discovering a set of microbes in Ontario farmland that improves nutrient uptake and […] Read more
Biologicals look to solve pressing agronomic issues
Greater investment continues toward finding biological solutions
Glacier FarmMedia – When it comes to technology, potential often outweighs practical, at least until an opportunity is created for the latter. At the Ontario Agriculture Conference earlier this year, a presentation on the promise of biologicals acknowledged their potential but called for continued verification. Although there are many products on the horizon, further research […] Read more
Nitrogen-fixing input touted for ease of use in all crops
Corteva enters the biologicals market with Utrisha N
Following successful in-field trials in various crops in 2021, Corteva Agriscience is using the N-fixing ‘biostimulant’ Utrisha N as the first product in its planned portfolio of biologicals in North America. Through a novel species of the methylobacterium genus, the foliar-applied Utrisha N enters the plant’s leaves through the stomata and converts atmospheric N into […] Read more
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