Smithers, a leading provider of testing, consulting, information, and compliance services, announced that its new Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) compliant microbiology laboratory is now operational. This expanded facility enhances our biopesticide testing capabilities, offering increased capacity for...
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Food & Drink International
2025.04.14
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As global rice production faces growing threats from bacterial leaf blight (BLB), a new biopesticide, Phytalix, developed by Ascribe Bioscience, could provide a safer and more sustainable solution for farmers. BLB, a disease causing significant crop losses, particularly in tropical regions, is...
Business review
2025.04.07
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“This exciting project represents the signing of the second biomethane plant by BSOG Energy for Romania. The cooperation with Unigrains is anticipated to provide BSOG Energy with another 57 MW of biomethane production. In removing organic waste from the environment and simultaneously developing...
Charles Sturt University
2025.03.27
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The promise of dsRNA-based biopesticides in crop protection is undeniable, offering targeted pest control with minimal environmental impact and without the need for genetic modification. However, the path from research to market remains hindered by fragmented regulatory frameworks across the globe...
Business World
2025.03.18
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A COMPANY that recently constructed a biofertilizer plant in Laguna said it considers sales of its product to be feasible elsewhere in Southeast Asia.
Agri Specialist, Inc., which recently launched a 7,200 metric-ton capacity biofertilizer facility, said neighboring countries can also benefit...
INQUIRER.net
2025.03.16
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Speaker Martin Romualdez on Sunday expressed high hopes of improved earnings for Filipino farmers following the opening in Laguna of a plant for locally developed biological fertilizer, describing it a “game changer” in the country’s aim for food security.
The Leyte congressman said the...
CSIRO
2025.03.14
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It’s always a bit of a lucky dip when you go to a library – especially if the library is a collection of fungi and bacteria!
Reaching into a freezer to pull out a sample of freeze-dried fungal spores stored at minus 80 degrees was the start of a search for an Australian fungi that could kill...
Forbes
2025.03.04
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Rice, the world’s most consumed staple, provides 20% of global daily calories, and feeds billions. Yet, its production is under increasing pressure from pests and diseases, with Bacterial Leaf Blight (BLB) ranking among the most devastating. Farmers have few solutions that are truly effective,...