Category: In The Limelight
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How can biostimulants sustainably maintain agriculture productivity
The intersection of agriculture and the environment has been a centuries-long challenge, compelling the use of sustainable agricultural practices in the last several decades to minimize environmental impacts. Several technologies have arisen to help increase sustainability on farms. One of the most promising categories of technologies of this decade for improving agricultural production across the…
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Bio-Agriculture: A Sustainable Solution to Global Food Challenge
Courtesy: AgFunder “There is a need to revisit the concept of mother nature to respect natural resources and use them judiciously while utilizing precision and agtech to obtain maximum output. Agriculture today has to be sustainable, efficient, farmer-centric, satisfactory to consumers, and environmentally friendly; bio-ag, precision ag, agtech, and biotech all have to go hand…
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BioAg World Congress 2023 Reflection
By Daren Coppock, President & CEO Agricultural Retailers Association In early May, I had the privilege of representing Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) in two international meetings – the BioAg Global conference in Brazil and Congreso de Distribuidores del Agro (CDA) in Argentina. It’s always instructive to share information with international peers. Ag Retail Insights from…
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The mode of action of seaweed based plant biostimulants
Recent insights into the mode of action of seaweed-based plant biostimulants In this white paper, the European Biostimulants Industry Council (EBIC) reviews the science on the mode of action of seaweed-based plant biostimulants. Contrary to earlier hypotheses, recent research has shown that the effects of seaweed extracts on plants and their metabolism appear to be…