Biologicals have grown in terms of market acceptance, but questions regarding how they get used in crop fields remain.
Strong adoption meets emerging innovation as RNAi, peptides, and bionematicides reshape growth opportunities in U.S. crop protection.
Major crop protection leaders accelerate biological investments, acquisitions, and launches, signaling biopesticides’ shift from niche solutions to mainstream growth drivers worldwide.
Learn how the biosolutions company is working with natural-derived ingredients to improve drone application work.
Food company investments and grower acceptance have fed the sector’s growth, while smart technologies also bear watching.
Despite being the largest sector within the biologicals category, experts say biostimulants still have something to prove with users.
Biologicals are definitely gaining momentum across many parts of the agricultural world, but row crop usage remains an issue.
Two certification programs amp up growers’ trust in biologicals by vetting products.
The agency will now initiate the final phase in its regulatory review, allowing stakeholders 15 days to provide feedback before finalizing its regulatory decision.
Over the past year, market penetration for biologicals among ag retailers and their grower-customers has definitely improved.
Market watchers say the factors that worked in the segment’s favor in 2024 remain in 2025, with a few new variables getting added into the mix.
Improved and verifiable product performance and a better understanding of how biopesticides work are generating more interest and ongoing adoption.
Advances in soil testing technologies have introduced innovative methods that go beyond traditional nutrient analysis, offering deeper insights into soil structure, biology, and chemistry.
Retailers play a pivotal role in promoting biostimulants to end users, contributing to the widespread adoption of these beneficial agricultural products.
Leading biologicals providers weigh in on the factors that are influencing the market and what the retailer’s role is in ensuring success with these vital inputs.
It’s good to see this promising category taking the steps needed to address some of its trust issues, one product at a time, says Editor Eric Sfiligoj.
Experts expect big things for biologicals in row crops — once the product choices are perfected.
The program was created to give ag retailers and growers confidence when choosing which product they use, said TFI CEO Corey Rosenbusch at a recent ceremony.
According to this year’s biological survey, the category continues to gain market ground with ag retailers and growers in some sectors, not so much in others.