Agricultural Biologicals
Our agricultural biologicals platform includes products that are derived from natural materials or use naturally occurring processes to provide a benefit to crop production.
This platform includes the work we’re doing as part of the BioAg Alliance, which uses biological products to improve plant health and protect against pests.
It also consists of the research we’re conducting as part of our BioDirect™ technology product pipeline, which taps into natural processes for pest and disease control.
The BioAg™ Alliance
Our collaboration with Novozymes aims to meet on-farm needs today and in the future. It focuses on developing biological products that can complement or replace traditional methods of plant production and protection. Biological products, microbials in particular, offer real benefits such as improving nutrient uptake, promoting growth and yield, and providing insect control and disease protection.
The BioAg Alliance combines Novozymes’ industry-leading expertise in the discovery, formulation, and fermentation of microbes with our extensive field testing experience, precision data science, understanding of the challenges of crop production, and established commercial distribution network.
The BioAg™ Alliance
Our collaboration with Novozymes aims to meet on-farm needs today and in the future. It focuses on developing biological products that can complement or replace traditional methods of plant production and protection. Biological products, microbials in particular, offer real benefits such as improving nutrient uptake, promoting growth and yield, and providing insect control and disease protection.
The BioAg Alliance combines Novozymes’ industry-leading expertise in the discovery, formulation, and fermentation of microbes with our extensive field testing experience, precision data science, understanding of the challenges of crop production, and established commercial distribution network.
BioDirect™ Technology
Using our understanding of pest and plant genomes, we’re able to precisely focus our efforts on developing products derived from a natural process to protect plants and beneficial species from pests and disease.
We are working to develop products under a BioDirect technology umbrella that is derived from a process called ribonucleic acid (RNA) interference, or RNAi, to manage the production of a specific protein in its target. RNAi is a natural process cells use to turn down, or suppress the activity of specific genes. The accuracy and specificity of this biological solution is expected to help protect crops from insects, disease, and weeds, while sustaining an environment that supports beneficial insects and wildlife. The technology is also expected to help protect honey bees from the Varroa destructor mite, the primary threat to hive health and survival.
BioDirect™ Technology
Using our understanding of pest and plant genomes, we’re able to precisely focus our efforts on developing products derived from a natural process to protect plants and beneficial species from pests and disease.
We are working to develop products under a BioDirect technology umbrella that is derived from a process called ribonucleic acid (RNA) interference, or RNAi, to manage the production of a specific protein in its target. RNAi is a natural process cells use to turn down, or suppress the activity of specific genes. The accuracy and specificity of this biological solution is expected to help protect crops from insects, disease, and weeds, while sustaining an environment that supports beneficial insects and wildlife. The technology is also expected to help protect honey bees from the Varroa destructor mite, the primary threat to hive health and survival.