Lauren Milligan

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LATAM Regulatory Shifts and Their Impact on Agriculture

1 week ago | agribusinessglobal.com | Lauren Milligan |Renee Targos

LATAM Regulatory Shifts and Their Impact on Agriculture As new leaders take charge in Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil, significant regulatory changes are reshaping the agricultural landscape, writes Alexandre Quesada in a recent issue of AgriBusiness Global Direct.
AgriBusiness Global Announces 2025 Visionary Award Winners

2 weeks ago | agribusinessglobal.com | Renee Targos |Lauren Milligan |Matt Hopkins

AgriBusiness Global Announces 2025 Visionary Award Winners AgriBusiness Global announces 20 leaders selected as the 2025 AgriBusiness Global Visionary Award winners. From approximately 200 nominations, these leaders were chosen based on their unique vision, ability to innovate in challenging times, and ability to inspire others to make improvements for the crop protection, biologicals, plant health, and ag tech global markets.
UK National Action Plan Overlooks Biologicals - WBF Urges Regulatory Reform

2 weeks ago | agribusinessglobal.com | Renee Targos |Lauren Milligan |Matt Hopkins

UK National Action Plan Overlooks Biologicals – WBF Urges Regulatory Reform The UK Government’s revised National Action Plan (NAP) for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (2025) was published to reduce pesticide risk and promote more sustainable crop protection practices. However, for the World BioProtection Forum (WBF) — the voice of the biologicals industry—this plan represents a critical missed opportunity.
Sustainable Podcast: AgriThority’s Luke Samuel Discusses Three Actions Biological Companies Often Miss in Bringing Products to Market

2 weeks ago | agribusinessglobal.com | Lauren Milligan |Renee Targos

Sustainable by AgriBusiness Global talked with Luke Samuel, Manager of Development Services Technology for AgriThority about the industry alignment of stage-to-gate steps and language as exemplified in the Ag PlayBook and what mistakes biological companies do when taking a product to market. *This is a partial and edited transcript of the podcast interview. ABG: What are three mistakes you see happening for innovative biological companies wanting to bring products to market?
Nouryon Launches Advanced Tank Mix Adjuvant

2 weeks ago | agribusinessglobal.com | Lauren Milligan |Matt Hopkins

Nouryon has announced the launch of Adsee Flex 960 at the ISAA Symposium 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, held from April 6-11, 2025. This latest innovation for crop protection is a patented technology designed for tank mix solutions utilizing an optimized blend of surfactants and colloidal silica. This unique blend boosts the performance of pesticide applications, offering enhanced deposition, adhesion, and rainfastness of active ingredients to the target.
CPDA’s Terry Kippley Gives Update on ESA, American Relief Act and Collaboration As the New Currency

3 weeks ago | agribusinessglobal.com | Lauren Milligan

CPDA’s Terry Kippley Gives Update on ESA, American Relief Act and Collaboration As the New Currency As the ag industry navigates regulatory changes and evolving technologies, the Council of Producers & Distributors of Agrotechnology (CPDA) is taking a proactive, solutions-focused approach.
Futureco Bioscience, Sumitomo Corporation Sign Global Agreement to Advance New Biological Crop Protection Technology

3 weeks ago | agribusinessglobal.com | Lauren Milligan |Matt Hopkins

In a strategic move to advance sustainable agriculture and biological innovation, Futureco Bioscience, a Spanish biotechnology manufacturer specializing in environmentally responsible crop protection and biostimulation, has signed a global evaluation with licensing option agreement with Sumitomo Corporation, one of the world’s largest integrated trading companies.
Delivering Value to Accelerate AgTech Innovations at Scale

3 weeks ago | globalagtechinitiative.com | Lauren Milligan |Matt Hopkins

Editor’s note: “Cultivating Tomorrow” is a special series on CropLife.com that shares insights from C-suite executives at leading AgTech companies, presented by AgTech PR. Its aim is to highlight the experiences of AgTech leaders driving agricultural transformation today. In this installment, Carl Cox, CEO at PowerPollen, says AgTech companies must apply data and insights in a more surgical fashion – rather than a one-size-fits-all. There are many uncertainties in agriculture.
China's Transformation in Agrochemical Innovation

1 month ago | agribusinessglobal.com | Lauren Milligan |Renee Targos

China’s Transformation in Agrochemical Innovation In a recent issue of AgriBusiness Global DIRECT, David Li of SPM Biosciences explores the evolving landscape of China’s crop protection industry.
AI in Agriculture Advancing Rapidly

1 month ago | globalagtechinitiative.com | Lauren Milligan |Ron Baruchi |Matt Hopkins

In late January, a Chinese company introduced the world to its newest artificial intelligence (AI) product, writes Editor Eric Sfiligoj at CropLife. Called DeepSeek, this program was reportedly as advanced as existing AI programs but had been developed at a fraction of the cost. Almost immediately, the stocks for U.S. technology companies with AI systems plunged in market value, temporarily sending financial shockwaves throughout the nation’s economy.