Media Coverage
See the latest coverage of Agricen, our technologies and our team in the news.
July 2020
Agribusiness Global - "Biostimulants Continue Their Meteoric Rise"
"Many biostimulants can affect multiple plant processes, so while we can narrow down the mode of action and the ultimate benefit, we need to continue to discover how biostimulants interact with each other and other tank mix partners.”
April 2020
Prairie Farmer - "The Right Soil Nutrients for Every Acre from Nutrien Ag Solutions"
"Loveland Products designed an enhanced efficiency line, to help release more nutrients in a plant-available form. TITAN XC is one of these products impregnated on dry phosphorous and potassium blends, EXTRACT with liquid programs and ACCOMPLISH LM with starter programs."
March 2020
AgriNews - "Idle Acres at Risk: Fallow Syndrome Reduces Soil Health"
"Brian Cornelious, Agricen director of applied sciences, said unplanted acres are susceptible to fallow syndrome — primarily defined as a phosphorous deficiency — that reduces an important fungi in the soil."
March 2020
CropLife - "Regulatory Harmony Tops Most Pressing Issues for Biostimulants Market"
John Wolf, Senior Director of Innovation, Agricen [says] “Today’s companies are using science and technology to formulate biostimulants that can induce superior plant responses with greater nutrient-use efficiency and sustainability.”
October 2019
CropLife - "How Biologicals Offer Opportunity Amid Tough Year in Agriculture"
John Wolf, Senior Director of Innovation, Agricen (Plano, TX) [says] “There are still big regulatory questions related to biologicals and biostimulants. Where do they fit? How are we defining them? How should they be regulated at the federal and state levels? All of these questions are actively under discussion right now among the government, industry, and other stakeholders."
March 2019
CropLife - "Biostimulants Raring for Regulation"
Eighteen manufacturers, upon being asked to name their most pressing concern, almost unanimously cite the absence of a legal definition of plant biostimulants...John Wolf, Senior Director of Innovation, Agricen [says] “The 2018 Farm Bill was an important milestone in creating a process to reach standards for biostimulant technology, but much more effort remains ahead to reach a consensus on national requirements.”
January 2018
Forbes - "How the AgTech Investment Boom Will Create a Wave of Agriculture Unicorns"
With the microbials segment supplanting digital agriculture as the hot subsector, these technologies will face the challenge of translating from the lab and greenhouse to the field. As is often the case in agtech, the “devil is in the data.” Can these companies prove their thesis and claims on yield and efficacy where it counts? Established players like Agricen...are getting in on the action.
December 2017
AgriBusiness Global - "Biostimulant Growth Prompts Need for Intellectual Property Rights"
“Under the current U.S. regulatory framework, biostimulants are sold as low-analysis fertilizers, soil amendments, or ‘other beneficial substances,’” says Michael Totora, President & CEO of Agricen. “The use of the word ‘biostimulant’ is not allowed on the label...Along with our sister company Agricen Sciences, R&D is a priority for us as we develop new technologies."
November 2017
Growing Produce - "Biostimulants Making Big Strides as It Seeks Organization"
Dr. Brian Cornelious, Director of Applied Science for Agricen, headed up an educational session focused on the basics of biostimulants and how they fit in specialty crops. With the biostimulants market expected to grow to $2.5 billion by 2021, Cornelious said it is important for the sector to organize and develop protocols for managing itself and future growth.
June 2017
Iowa Agribusiness Radio - "Why Side-dressing Pays Off"
With concerns about nutrient loss this year, [EXTRACT PBA] may be helpful in improving yields in soybeans. Lay told Hoosier Ag Today that, when used with a pre-plant herbicide or fertilizer application, “We have seen a consistent 4 bpa advantage.”