
The EU is considering the adoption of stringent pesticide residue standards for greasy wool, which may either confer market access or price advantages to those who stick to the guidelines.

Following work with the Department of Primary Industry, Victoria, Bioglobal has launched a new attract and kill product for the beetle which attacks peaches and apricots causing significant damage before harvest. The technology consists of an insect trap (ATTRACT’EM™) plus insect and plant smells (BEETLEJUICE™) which attracts the beetle.

Ever wondered why cereal always comes in plastic bags inside the box?
US FDA testing once uncovered PCBs leaching into wheat cereal by contact with its package, a box made of recycled paper that contained the cancer-causing pollutant.

The practice of mulesing sheep is in focus as a result of the animal activist group ‘People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ (PETA) trying to have Australian wool rejected by USA and European retailers.
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Bioglobal is investigating potential opportunities for its LuciTrap blowfly technology for fly suppression.

While there is considerable debate on global warming and the causes of climate change, for Bioglobal the results are obvious and commercially beneficial. Whereas traditionally in many climes only one generation of pest occurs in crops, global warming has brought an increase in generations per season in those affected areas, with potential to inflict more damage on crops i.e. to create bigger markets for clean and green agricultural products.

Bioglobal has become one of the first companies to have an agricultural bio-chemical technology accepted for trial in China. The technology aims to combat moth pest damage to a horticultural crop without leaving chemical residues. The trial commenced in March 2008, and complements the Chinese strategy and priority of adopting clean and green management of food production.

Bioglobal hosted a delegation from Maanshan’s Special Economic Zone at QDPI headquarters in October 2006. Discussions centred on creating a pathway into China for new technologies in the agribusiness sector, including market support, training, technical transfer and accreditation of IPM (Integrated Pest Management) strategies.
Bioglobal is positioning itself now for future market entry into China, as food pesticide residues are a mounting problem for export and domestic consumption.

The European Union is revising its chemicals policy to improve the testing of chemical substances before putting them on the market. Currently, around 30,000 chemicals are used in all kind of products without ever having undergone serious public testing. Worries over the impact of these chemicals on the environment and public health have led to this revision.

Bioglobal has put in place exclusive product distribution agreements with two major agri-chemical marketers: Wilbur-Ellis Company (WECO) in the U.S.A. and Tsunami Crop Care (Pty) Ltd (Tsunami) for Southern Africa. Highlights of the WECO Agreement: