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Columbia, MD, May 26, 2020– Certis USA, the leader in biopesticides, today announced its hiring of Dr. Karla Medina-Ortega as Field Development Manager. In this role, she will oversee Certis USA product development and technical support activities ...
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Columbia, MD, April 27, 2020– Certis USA, the leader in biopesticides, today announced Matt Hostetler has joined as Central Plains Regional Manager. Hostetler will be responsible for the sales and marketing of the company’s biopesticide products in ...
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Columbia, MD, March 30, 2020– ManKocide®, a leading fungicide/bactericide for control of Alternaria, powdery mildew and blight has been approved for use on all tree nut crops by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. CDPR announced the ...
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Columbia, MD, March 18, 2020– Growers who have long heralded the broad usability and proven results of Certis USA’s polyoxin D zinc salt fungicide OSO® with use in conventional agricultural production can now rely on the biopesticide for use on all ...
Click here to read more...Columbia, MD, Feb. 10, 2020– Certis USA today announced that President and CEO, Jow-Lih Su, PhD will transition his duties this year after nearly 20 years building Certis USA into one of the world’s leading biopesticides companies. Amy O’Shea, a ...
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Columbia, MD, January 8, 2020– Certis USA announces the addition of Jason Downs as the newest member of the biopesticide leader’s team of experienced sales representatives. Downs will service customers as the Sales Manager, Mountain Region that ...
Click here to read more...COLUMBIA, MD., November 11, 2019 – Certis USA announces the addition of Dr. Jose Carvalho as a Regional Representative for Certis businesses in Europe and Middle East. In this position, Dr. Carvalho will provide regulatory, commercial and technical ...
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COLUMBIA, MD., August 19, 2019 – Growers who have come to rely on the consistent performance of Requiem® insecticide products to control sucking pests across several crops will now benefit from distribution of the latest product—Requiem® ...
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COLUMBIA, MD., July 16, 2019 – Certis USA, the leader in biopesticides, today announced new citrus canker fighting technology to combat bacterial diseases and antibiotic resistance in citrus. AgriPhage™ Citrus Canker is the only citrus canker ...
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COLUMBIA, MD., July 8, 2019 – Certis USA, the leader in biopesticides, has expanded their portfolio of effective insect bait products with the introduction of Firefighter™ Fire Ant Bait, a spinosad product with an innovative mode of action that ...
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Certis USA annually donates proceeds from its top citrus products to fund research conducted by the Citrus Research and Development Foundation. The 2019 “Certis for Citrus” $20,000 donation was presented by Dr. Michael Dimock, Certis USA ...
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COLUMBIA, MD—April 29, 2019—OmniLytics, Inc. in coordination with Certis USA has announced a groundbreaking new tool in the fight against fire blight (Erwinia amylovara), releasing AgriPhage™-Fire Blight for targeted use on apple and pear crops in ...
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Certis USA, the biopesticide company, introduces Homeplate®, an OMRI listed, non-selective, broad-spectrum, fatty acid, burndown herbicide that works as a foliar contact spray to control a wide variety of weeds. Homeplate is a non-systemic Total ...
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Kyle E. Beery, Ph.D., joins Certis USA as Director of Manufacturing for the biopesticide company, assuming the responsibilities to provide strategic, operation, and process engineering support to Certis manufacturing facilities and capital ...
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Our product line features the broadest OMRI-listed biological offerings in the industry. More than 30 of our products are OMRI-listed, National Organic Program (NOP) approved and most are residue exempt. But our biopesticides are not solely used on organic acres. Most of our products are used by growers of conventionally produced agricultural crops.
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Certis USA’s fermentation facility in Wasco, CA has been actively producing biopesticides for more than 50 years. Approximately 60 people work at the facility to produce the organically certified products sold by Certis USA and its tolling customers. Through its renovations over the years, the facility has been awarded many efficiency awards and certifications.
Everyone is leaping onto the Biopesticide bandwagon. And, for good reasons. Although biopesticides are less than 5 percent of the global crop protection market, the estimated market for biopesticides worldwide in 2015 was estimated to be $2.7 billion. The market is conservatively estimated to grow 14 to 17 percent annually and is projected to reach $4.1 billion in 2018. It is the fastest growing segment in crop protection.
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