Biostimulants focus day
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- 08:30
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- Biostimulants focus day registration opens
- 09:00
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- 09:10
- Chairperson's opening remarks
- 09:10
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- 09:35
- Developing collaborative strategies to improve the credibility of the industry Terry Stone - Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Sustainability, Agrinos
- Assessing industry driven initiatives and the latest regulatory developments
- Collaboration between industry and government agencies at a federal and state level
- What are the short, medium and long-term objectives and how can they be achieved?
- The inclusion of a biostimulants definition in the 2018 Farm Bill and what this means for the sector?
- 09:35
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- 10:00
- Understanding how microbial biostimulants work with fertilizers, the range of delivery mechanisms and benefits for growers Jane Fife - Chief Science Officer, 3Bar Biologics
- How can we make biological products more farm-friendly, easier to use, more efficient and affordable?
- Approaches for combining biologicals and synthetic products
- Novel delivery system involving on-site growth of microbes for just-in-time delivery
- Case study applying microbial biofertilizer using in-furrow delivery with starter fertilizers
- 10:00
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- 10:25
- Global perspective – What can be learnt from the Biostimulants sector in Europe?
- 10:25
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- 11:00
- Break
- 11:30
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- 12:00
- Latest regulatory developments in biostimulants: An EPA perspective
- 11:25
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- 11:50
- Biostimulant market development: The evolving role of biostimulants and progress to date Dan Custis - CEO, Advanced Biological Marketing
- 11:50
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- 12:15
- How soil microbes stimulate plant growth and health Prof. James White - Professor of Plant Pathology, Rutgers University
- Microbes as fertilizers and health enhancers of plants
- How plants use microbes to obtain soil nutrients in the ‘rhizophagy cycle’
- How microbes stimulate plant development, suppress pathogens and enhance oxidative stress tolerance of plants
- 12:15
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- 12:40
- Putting soil first Michael Warren - CEO, Earth Alive Clean Technologies
- Execution of the biological transformation
- Conforming to regulatory frameworks
- Change in culture and public perception
- 12:40
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- 13:40
- Lunch
- 13:40
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- 14:05
- Considering the perceptions of industry and end users on the current biostimulants market and future developments Glen Crowe - Director of Sales, Pathway Biologic
- 14:05
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- 14:30
- Assessing the different applications and prospects for the range of categories of biostimulants John D. Bailey - National Product Manager, Timac Agro
- Approaches to fundamental research – the importance of due diligence and scientific groundwork
- The importance of precision extraction and the chemistry of formulation
- Bringing consistent value to farmers using multiple modes of action
- Challenges facing further adoption of biostimulants in agriculture
- 14:30
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- 15:05
- The role of biostimulants in enhancing nutrient use efficiency of different crop plants Ryan Bond - Senior Director, Crop Protection & Nutrition Innovation, Nutrien Ag Solutions
- 15:05
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- 16:00
- Round table discussions
- 16:00
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- 16:10
- Closing remarks and end of Biostimulants Focus Day