A global biological controls company has purchased a Redding, California-based insectary that specializes in raising beneficial and predatory insects used for natural crop protection and pest control. Through its U.S. subsidiary, Biobest USA, Biobest Group NV, a Belgium-based company focused on pollination and biological controls, has acquired all shares of Beneficial Insectary, a large-scale, independent
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Hemp industry advocates have long heralded the sustainable benefits of hemp production and the crop?s ability to right past wrongs by replenishing the soil and by extension, the earth. But hemp is still a crop that needs water and nutrients. Hemp attracts pests and is getting attention among traditional commodity farmers as a potentially lucrative