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September 10, 2020. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia – Acadian Plant Health™ launches the Acadian Open Academy, a global network of experts to collaborate on the development of a portfolio of complete solutions for crop abiotic stress management. Adverse environmental conditions, such as drought, flood, heat and other stresses, affect food quality and crop yield more than […]

Bringing meat from farms to factories, grocery stores and then your dinner table produces a hefty carbon footprint. Meat production creates one-fifth of global emissions and the world’s cattle population produces more greenhouse gases than the United States population combined. More North Americans are trying to lower emissions by adopting eco-conscious, vegetarian or vegan diets, […]

How efficiently are crops using the water they receive? Growers want to know. Though plants are often tougher and more drought-resistant than we imagine, there are limits to their resilience. More frequent and longer periods of drought worldwide are placing an extra strain on plants’ ability to function at optimal levels, cutting into their performance […]

When placed under extreme abiotic stress, crops initiate self-preservation mode. They decrease transpiration and photosynthesis, and instead store water and vital nutrients in more essential parts of the plant. Though the plants now have a better chance of survival, their decreased growth and productivity can affect growers’ profits because the size, quality and yield of […]

There’s plenty of buzz in the agriculture world about biostimulants. Studies show that integrating our Ascophyllum nodosum-based crop inputs into standard crop care programs helps plants reach their full potential and can deliver visible benefits for both conventional and organic growers. Our seaweed extract biostimulants can maximize the efficiency of crop care programs, helping plants […]