Innovation Islands: How to Foster Growth in Biological Products

A scenic view of a modern cable-stayed bridge stretching across a valley with green hills in the background. The image contains bold black text that reads "How to Foster Growth in Biological Products" which refers to an upcoming session at World Agri-Tech San Francisco during which Gloverson Moro, Ph.D. of AgriThority® will present on breaking down innovation islands and fostering growth in biological products.

Innovation islands occur when novel agricultural technologies become isolated to specific regions or geographies due to regulatory complexities and challenges, inconsistencies or lack of formal definitions around technologies, and/or lack of stakeholder adoption due to lack of communication or proof of performance within an IPM. Breaking down innovation islands is necessary to foster growth in […]

Optimize R&D to Ensure New Biological Products Gain Adoption

AgriThority® leaders Jerry Duff, Ignacio Colonna and Gloverson Moro, Ph.D. walking through a field of crops.

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Driving the Success and Commercial Viability of Biologicals on Farm

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A Disciplined Stage Gate Development Process for Your Ag Innovation is Critical

Arrow illustration of the stages of the AgriThority® Prescriptive Response Development Service.

James Baker famously said, “Prior preparation prevents poor performance.” Innovative researchers around the world are generating new scientific and creative concepts to potentially improve production agriculture. However, even the most brilliant new concepts may not become viable commercial products. Proper development is as much about process as it is about science. It’s imperative to develop […]

Expand Cultivar Testing Beyond Traditional Regions for More Value

Picture of field depicting camelina trials

Plant breeding is one of the agriculture cornerstones. New hybrids and varieties with superior performance and carrying novel traits are fundamental to meet the challenges of producing food, feed, fiber and fuel. The development of new germplasm has to balance yield, quality and sustainability, as well as generate benefits to farmers, consumers and the environment. […]

Eight Agriculture Trends to Watch in 2023

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As we start looking toward 2023, we are evaluating what next year will bring. As always in agriculture, the cyclical seasonality can sometimes make each new year feel similar to the last. Although there are certainly some trends we see continuing from 2022, we also see new trends on the horizon for agriculture in 2023. […]

Key Considerations When Analyzing Markets

Analyzing markets: Gloverson Moro, Jerry Duff, and Ignacio Colonna standing in a vineyard

Developing new agricultural technologies is exciting and challenging. But, in your excitement about the technology and all it can do, defining your target market and the product positioning is one of the very first steps of a sound development plan. Having a wide view with insights into which markets and where the technology fits is […]

Three Trends in European Agriculture

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Like most agricultural conferences in the 21st century, sustainability was a hot topic at World AgriTech London in late September 2022. We see genome editing is more and more becoming a reality, along with precision agriculture, digital platforms, self-driving vehicles and drones. Genome editing is coming of age. We’re seeing it come up more and […]

10 Challenges for Innovations Entering New Markets

10 Challenges for New Innovations

Focus on the Development in the R&D efforts helps move technologies toward successful commercialization with consistency and efficiency.  To prepare a new product for any market requires as much disciplined development process as it does science.  To move into new markets with confidence and less risk, consider these recommendations from Gloverson Moro, CTO, AgriThority® .  […]

Why Disciplined Stage Gate Development Process is Critical

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Innovative researchers around the world are generating new scientific and creative concepts to potentially improve production agriculture. However, even the most brilliant new concepts may not become viable commercial products.   The movement from research into the early development phase starts with proving the product concept. The first steps should validate useful benefits and define the […]

Moving Biologicals from R to D

At the 2021 Biostimulants World Congress, Gloverson Moro, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, presented a poster on the topic “Moving Biologicals from R to D.” The poster focused on adopting a stage-gate process and technology transfer to better manage risks and resources.  Click the link or image to expand. When your agricultural technology is moving from Research into […]