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Pro Farm Group Brings New Pest Management Tools to California Farmers
February 20, 2026
DAVIS, Calif. (Date, 2025) —
California fruit and vegetable growers have two new Integrated Pest Management (IPM) tools available to them for effective and sustainable pest management in a variety of specialty crops with the granting of labels for Arino™ insecticide/nematicide and Bronte™ insecticide/nematicide.
EPA Recognizes Pro Farm Group for Designing Safer, Degradable Crop Protection Chemical
RinoTec technology yields more effective protection for crops, lowers impact on humans and the environment
June 5, 2025
DAVIS, Calif. (Date, 2025) — Pro Farm Group has received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) coveted Green Chemistry Challenge Award for Design of Safer and Degradable Chemicals.
The award follows the development of RinoTec™ technology, a biocontrol agent produced from a novel bacterial organism…
Pro Farm Group Launches ARINO™ Insecticide/Nematicide to Protect Potatoes from Soil-Dwelling Pests
May 5, 2025
Pro Farm Group introduces ARINO™ insecticide/nematicide for the management of nematodes and wireworms in potatoes, onions and other bulb and tuberous vegetables.
Sustainable Winegrowing Podcast: Integrating Biological Solutions
Sustainable Winegrowing Podcast Interview with Robert Blundell & Nevada Smith
May 1, 2025
DAVIS, Calif. — As biological technologies advance, many growers are exploring how to integrate them into their farming operations. Nevada Smith and Robert Blundell highlight the role of biological pesticides and biofertilizers in sustainable winegrowing.
Nematicides New and Noteworthy: Label and Registration Updates for Nematicides in Sweetpotato
Arino™ Insecticide/Nematicide Receives State Registration in North Carolina
April 14, 2025
Dr. Adrienne Gorny, Extension Specialist (Nematology) & Assistant Profession —The nematicide ArinoTM from ProFarm Group received North Carolina state registration for sweetpotato application. This bacterial agent-based nematicide, part of ProFarm Group’s RinoTec™ Technology, is classified by the EPA as a reduced-risk, tolerance exempt nematicide, insecticide, and miticide. In addition to sweetpotatoes, the label also includes several other vegetables such as Irish potato, carrot and onion.
Insect and Disease Report: Pest Pressures Continue to Create Challenges for Growers, Retailers
CropLife Article Provides Industry Insight for U.S. Growers
April 14, 2025
Dan Jacobs, Senior Editor and Production Manager for CropLife — History, knowledge and maybe a little bit of luck.
Planning how to treat insect and disease pressures is an ongoing and difficult task for retailers and their grower-customers. The myriad variables that influence pest infestations are hard, if not impossible, to predict. The 2025 season will be no different[…]
RinoTec™ Technology Offers New Biocontrol for Corn, Potatoes, Specialty Crops
Successful Farming Interview with Abele and Mueller During Commodity Classic 2025
April 4, 2025
Denver, Colo. — Pro Farm Group’s RinoTec Technology, now EPA-registered, is a biocontrol agent designed to combat foliar and soil-borne insect pests. Derived from fermented microbes, RinoTec offers farmers a natural, practical, and stable pest management solution with no special handling requirements..
Pro Farm Group Introduces ARINO™ Insecticide/Nematicide for use in Potatoes
Product stops root feeding of costly below-ground pests in potatoes, onions and other bulb and tuberous vegetables
March 21, 2025
DAVIS, Calif. — Pro Farm Group introduces ARINO™ insecticide/nematicide, for the management of nematodes and wireworms in potatoes, onions and other bulb and tuberous vegetables. Arino is powered by RinoTec™ technology, a novel biocontrol agent that stops root feeding of plant-parasitic nematodes, wireworms, white grubs and other costly pests. RinoTec has received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency registration, and Arino is being used in on-farm demonstrations during the 2025 growing season.
RinoTec™ Technology from Pro Farm Group Granted EPA Registration
Novel insecticide/nematicide technology stops costly foliar and below-ground pests in row and specialty crops, including corn, potatoes, tree nuts and vegetables
March 18, 2025
DAVIS, Calif. — Pro Farm Group announces that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved registration of RinoTec™ Technology. Discovered and developed by ProFarm scientists, RinoTec is a novel biocontrol agent that demonstrates strong activity against plant-parasitic nematodes, wireworms, whitefly, thrips, mites, lepidopterans, corn rootworm, and other costly foliar and soilborne pests. RinoTec is exempt from residue tolerance requirements, reflecting the EPA’s assessment of its negligible risk to human health and non-target organisms.
Pro Farm Group Introduces Novel Insecticide/Nematicide Technology
March 2, 2025
DAVIS, Calif. — Pro Farm Group introduces RinoTec™ Technology, a novel bacterial agent that demonstrates strong activity against plant-parasitic nematodes, wireworms, whitefly, thrips, mites, lepidopterans, including western corn rootworm, and other costly foliar and below-ground pests. It will be available for use in products for row and specialty crops, including corn, potatoes, tree nuts and vegetables, pending final U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state registrations.