Vivagro Partnering with Envu to Bring New Protection Solution to Golf and Sports Turf Markets Across Europe

Vivagro, a plant-protection innovator for the agricultural market, today announced an exclusive partnership with Envu, a global environmental science company providing forwardthinking innovations that protect and enhance the health of environments around the world, to develop a new biorational solution for the golf and sports turf markets.

Biorationals are derived from natural sources and designed to target specific pests while minimizing ecological impact. Vivagro, a company specialized in the development of innovative bio-based products, aims to expand its technologies into complementary markets and has therefore initiated a collaboration with Envu to develop a solution for controlling dollar spot and snow mold, while enhancing their turf management portfolio.

“As a company committed to balancing the needs of both our customers and nature, Envu is always on the lookout for new innovations that effectively get the job done with minimal impact,” said Bernard Jacqmin, chief innovation and regulatory officer at Envu. “We’re thrilled to work alongside Vivagro to bring greenskeepers and sports turf managers an exciting new biorational fungicide that will meet both of those criteria with impressive results.”

Envu approached Vivagro because of the company’s expertise in plant protection, its effective solutions, and its commitment to the environment.

“We believe in the power of biorational solutions and see them as the future of pest management,” said Fabrice Lemarchand, managing director with Vivagro. “We were interested when Envu approached us and are happy to partner to bring our technology to other markets, like turf management, where it can make a meaningful contribution to new ground in protecting plants in a sustainable way.”

“This development supports our strategy to accelerate growth in complementary new markets alongside a specialist like Envu,” added Mélanie Corre, global marketing manager for Vivagro.

Envu has an exclusive agreement with Vivagro and has already done extensive development work with the technology, including conducting over 30 field trials across Europe.

“This new biorational fungicide is showing very promising results compared to both traditional and natural alternatives, ” said Sophie Beillon, senior product manager for Envu in EMEA and LATAM. “We look forward to bringing it to greenskeepers and turf managers across Europe in the months and years ahead to help keep their turf healthy and playable.”

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