Ankeny, IA: Albaugh, LLC, announced that they are launching a new biological seed treatment platform that includes a broad portfolio of highly effective and proven biological seed treatments. Albaugh, LLC are a leading provider of crop protection products and seed treatment technology.

To enhance performance and grower return on investment when combined with traditional synthetic seed treatment chemistries, the new BIOST™ biological seed treatment platform will deliver a broad portfolio of biological seed treatments that have been tested.

“We are excited about launching BIOST™ to the seed treatment industry as the first complete biological seed treatment platform. At Albaugh, we are committed to delivering innovative seed treatment technology that demonstrates performance, user-friendly products priced to provide a good return on investment. The BIOST™ platform of biological products will be used to enhance our current portfolio of synthetic chemistries and will raise the bar in seed treatment performance for our customers,” said Chris Zita, Albaugh’s Director of Seed Treatments, North America.

Chad W. Shelton, Albaugh’s Director of Global Proprietary Products stated, “Albaugh is committed to the sound science that helped establish this exciting new biological seed treatment platform and to help the seed industry and growers capture the benefits of biological seed treatment products.”

He also said that, the BIOST™ brand will provide the seed treatment industry and growers with a broad portfolio of biological products that have been selected and tested by Albaugh based on field performance and grower return on investment.

Jay Stroh, Albaugh’s Biological Seed Treatment Lead/Key Account Manager added, “Our goal three years ago was to identify a wide array of biological seed treatment active ingredients and bring them under one umbrella brand for our customers to access and supply to the market. The BIOST™ biological seed treatment platform is the result of this vision to help simplify the access to and selection of high-performing biological seed treatment products.”

David H. Long, Ph.D., Albaugh’s Seed Treatment Technical Manager stated that, after several years of product evaluation, the BIOST™ biological seed treatment platform will be launched in 2017.