Top Organic Biocontrol and Biofertility Solutions in Canada 2026

Top Organic Biocontrol and Biofertility solutions are all biologicals used to meet crop protection and soil fertility needs. The biocontrol products are used to manage a range of pests and diseases (particularly soilborne); the biofertility products are used to support soil biology and nutrient availability. They are very different in both their mode of action and their make-up from conventional chemical inputs. Some of the technologies are based on plant material, some on microorganisms and some on organic materials to support soil processes. Performance will be a function of the formulation, the application situation, the soil and the crop. They are products that farmers will be looking at as potential inputs into their integrated crop management and soil fertility programs.

Demand for the top organic biocontrol and biofertility products is absolutely up. It's a direct result of the desire to have an alternative to the chemicals and practices that we all know and loathe. There's a real desire to be able to manage pests and disease in a way that will allow us to maintain our crop production and our soil health over the long term. The regulatory environment is a big driver of this as well, with increasing restrictions on certain synthetic inputs. Of course,e sustainability on its own won't get you the uptake you need. You have to be able to show the grower that the biological product will actually solve their problem in the field. You have to be able to show it works in the field; you have to be able to show it's practical to apply, ly and you have to be able to show it's actually available to them.

Farmers looking at Top Organic's Biocontrol and Biofertility solutions should be looking at the problem they're trying to solve, the field evidence, the registration and the compatibility with their own production systems. With the Biocontrol products,cts you need to have some evidence that they actually work against the pest or disease you're trying to control. With the Biofertility products, you're going to need to look at the soil type, the crop requirements and what contribution they're going to make to the soil biological activity. You need to check the registration of the product, what it's registered for and the application instructions in your area. Field trials, independent assessments and consistent availability of the product will all be useful in deciding to buy. You can't just go on the results from one crop, one location and one season.

Top Organic Biocontrol and Biofertility Solutions require both performance trials and regulatory progress before they can be widely adopted. Performance trials are absolutely vital in order to allow researchers and growers to assess the performance of a product against an untreated control under the actual growing conditions of the trial. The results of such trials will of course vary according to the weather, the soil, the disease pressure and the crop management. Regulatory bodies will of course have their own assessment of the registration requirements and the permitted uses. A positive trial result in no way implies that the product will be available commercially or that it will be approved in all markets. The manufacturer will also have to go through the process of establishing a reliable production and supply chain and distribution arrangements. It will be these latter steps which will ultimately determine whether a very promising biological technology can go from the lab to the field.

Agri Business Review recognized MustGrow Biologics Corp. as a Top Organic Biocontrol and Biofertility Solutions provider in Canada for 2026. Their mustard-based technologies are designed to address two very different needs via TerraMG and TerraSante, respectively. TerraMG is a biocontrol technology that uses naturally occurring mustard compounds to manage certain soil-borne pests and diseases. TerraSante is an organic material that is designed to support the soil microflora and nutrient availability. Field trials have shown a reduction in clubroot resting spores and root gall severity in treated canola. The Bayer agreement also supports the development and regulatory work on mustard-based soil biocontrol technologies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

MustGrow's approach is to take the chemistry of mustard seed and extract the agricultural application from it. TerraMG combines sinigrin with the enzyme myrosinase to produce allyl isothiocyanate, which has biocidal properties. TerraSante takes a very different approach in that it supplies the soil with proteins and carbohydrates,s which in turn become the food for the soil microbes. The company is currently in the process of running field trials, securing registrations and building commercial partnerships for both of these technologies. TerraSante is registered for sale in a number of US states, es whereas TerraMG is still in the development phase in North America. The difference is that development-stage crop protection technology is not the same as a product that is registered and available for sale.