- CropDesign issued broad United States cell cycle
patent covering technology for plant growth and
development.
CropDesign N.V. (Gent, Belgium; +32-9-241-50-80) announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued the company a broad patent in the area of plant cell cycle technology. Cell cycle is the control mechanism that regulates cell division, the fundamental means by which organisms grow and propagate. The patent ......
- AT CLOSING NEWS.
Rawhide Holdings Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, L.P., a private equity fund affiliated with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc., has reached an agreement to acquire the stock of packer IBP, Inc., Dakota Dunes, S.D. Once the purchase is completed in early 2001, DLJ Merchant ......
- Serendipity, Science Lead to New Biotechnologies
Often the key to scientific discovery is serendipity. "A number of years ago, the major [agricultural] chemical companies searched for a broad acting compound that would increase [crop] productivity and ended up with very specific compounds that had very limited use," noted John McIntyre, president and CEO of Emerald BioAgriculture ......
- United Phosphorus Inc.
United Phosphorus Inc. (UPI) hires Jeff Allison and Ralph Schultheis in expansion of its post-patent crop protection business. Allison is named director, Specialty Products. He will be responsible for the company's turf and ornamental, vegetation management, and pest-control operator segments. Prior to joining UPI, Allison served as vice president of ......
- Dow AgroSciences LLC.
Robert Stewart is promoted by Dow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, to manage the U.S. Ag Northern and Southern communications efforts. Stewart will work with Dow AgroSciences' communications agency, Bader Rutter & Associates, and the company's communications specialists in the creation and execution of brand messaging and tactics for its portfolio of ......
- The crop input supply powerhouse.
Headquartered in the Twin Cities' southern suburb of Inver Grove Heights, MN, Agriliance LLC was formed a short six years ago (see time line, page 11) but its marketplace already includes much of North America. Currently about 70 percent of the company's revenue comes from its wholesale operations, 30 percent ......
- 2004 North American ag communications
agencies.
It is time again for Agri Marketing magazine's annual listing of agricultural communications agencies throughout North America. Agencies supplying financial documentation have their figures listed in bold typeface. If an area of a listing is left blank, or a category is not included, the agency has chosen not to report ......