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Concerns 8-Mar-13 SQM VITAS acquires AGLUKONs controlled release fertilizer technology and Plantacote Business

Overviews On March 8, 2013, SQM VITAS acquired from AGLUKON the Controlled Release Fertilizer (CRF) Technology, Plantacote Business and Brand name - SQM Vitas -- Will - build a global production facility in a strategically located port area in Western Europe, where SQM VITAS just recently acquired a long term concenssion -- This new Global Facility - will produce both premium and standard CRF's under the Plantacote brand name in order to supply worldwide customers, active in holticulture, turf, growing media and consumer markets -- Also finalizing - construction of a new WSNPK plant in Cadiz, Spain, during this semester -- With capacity of - 15,000 MT per year, will predominantly supply the fertigation and foliar application markets for the SQM and Roulier group of companies - Plantacote -- Highly efficient in nutrient utilization -- Besides economical aspect - Plantacote is environmentally friendly due to prevention of leaching, volatization and fixation of nutrients in the soils as well as the degradation of the coating by micro-oragnism after complete nut ient release -- Unique technology and quality standards make Plantacote very reliable for growing high-quality plants - AGLUKON Spezialdnger GmbH & Co. KG -- German family owned medium-sized company - active in the Specialty Fertilizer Business since more than 80 years and selling its prducts today in more than 75 countries

11-Mar-13 Haifa Announces a New Mobile Application that Plans Controlled Release Nutrition for Professional Nurseries

FloraMatch application helps growers match Multicote Controlled Release formulae to their exact crops requirements and growth conditions. This is another Knowledge sharing tool by Haifa assisting growers to optimize plant nutrition. - HAIFA Chemicals, global supplier of potassium nitrate for agriculture and industry, specialty plant nutrients and food phosphates -- Announced - another enchancement of its controlled release nutrition product line with the release of the FloraMatch mobile application that plans contolled release nutrition for nursery pot plants -- HAIFA Chemicals is renowned for its pioneering spirit and innovative solutions -- HAIFA's global operations span in over 100 countries accross 5 continents with 12 subsidiaries and 3 production plants - FloraMatch -- Available - in smart mobile devices running the Android or iOS OS. -- Generates - release curves of Multicote controlled release formula and calculates nutrient releasse according to expected temperatures throughtout the season, which lets growers predict availability of nutrients throughout the season -- Facilitates - planning of fertilization programs, with a simple procedure that requires only selection of formula and entering temperature data -- Able to - select desired formula from the library of ready-made Multicote products, or create customized formula to further optimize results to their particular requirements -- Enables - selection of ingredients to meet any desirable ratio of nutritional elements coupled with the required longetivity

1-May-13 Haifa Group and MGS Horticultural to purchase Plant Products Co. Ltd

MGS Horticultural Inc. a full-service supplier of fertilizers, pest control products, seeds and substrates in North America, together with Haifa Chemicals, recently announced a plan to purchase Plant Products Co. Ltd. Plant Products is Canadas largest supplier of fertilizer and pesticides in the specialty horticulture market - MGS -- Acquired - Plant Products' Canadian distribution business, sales force and name -- Has signed multi-year agreements with Haifa - to maintain exclusive distribution of Plant-Prod Soluble Fertilizers, Acer Controlled Release Fertilizer, Stim-Root and potting soil premix fertilizers for distribution in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Eastern Canada - Haifa -- Acquired - Plant Products' high-performance complementary fertilizers inclduing the Plant-Prod and Plantex lines of solubles and the Acer controlled-release fertilizer line -- All the acquired business will be merged into Haifa group as a new company operating under the name of Master Plant-Prod Inc. -- Haifa will also acquire the blending facility in Brampton, ON

15-May-13 Midwest Farmers Experience First Planting Of Monsanto's FieldScripts

According to reports from Monsanto, farmers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Minnesota have begun in-field trialing of the first offering from the company's Integrated Farming Systems research platform FieldScripts - Monsanto's Integrated Farming System (IFS) research platform - FieldScripts -- Planted - on more than 8,300 acres in Illinois -- Impressing - Ground Breakers farmers with how it revolutionizes variable rate planting -- Integrates - Monsanto's understanding of hybrid performance with the data farmers provide about their individual fields to identify the best hybrids and provide a variable rate planting prescription for each field -- Allow - farmers to accurately plant a lower seeding rate in lower-yielding areas of the field, and a higher seeding rate at higher yielding areas of the field, maximizing the yield potential of every seed -- Compatible with - farmer's iPad via FieldView Plus app and executed with precision equipment on the planter - Monsanto -- Researched - FieldScript delivers a 5-10 bushel per acre yield advantage across the field as a whole -- Plans to - launch FieldScripts that will be delivered to farmers through FieldScript Certified DEKALB seed dealers - Ground Breakers farmer Mark Sturtevant in Caroll Country, IL -- Has planted several fields with FieldScripts - excited about bringing together Monsanto's knowledge of hybrid performance in multiple yield environments with the latest planter technologies - Ground Breakers farmer and dealer Dustin Spears from Lanark, IL -- FieldScripts - sounds like a complicated system, but it is extremely simple for the farmer to use -- Prior to planting - the dealer gathers all of the data and prepares it to be used by the farmer - Co-owner of Martz-Spears Seed - FieldScripts Certified DEKALB seed dealer -- FieldScripts - allows our dealership to provide better service for our customers -- Farmers are looking for - ways to improve their bottom line, and this tool will help them maximize their profit potential and make the most of every acre of their land Ag Leader announces a new website featuring responsive web design to provide the best possible viewing experience - Jake Smith, web developer for Ag Leader Technology -- Growers using a smartphone, tablot or laptop - will now have an optimized experience when visiting agleader.com -- According to the 2012 Media Channel Study sponsored by the Agri Council - 52% of all US farmers and renchers access digital ag resources weekly; websites and e-newsletters were sited as most common -- The goal - to provide every grower who visits agleader.com with improved readability and simplified navigation -- Responsive web design - rely on media queries in order to determine the resolution of the device it is being served on, then the images are scaled to fit on the screen correctly - Al Myers, Ag Leader President -- When producers are in the field - they can count on the new Ag Leader wesbite to give them accss to the information they need right away -- Ag Leader website - offer a more desirable user experience, regardless of how the website is accessed

21-May-13 New Ag Leader Responsive Website Offers Enhanced Viewing Experience