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Beta Hatch Closes Series A1 Funding Round for Continued Innovation of Its Insect Feed Technology
Company to Break Ground on Largest Mealworm Facility for Animal Feed in North America CASHMERE, WASH.,May 21, 2020 – Beta Hatch, a company industrializing the production of insects as a sustainable protein for animal feed, today announced the close of their Series A1 funding. Co-led by Cavallo Ventures, Wilbur-Ellis’ venture capital arm, and early-stage venture…
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Wilbur-Ellis Company Launches Two New Potassium Fertilizer Technologies
DENVER –May 18, 2020 – Wilbur-Ellis announced today the launch of two new potassium fertilizer technologies, TILL-IT KOMPOUND™ and FOLI-GRO KILO®. These highly soluble, carbon-based potassium fertilizers drive bio-activation in soil or as a foliar-applied product. FOLI-GRO KILO® is a single-source potassium acetate fertilizer. TILL-IT KOMPOUND pushes both potassium and sulfur into plants through soil…
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Wilbur-Ellis Company Begins Semi-Exclusive Distribution of Vestaron’s SPEAR-LEP®
DENVER & Research Triangle Park, NC –May 5, 2020 – Wilbur-Ellis, a recognized leader in precision agriculture, crop protection, seed, nutritional and biological products, in cooperation with Vestaron Corporation, announced today a distribution agreement to semi-exclusively distribute SPEAR-LEP, an innovative bioinsecticide manufactured by Vestaron. SPEAR-LEP® is a peptide-based bioinsecticide that has the superior safety profile…
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Sound Agriculture Announces Adam Litle as Chief Executive Officer
Leadership Expansion Supports Company Evolution in Sustainable Food and Agriculture Solutions EMERYVILLE, Calif. (April 16, 2020) – Sound Agriculture is pleased to announce the appointment of Adam Litle as Chief Executive Officer. Adam brings years of experience as a senior executive in the food, ag and biotech space, making him well positioned to support the…
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Connell announces exclusive relationship with DRT in Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand
SAN FRANCISCO – April 23, 2020 – Connell, a company of Wilbur-Ellis and a leading marketer and distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients in Asia-Pacific, announced today that it was entering into an exclusive relationship with DRT, a French company that is a worldwide leader in plant chemistry and renewable ingredients. As part of the…