Media Coverage
See the latest coverage of Agricen, our technologies and our team in the news.
September 2014
Calgary Herald – “Calgary’s Agrium Buys Agricen”
Calgary-based Agrium Inc. has acquired a controlling interest in American agricultural biotechnology company Agricen. Under the terms of the deal, completed through Agrium subsidiary Loveland Products, Agricen – which manufactures two of Loveland’s plant nutrition brands – will operate as a Loveland Products subsidiary under its existing name.
Also covered by WSJ, Ag Professional, Growing Produce, Crop Life
Also covered by WSJ, Ag Professional, Growing Produce, Crop Life
August 2013
Progressive Farmer – “Fine Tune Your Fertilizer Program”
The farm produces enough manure to treat 500 to 600 acres each year. Only acreage with soils containing a higher holding capacity (CEC) receives fall manure applications. Welch uses Accomplish LM…when incorporating manure to reduce leaching on his lighter soils.
August 2013
No-Till Farmer – “Emerging Biologicals Could Help No-Tillers Get More with Less”
“We’ve spent a lot of time doing university research so we can validate efficacy,” Wolf says, noting that the company has done more than 600 research trials on its products across the U.S.
February 2013
AgriMarketing – “Lovelad Products' Advanced Microbial Solutions changes its name to Agricen”
October 2012
Golf Course Industry – “Making Connections”
Dr. Robert Ames shows how bionutrition puts turf in the best position to take advantage of nutrients in the soil.
March 2012
Golf Course Industry – “Getting More Out of the Soil”
Dr. Bob Ames, director of applied sciences at Advanced Microbial Solutions, shows how bionutrition can help turf get the most out of a fertility program.
December 2010
Golfdom – “Big on Bio”
"Using bionutritional products is equivalent to having insurance,” Bob Ames said. “They provide long-term assurance for a low cost…Just like any industry, you have a whole range of quality and a whole range of active ingredients that gives a response."
January 2009
Lawn and Landscape Journal – “From Bugs in a Jug to Mainstream Fertility”
There was a time when bionutrition, or biofertilitiy as some prefer, was a misunderstood and under-appreciated approach to plant health. But as the scientific community continues to find more evidence of the efficacy of biologically based products, so too are end-users becoming believers…
December 2006
Landscape Superintendent – “Microbial Soil Amendments: New Information and New Generation Technologies”
In public forums or educational events, I am often asked to describe the various groups of soil microorganisms, and explain how they could be encouraged in the soil. In the landscape industry, however, few superintendents manage their soils with the specific objective of encouraging soil microorganisms.