Media Coverage
See the latest coverage of Agricen, our technologies and our team in the news.
April 2016
AgriBusiness Global - "The Making of a Market"
As the R&D engines grind on, a “second wave” of biostimulant technology will reach readiness, Lanciault says. “This wave will be consistent with the ‘natural product discovery’ pipeline in pharmaceuticals, featuring novel organisms (plants and microbes) and their metabolites — with targeted, well-documented modes of action that mimic chemical modes,” he says.
February 2016
No-Till Farmer - "Fertilizer & Soil Amendments Product Roundup 2016"
Extract Powered by Accomplish combines the concentrated biochemistry of Accomplish® LM with ammonium thiosulfate (ATS) to help growers access the full nutrient value of their crop residues.
January 2016
AgriBusiness Global - "Biostimulants Bright Future"
Though there are still a number of challenges and issues to address as the segment continues to grow, plant health products seem to have shed their once questionable reputation and been embraced by major manufacturers of traditional crop protection products. “It isn’t only the smaller, startup, or midsize companies investing heavily in the technology; the largest investors are the big traditional crop chemistry players,” says Dave Lanciault, president and CEO of Agricen Sciences.
June 2015
No-Till Farmer - "Saving Sandy Soils and Pushing No-Till Productivity"
The Schlarmanns’ 45-foot Rite Way 4300 stalk roller has been crucial in aiding the breakdown of corn residue. They roll all of their corn stalks in the fall, going over the continuous corn twice, and also apply Accomplish LM, a microbe stimulant, to corn-on-corn ground to help break the residue down even faster.
September 2014
Chemical & Engineering News – “Growing Profits with Microbes”
Agricen, which recently sold a controlling interest in itself to fertilizer maker Agrium, markets microbially derived products that aid fertilizer uptake in crops and enhance plant vitality. “It’s not necessarily the microbes doing the heavy work, but the bioproducts they produce,” explains Brian Cornelious, director of applied sciences at Agricen.
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.