AG-BAG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENTS IN ITS COMPOSTING DIVISION.WARRENTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 17, 1995--Ag-Bag International Limited announced today recent developments in its composting division. In January 1995, the company was awarded its first military contract after competitive bidding Competitive bidding A securities offering process in which securities firms submit competing bids to the issuer for the securities the issuer wishes to sell. competitive bidding 1. to supply a mid-sized compost system. Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. in California has contracted with Ag-Bag to purchase the composting system to process all yard/green waste material on site and produce a quality product to be used at the base as well. This contract is in response to the May 1994 Federal Government mandate that all military bases begin to use some form of composting/recycling. In December 1994 the company sold a smaller compost system to a small municipality in the state of Wisconsin. Larry Inman, chairman, president and chief executive officer stated, "The contracts awarded to Ag-Bag from Edwards Air Force Base and a municipality in Wisconsin are the first complete systems Ag-Bag has sold without first doing a pilot project." Mr. Inman went on to say "we are very excited about additional opportunities developing with the military as a result of the federal mandate." AG-BAG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, through operations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and abroad, manufactures and sells to the agricultural industry its farm feed management system for the high moisture storage of silage silage (sī`lĭj) or ensilage (ĕn`səlĭj), succulent, moist feed made by storing a green crop in a silo. The crop most used for silage is corn; others are sorghum, sunflowers, legumes, and grass. and grains. AG-BAG storage improves feed quality and significantly reduces losses suffered through the use of traditional storage methods such as silos The Silos are a band formed by Walter Salas-Humara and Bob Rupe in New York City in 1985. Prior to starting the Silos, Walter played with The Vulgar Boatmen. With Salas-Humara emerging as the Silos' primary songwriter, the band put out the independently-released EP About Her Steps , bunkers and pits. AG-BAG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED also markets a complete "in-vessel" system for composting designed to eliminate odors Odors anosmia Medicine. the absence of the sense of smell; olfactory anesthesia. Also called anosphrasia. — anosmic, adj. halitosis bad breath; an unpleasant odor emanating from the mouth. inherent with traditional composting methods. CONTACT: Ag-Bag International Limited, Warrenton Larry Inman, 503/861-1644 |
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