Companies.ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. ALFALFA alfalfa (ălfăl`fə) or lucern (l  sûn`), perennial leguminous plant (Medicago sativa , INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic.Antonym: dec. . 12351 W. 96th Terr, Suite 101, Lenexa, KS 66215; 913/599-2240, FAX: 913/599-2265 E-mail: datteri@abialfalfa.com Web site: www.abialfalfa.com Year established: 1960 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 50 Gen Mgr: Sam Datteri (datteri@abialfalfa.com) Brand Mgr: Gene Lind (lind@abialfalfa.com) Natl Sales Mgr: Stan Vetos (vetos@abialfalfa.com) Comms Mgr: Paul Solar Mgr, Prod: Mike Finke Mgr, R&D: Jim Moutray Products: America's alfalfa seed and America's alfalfa red clover seed, contact Gene Lind Ad and PR agency: The Duff Co. ABS GLOBAL, INC. 1525 River Rd, PO Box 459, DeForest de·for·est tr.v. de·for·est·ed, de·for·est·ing, de·for·ests To cut down and clear away the trees or forests from. de·for , WI 53532; 608/846-3721, 800/227-7883, FAX: 608/846-6392 Web site: www.absglobal.com Year established: 1941 Fiscal year: April-March Number of employees: 242 Parent co: Genus PLC CEO/Pres: Ian Biggs Ian Biggs (1963+) is a career dipolmat and the current Australian ambassador to Saudia Arabia. Life and career Biggs was born on November 11, 1963, and is married with two school-age children. CFO See Chief Financial Officer. : Jeff Johnson Chief Genetics Officer: Denny Funk VP, N.A.: Jady Grad Comms Mgr: Robin Starkenburg Mgr Dairy Prods: Scott Bentley Scott Bentley (born April 10, 1974 in Dallas, Texas) is a former American football kicker in the National Football League. He played parts of four seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, the Denver Broncos, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Washington Redskins, and the Baltimore Ravens. Mgr Beef Prods: Doug Frank Mgr Animal Prods: Heather Jauquet Mgr HR/Dev: Sandi Baylor-Schmidt Dir Technical Svcs: Neil Michael Products: Dairy and beef cattle genetics, Uddercare products, breeding supplies, liquid nitrogen Noun 1. liquid nitrogen - nitrogen in a liquid state atomic number 7, N, nitrogen - a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tanks Ad and PR agency: In-house ABENGOA BIOENERGY 1400 Elbridge Payne Rd, Suite 212, Chesterfield, MO 63017; 636/728-0508 ext 303, FAX: 636/728-1148 Production Facilities: 523 E. Union Ave, Colwich, KS 67030, Mgr: Harry Robideaux; 1827 Industrial Dr, Portales, NM 88130, Mgr: Tony Prehm; 1414 Road O, York, NE 68467, Mgr: Asif Malik Asif Malik was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. He was played by Ashvin Luximon from 1999 to 2003. History Asif was a school friend of Martin Fowler and together they would get into lots of trouble such as shoplifting and E-mail: info@abengoabioenergy.com Web site: www.abengoabioenergy.com Year established: 2002 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 180 Parent co: Abengoa SA Products: Fuel Grade Ethanol, contact David C. Weber; Dry Distillers Grains, Wet Distillers Grains, contact John Brooks For the British life peer, see . For the officer in the US Marine Corps, see . John Brooks (May 4, 1752 – March 1, 1825) was Governor of Massachusetts from 1816 to 1823. ; CO2, contact plant managers ACCELERATED GENETICS E10890 Penny Ln, Baraboo, WI 53913; 608/356-8357, 800/451-9275, FAX: 608/356-4387 E-mail: info@accelgen.com Web site: www.accelgen.com Year established: 1941 Fiscal year: October-September Number of empleyees: 300 CEO/Pres: Roger Ripley VP, Mktg: Bob Holterman VP, Ad & PR: Janet Keller VP Research: Mike Cowan Michael Thomas "Fluff" Cowan (born 1948, Winslow, Maine) is a golf caddy on the PGA Tour. He has caddied for Ed Sabo (1976-78), Peter Jacobsen (1978-96), Tiger Woods (1996-99), and Jim Furyk (1999-present). Ad Coord: Kelly Sheehan Promo Coord: Charlene McCauley PR Coord: Kari Stanek Products: Dairy/beef semen, farm products, research--Genetic Visions Inc. ADM See add/drop multiplexer. (language) ADM - A picture query language, extension of Sequel2. ["An Image-Oriented Database System", Y. Takao et al, in Database Techniques for Pictorial Applications, A. Blaser ed, pp. 527-538]. ALLIANCE NUTRITION, INC. 1000 N. 30th St, Quincy, IL 62301; 217/222-7100, 800/292-3333, FAX: 217/222-1196 E-mail: inquiries@admworld.com Web site: www.admani.com Year established: 1885 Fiscal year: July-June Parent co: Archer Daniels Midland The Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM), is a conglomeration based in Decatur, Illinois. ADMoperates more than 270 plants worldwide, where cereal grains and oilseeds are processed into numerous products used in food, beverage, nutraceutical, industrial and animal feed CEO/Pres: Mike Foster (mike_foster@admworld.com) VP, Sales & Mktg:Terry Myers (terry-myers@admworld.com) Gen Dir, Mktg: Larry Williams (larry_williams@admworld.com) Gen Dir, Finance: Tim Finlay Tim Finlay is a well known Radio presenter who lives in Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire. He is probably best known for his evening show on The Yorkshire Radio Network. Career His professional radio career started at Radio Hallam in Sheffield. Gen Dir, Mfg: Jim Bowe VP, Research: Dr. David Holzgraefe Products: Beef products--OptiCor, Prospector, Master Gain, contact Mark Stephens (mark_stephens@admworld.com); Dairy feeds--CowPower, Dairy Solutions, Resolution, contact Joe Aguirre Joseph A. Aguirre (born October 17, 1918 in Rock Springs, Wyoming) was an American football Tight end in the NFL for the Washington Redskins. He also played for the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). (joe_aguirre@admworld.com); Swine Feeds & Swine Production Alliances--Momentum, contact Bruce McClain (bruce_mcclain@admworld.com); Showfeeds--ShowTec, Fast Forward, Catalyst, contact Mike Hooper Mike Hooper (born February 10 1964), was a goalkeeper for Liverpool, mainly operating as an understudy to Bruce Grobbelaar. He also played for Newcastle, before retiring early in 1995. Born in Bristol, England, Hooper attended Glenfrome Junior School. (mike hooper@admworld.com); Equine & Specialty--Forage First, Paws, Pals, Patriot, Trace Max, contact Jim Sours (jim_sours@admworld.com); Alliance Animal Health, contact Mike Hooper (mike_hooper@admworld.com); Dealer Development, contact Crystal Bernett (crystal_bernett@admworld.com); Customer Service Center, contact Terry Mitten (terry_mitten@admworld.com) Ad agencies: Jones & Thomas--Showfeeds; Brand Developers, Inc.--Equine AG-BAG INTERNATIONAL, LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability . 2320 S.E. Ag-Bag Ln, Warrenton, OR 97146; 503/861-1644, 800/334-7432, FAX: 503/861-2527 E-mail: 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. @ag-bag.com Web site: www.ag-bag.com Year established: 1978 Number of employees: 130 CFO/Investor Relations: Mike Wallis (mwallis@ag-bag.com) Ad Mgr, Mktg Dir: Angela Sidlo (asidlo@ag-bag.com) Ops Dir: Debbie Linder (dlinder@ag-bag.com) Products: Sealed feed storage systems--Ag-Bagger, Tri-Dura storage bags, Ag-Bag Plus! Inoculant in·oc·u·lant n. See inoculum. , Ag-Bag compost machines AG DEPOT INC. PO Box 13458, Grand Forks Grand Forks, city (1990 pop. 49,425), seat of Grand Forks co., E N.Dak., at the confluence of the Red and the Red Lake rivers; inc. 1881. In a spring wheat, livestock, and farm area, the city has grain elevators, state-operated flour mills, and plants that process , ND 58208-3458; 701/772-9236, 800/395-0803 ext 510, FAX: 701/746-7552 E-mail: info@agdepot.com Web site: www.agdepot.com Year established: 1995 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 40 Parent co: Brown Corporations CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. : Randy Brown
Randy Brown (born May 22, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'2" (1. (randyb@agdepot.com) Pres: Matt Glessner (mattg@agdepot.com) Gen Mgr, Ops/QC: Stacy Evens (stacye@agdepot.com) Products: Warehousing, distribution and production center; bulk terminal services The Windows 2000 counterpart of Windows Terminal Server in Windows NT. See Windows Terminal Server. ; toll manufacturing/ repackaging; custom blending services; packaged storage; bulk and packaged transportation; returnable container filling, cleaning and maintenance services Ad and PR agency: In-house AG LEADER TECHNOLOGY 2202 S. Riverside Dr, PO Box 2348, Ames, IA 50010; 515/232-5363 ext 107, FAX: 515/232-3595 E-mail: support@agleader.com Web site: www.agleader.com Year established: 1991 Number of employees: 100 AGCO AGCO Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario AGCO Anderson, Greenwood, & Company AGCO After Google Check-Out CORP. 4205 River Green Pkwy, Duluth, GA 30096; 770/813-9200, FAX: 770/813-6038 E-mail: na.marketing@atl.agcocorp.com Web site: www.agcocorp.com Year established: 1990 Fiscal year: January-December Chmn: Robert J. Ratliff Pres/CEO: Martin Richenhagen Sr VP, Sales/Mktg (The Americas & EPAC EPAC European Particle Accelerator Conference EPAC Eastern Pacific EPAC Exchange Protein directly Activated by cAMP EPAC Ethanol Producers and Consumers EPAC Enhanced Perceptual Audio Coder (Lucent/Bell Labs) ): Jim Seaver Sr VP, Gen Mgr Challenger (Worldwide): Randy Hoffman VP, AGCO Sales & Mktg (N.A.): Jim Walker Jim Walker (né James Donat Walker) (born 1955 in Edmonton) was the original drummer of Public Image Ltd. in 1978. In 1977 he played drums for Canadian punk band The Furies and moved to London in October 1977. VP, Massey Ferguson Massey Ferguson Limited is a major agricultural equipment manufacturer. Originally started in Canada it became one of the country's largest industrial concerns in the 1960s. Mktg (N.A.): Eric Raby VP, Application Equip Div: Rich Rose Dir, Sales & Mktg Challenger (N.A.): Doug Griffin VP, Customer Support (N.A.): Bruce Plagman Mgr, Comms Customer Support (N.A): Margaret Patterson Mgr, Mktg Comms: Lisa Rose Mktg Svcs Mgr: Vikki Walton Comms Mgr: Michelle Boney Comms Mgr: Reid Hamre Comms Mgr: Caressa Prescott Comms Coord: Kim Lewis Kim Lewis is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Jill Taylor in the television soap opera Sons and Daughters. Prior to Sons and Daughters Lewis had played an on-going role in teen soap opera The Restless Years. Comms Coord: Lorraine Sommers Media Mgr: Allison Bass Media Coord: Ashley Blankenship Mgr, Licensed Merchandise: Glen Kramer Events Specialist: Darlene Eades Internet Content Specialist: Angel Fuquay Dir, HR: John Broadwell Products: AGCO tractors A brand of the AGCO Corporation, AGCO is a tractor manufacturer originally formed in 2001 from the merger of the AGCO Allis and White Tractor brands. Tractors are built by AGCO, Same Deutz-Fahr, and Iseki. The AGCO Lawn brand is built and marketed by Simplicity Outdoor. , loaders; Massey Ferguson tractors, loaders, combines, implements; Hesston hay and forage equip, manure spreaders; White planters, tillage equip; Gleaner combines; Global Technologies by AGCO precision farming system; New Idea hay and forage equip, manure spreaders; Tye conservation and NoTill seeding equip, paratills; Farmhand loaders, grinders, rotary cutters, estate groomers, Glencoe tillage equip; Fendt tractors; Challenger tractors Challenger is part of the AGCO Corporation and was formed when AGCO bought Caterpillar's agricultural tractor business in 2001. The purchase included the tracked-tractor business. AGCO later added combines, hay equipment, implements, and wheeled tractors. , combines, hay equip; Sunflower, Willmar, Spra-Coupe, Loral, Ag-Chem sprayers; Valtra Tractors and SISU Diesel Engines Ad agency: In-house AGRAQUEST 1530 Drew Ave, Davis, CA 95616-6320; 530/750-0150, 800/962-8980, FAX: 530/750-0153 E-mail: info@agraquest.com Web site: www.agraquest.com Year established: 1995 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 55 Mktg Dir: Julie Versman (jversman@agraquest.com) Products: Serenade serenade [Ital. sera=evening], term used to designate several types of musical composition. Opera and song literature yield numerous examples of the serenade sung or played by a lover at night beneath his beloved's window; outstanding is biofungicide for broad spectrum control; Sonata biofungicide for mildew control; Biotune adjuvant adjuvant /ad·ju·vant/ (aj?dbobr-vant) (a-joo´vant) 1. assisting or aiding. 2. a substance that aids another, such as an auxiliary remedy. 3. for enhancing biologicals; Rhapsody (1) A subscription-based online music service from RealNetworks that gives users unlimited access to a vast library of major and independent label music. Within a single interface, Rhapsody provides access to streaming music, Internet radio and extensive music information and biofungicide for greenhouse, nursery, landscape; Serenade Garden Disease Control for home & garden AGRELIANT GENETICS, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control 1122 E. 169th St, Westfield, IN 46074; 317/896-5552, FAX: 317/896-9209 Fiscal year: July-June Number of employees: 500 CEO/Pres: Raphael Journel (raphael.journel@agreliantgenetics.com) VP/CFO: Edward M. Germain (ed.germain@agreliantgenetics.com) VP, Sales and Mktg: Craig Newman (craig.newman@agreliantgenetics.com) VP, Prod: David Anderson David Anderson may refer to:
VP, Research: Guenter Seiltz (guenter.seitz@agreliantgenetics.com) Products: AgriGold Hybrids; Great Lakes Great Lakes, group of five freshwater lakes, central North America, creating a natural border between the United States and Canada and forming the largest body of freshwater in the world, with a combined surface area of c.95,000 sq mi (246,050 sq km). Hybrids; LG Seeds; Wensman Seed Company AGRI-INJECT, INC. 5500 E. Hwy 34, PO Box 437, Yuma, CO 80759; 970/848-5336, 800/446-5328, FAX: 970/848-5338 E-mail: inject@plains.net Web site: www.agri-inject.com Pres/CEO: Gary Newton Natl Sales Mgr: Jim Fields Products: Full line of chemigation and fertigation injection systems serving agriculture, horticultural, golf course and turf markets; includes pumps, metering and delivery systems, as well as monitoring devices; Micro-Tube System for in-furrow plant nutrition Plant nutrition is the study of the chemical elements that are necessary for plant growth. There are several principles that apply to plant nutrition. Some elements are essential, meaning that the absence of a given mineral element will cause the plant to fail to complete delivery system for use on planters, drills and cultivators AGRILIANCE, LLC PO Box 64089, St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery , MN 55164; 651/451-5151, 800/535-4635, FAX: 651/355-4310 8700 Trail Lake Dr W., Suite 100, Memphis, TN 38125 Web site: www.agriliance.com Year established: 2000 Parent co: Land O'Lakes
CEO: George Thornton George Thornton (born December 24, 1867, Skipton, England, died January 31, 1939, Kensington, England) was an South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1902 Mktg Comms Dir: Annette Degnan Products: Distributor and marketer of crop nutrients, crop protection products and related agronomy agronomy (əgrŏn`əmē), branch of agriculture dealing with various physical and biological factors—including soil management, tillage, crop rotation, breeding, weed control, and climate—related to crop production. management services to farmers and ranchers through local cooperatives and independent dealers in all 50 states, Canada and Mexico Ad and PR agency: Colle & McVoy AGRIUM 13131 Lake Fraser Dr S.E., Calgary, AB T2J 7E8; 403/225-7000, 877/AGRIUM1, FAX: 403/225-7618 Web site: www.agrium.com Year established: 1993 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 4,500 CEO/Pres: Mike Wilson Mike Wilson could refer to the following people:
CFO: Bruce Waterman VP, Wholesale Mktg & Distribution (N.A.): John Yokley (jyokley@agrium.com) VP, Strategic Dev: Dorothy Bower Sales Mgr (N.A): Kevin Helash (khelash@agrium.com) U.S. Sales Mgr: J. Muse (jmuse@agrium.com) Canadian Sales Mgr: Lynn Kennett (lkennett@agrium.com) Corporate Relations Mgr: Doug Beever (dbeever@agrium.com) Employee & Customer Relations Leader: Rose Lecky (rlecky@agrium.com) Mkt Research Mgr: Jim Pendergast (jpendergast@agrium.com) Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. Dir: Richard Downey Richard Downey (May 5, 1881—June 16, 1953) was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Liverpool from 1928 until his death. Born in Kilkenny, he was ordained to the priesthood on May 25, 1907. (rdowney@agrium.com) Performance Mgmt Mgr: Bruce Walls VP, Ops: Bill McClung VP, HR: Jim Grossett Products: Nitrogen-based fertilizers, contact Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Rosenthal; phosphate & ammonium sulphate, contact Greg McGlone; potash fertilizers, contact Fred Duncan Ad agency: AdFarm AGSCO, INC. PO Box 13458, Grand Forks, ND 58208-3458; 701/775-5325, 800/859-3047, FAX: 701/775-9587 E-mail: info@agscoinc.com Web site: www.agscoinc.com Year established: 1934 Fiscal year: January-December CEO/Pres: Randy Brown (rbrown@browncorporations.com) VP: Rocky Schumacher (rockys@agscoinc.com) East Sales Mgr: John Sorby (johns@agscoinc.com) West Sales Mgr: Bruce Bjerke (bruceb@agscoinc.com) Ad/Comms Mgr: Patti McEnroe (pmcenroe@dakotafusion.com) Research Dir: Orval Swenson (orvals@agscoinc.com) Products: Herbicides--AGSCO 400, AGSCO MXL MXL Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico - Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada (Airport Code) MXL Musicmatch Access Layer , AGSCO B-4, AGSCO B-5 Advanced, Mad Dog; Small Grains Seed Treatments--DB-Green L, Double-R II, Lindane lindane: see insecticides. ST-40, DB-Red L (Canada); Adjuvants--Quad 7, Scoil, Surf, Surf Plus, Surfate, Add-It, Active-It, Z64, Aphoil, Micro-Pac; Dustrets A, LD and MZ 16 for Potatoes; AgStick 4 Soybean soybean, soya bean, or soy pea, leguminous plant (Glycine max, G. soja, or Soja max) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Asia, where it has been ; AGSCO Air Systems; Out-N-Back Service (O-N-B Returnable Containers); Precision Farming Services; AGSCO Seeds; Custom Blend Services Ad and PR agency: In-house AGTECH AGTECH Applied Genetics Technology PRODUCTS W227 N752 Westmound Dr, Waukesha, WI 53186; 262/521-1717, 800/999-3899, FAX: 262/521-2442 E-mail: info@agtechproducts.com Web site: www.agtechproducts.com Year established: 1993 Number of employees: 27 Mktg Mgr: Marianne Bellot (mbellot@agtechproducts.com) Mktg Mgr: Shawna Garcia (sgarcia@agtechproducts.com) Products: Dairy waste treatment, Dairy DFM DFM Design for Manufacturing (newsletter) DFM Design for Manufacturability DFM Dubai Financial Market DFM Delphi Form (computer filename extension) DFM Distinguished Flying Medal DFM Diesel Fuel Marine , Microbial microbial pertaining to or emanating from a microbe. microbial digestion the breakdown of organic material, especially feedstuffs, by microbial organisms. silage inoculants, contact Marianne Bellot; Swine waste treatment, Swine DFM, contact Shawna Garcia; Poultry/rurkey waste treatment, Poultry/Turkey DFM, Layer DFM, contact Marianne Bellot; Aquaculture aquaculture, the raising and harvesting of fresh- and saltwater plants and animals. The most economically important form of aquaculture is fish farming, an industry that accounts for an ever increasing share of world fisheries production. DFM, contact Shawna Garcia ALPHARMA INC. ANIMAL HEALTH DIVISION One Executive Dr, Fort Lee, NJ 07024; 201/947-7774, 800/834-6470, FAX: 201/585-0429 Canadian office: 2430 Meaciowpine Blvd, Suite 100, Mississauga, Ontario For the First Nation, see . Mississauga (pronounced: [ˌmɪsɪˈsɑgə] listen L5N 6S2 Web site: www.alpharma.com/ahd Fiscal year: January-December Parent co: Alpharma Inc. Products: BMD BMD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Bermudian Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ; Aureomycin; Deccox; Bovatec; Aureo S 700; 3 Nitro AMVAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION 4695 MacArthur Ct, Suite 1250, Newport Beach Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. , CA 92660; 949/260-1200, 800/969-4361, FAX: 949/260-1214 Web site: www.american-vanguard.com Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 200+ Parent co: American Vanguard Corporation Mktg Dir: Ted Ramirez Ted Ramírez is Tucson's official troubadour as proclaimed by the Tucson Mayor and Council on December 17, 2001. He was presented the Arizona Culture Keeper Award in 2004. Ted was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona and tours nationally and internationally with Ronstadt, Ramírez and (tedr@amvac-chemical.com) Products: Aztec 4.67 SmartBox Insecticide; Bidrin 8 Insecticide; Dacthal W75 and F herbicide herbicide (hr`bəsīd'), chemical compound that kills plants or inhibits their normal growth. A herbicide in a particular formulation and application can be described as selective or nonselective. ; Vapam HL and K-Pam biocide biocide (bī`əsīd'), synonym for pesticide. ; Blocker 4F fungicide fungicide (fŭn`jəsīd', fŭng`gə–), any substance used to destroy fungi. Some fungi are extremely damaging to crops (see diseases of plants), and others cause diseases in humans and other animals (see fungal infection). ; Ambush 25W insecticide; Durham metaldehyde metaldehyde a common molluscicide; its formulation in a bran base, especially pellets, makes it a positive risk for all animal species and a very serious threat to all urban dogs. and Deadline metaldehyde molluscicides; Ecozin natural insect growth regulator Noun 1. growth regulator - (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone phytohormone, plant hormone phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants auxin - a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth ; Folex 6EC defoliant defoliant, any one of several chemical compounds that, when applied to plants, can alter their metabolism, causing the leaves to drop off. In agriculture defoliants are used to eliminate the leaves of a crop plant so they will not interfere with the harvesting ; Bac-Master fungicide; Amid-thin; Fruitone; K-Salt; Fruit Fix plant growth regulators; Dibrom Concentrate and Trumpet EC public health insecticides; Pest Strips; sustained release Sustained-release (SR), extended-release (ER, XR, or XL), time-release or timed-release, controlled-release (CR), or continuous-release (CR or Contin insecticide; Discipline 2EC insecticide; Wisdom .2GC and Wisdom 7.9F for specialty turf and pest control pest control n → control m de plagas pest control n → lutte f contre les nuisibles pest control pest n markets; Par-Flo fungicide THE ANDERSONS PO Box 119, Maumee, OH 43537; 419/891-6666, 866/234-0505, FAX: 419/891-6588 Web site: www.andersonsinc.com Year established: 1947 Fiscal year: July-June Pres: Mike Anderson For other uses, see Mike Anderson (disambiguation). Michael Moschello "Mike" Anderson (born September 21, 1973 in Winnsboro, South Carolina) is an American Football running back and former Marine who currently plays for the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL. CFO: Gary Smith Gary Smith may refer to:
Natl Sales Mgr: Al Bensch Natl Sales Mgr: Jan Finch (jan_finch@andersonsinc.com) HR Mgr: Chuck Gallagher Products: Wholesale fertilizer ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. 4666 Faries Pkwy, PO Box 1470, Decatur, IL 62525; 217/424-5200, 800/637-5866, FAX: 217/451-7026 E-mail: info@admworld.com Web site: www.admworld.com Year established: 1902 Fiscal year: July-June ART'S-WAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC. Hwy 9 W., Armstrong, IA 50514; 712/864-3131, FAX: 712/864-3154 E-mail: artsway@ncn.net Year established: 1956 Fiscal year: December-November BALDWIN FILTERS 4400 E. Hwy 30, Kearney, NE 68848; 308/234-1951, 800/822-5394, FAX: 800/634-1951 Web site: www.baldwinfilter.com Year established: 1936 Fiscal year: December-November Number of employees: 800 Pres: Sam Ferrise VP, Sales and Mktg: Hans Alpsteg VP, Branded Sales: Jay Hussey Dir, Mktg Comms: Chuck Allwin VP, HR: Bob Bjerke Products: Baldwin filters, contact Jean Seltz BASF--THE CHEMICAL COMPANY 26 Davis Dr, Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , NC 27709; 919/547-2000, 800/669-1770 Web site: www.agproducts.basf.com Year established: 1865 Group VP (N.A.): Bill Wisdom Dir, U.S. Bus U.S. Bus Corporation of Suffern, New York is a manufacturer of small and mid-sized school buses and non-school buses, such as those used by churches and day care centers. Products
Group Comms Mgr: Larry Lintner (lintnel@basf.com) Corn Belt Corn Belt, major agricultural region of the U.S. Midwest where corn acreage once exceeded that of any other crop. It is now commonly called the Feed Grains and Livestock Belt. Sr Comms Mgr: Kaye Iftner (iftnerc@basf.com) Diversified Comms Mgr: Joy Watson (watsonjk@basf.com) Corn Belt Mktg Mgr: Brian Ahrens (ahrensb@basf-corp.com) Diversified Mktg Mgr: Scott Hellofs (hellofs@basf.com) Strategic Accts Mgr: Adam Burnhams (burnhaa@basf.com) Technical Svc Mgr: Rick Chamblee (chamblr@basf.com) Mgr, Bus Admin: Wendy Smith (smithw2@basf.com) Products: Manufactures and markets a wide range of crop protection products, including fungicides This page aims to list well-known chemical compounds, to stimulate the creation of Wikipedia articles. This list is not necessarily complete or up to date – if you see an article that should be here but isn't (or one that shouldn't be here but is), please update the page , herbicides, insecticides and plant regulators; major brands include Cabrio[R] EG, Endura[TM], Headline[R], and Pristine[R] fungicides; Beyond[TM], Cadre[R], Distinct[R], Extreme[R], Facet[R], G-Max Lite[TM], Lightning[R], Newpath[R], Outlook[R], Prowl H20 and Raptor[R] herbicides; Counter[R] systemic insecticide-nematicide; Nexter[R] and Pyramite[TM] miticide/insecticides; Regent[R] insecticide; Pentia[TM] and Pix[R] Ultra plant regulators; and the CLEARFIELD Production System for canola, corn, rice, sunflower and wheat Ad and PR agency: Brighton BAYER CROPSCIENCE 2 T.W. Alexander Dr, PO Box 12014, Durham, NC 27709; 919/549-2000, 800/233-6164 Web site: www.bayercropscienceus.com Year established: 2002 Head of Region Americas: Esmail Zirakparvar (esmail.zirakparvar@bayercropscience.com) Sr VP, U.S. Bus Ops: William Buckner (william.buckner@bayercropscience.com) VP, Mktg: John Gray (john.gray@bayercropscience.com) Mktg Svcs Bus Mgr: Tim Zurliene (tim.zurliene@bayercropscience.com) Comms Mgr: Stephanie Gable (stephanie.gable@bayercropscience.com) Mkt Research Mgr, Insecticides/Fungicides: Spence Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. (spence.cohen@bayercropscience.com) Mkt Research Mgr, Herbicides: Kerry Hubbard (kerry.hubbard@bayercropscience.com) Products: Insecticides--Temik, Mocap, Calypso Calypso, in Greek mythology Calypso (kəlĭp`sō), nymph, daughter of Atlas, in Homer's Odyssey. She lived on the island of Ogygia and there entertained Odysseus for seven years. , Nemacur, Finish, Prep, Dropp, Ginstar, Def, Sevin, Guthion, Aztec, Admire, Provado, Leverage, Larvin, Renounce; fungicides--Scala, Reason, Flint, Gem, Stratego, Rovral, Aliette, Elite, Folicur, Previcur Flex; herbicides, cereals & specialty crops--Puma, Silverado, Ricestar, Whip 360, Liberty (canola), Buctril, Buctril +Atrazine atrazine a triazine herbicide; it is not poisonous at levels of intake likely to be encountered in agriculture. atrazine Toxicology A nonphytoestrogenic herbicide. See Phytoestrogen. , Betamix, Betanex, Bronate Advanced, Progress, Nortron, Sencor, Ignite, Olympus, Osprey osprey (ŏs`prē), common name for a bird of prey related to the hawk and the New World vulture and found near water in most parts of the world. ; herbicides, corn & soybeans--Balance Pro, Epic, Define, Domain, Axiom, Option, Equip, Liberty (corn), Rely, LibertyLink Ad and PR agencies: AdFarm, Rhea rhea, in zoology rhea (rē`ə), common name for a South American bird of the family Rheidae, which is related to the ostrich. Weighing from 44 to 55 lb (20–25 kg) and standing up to 60 in. & Kaiser Marketing Communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales , VML (1) (Vector Markup Language) An extension to XML that defines images in vector graphics format for the Web. It also defines how the image is displayed and edited. VML graphics can be modified by style sheets that pertain to the page they reside in. BECK'S SUPERIOR HYBRIDS, INC. 6767 E 276th St, Atlanta, IN 46031; 317/984-3508, 800/937-2325, FAX: 317/984-3500 E-mail: admin@beckshybrids.com Web site: www.beckshybrids.com Year established: 1937 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 100+ CEO/Pres: L. Sonny Beck CFO: Bruce Stewart Bruce Stewart is a writer born in New Zealand. (1936– ), of Ngati Raukawa, Te Arawa, Stewart is a fiction writer and dramatist who has expressed the anger, confused loyalties and spiritual aspiration of late-twentieth-century Maori. VP/Ad Mgr: Scott Beck Dir Mktg: Lee R. Rulon Sales Mgr: Tom Hooper Customer Svc: Jan Henderson Dir R&D: Kevin Cavanaugh Acct Specialist: Dorinda Lawson Products: Hybrid seed In agriculture and gardening, hybrid seed is seed produced by artificially cross-pollinated plants. Hybrids are bred to improve the characteristics of the resulting plants, such as better yield, greater uniformity, improved color, disease resistance, and so forth. corn, soybeans, wheat, alfalfa, forages, Bt corn, Roundup Ready corn and soybeans, Clearfield corn, Rootworm root·worm n. Any of several beetles of the genus Diabrotica, the larvae of which feed on the roots of various crop plants, especially corn. corn, various stacked traits Ad and PR agency: In-house BEHLEN MFG. CO. PO Box 569, Columbus, NE 68602; 402/564-3111, FAX: 402/563-7405 E-mail: behlen@behlenmfg.com Web site: www.behlenmfg.com Year established: 1936 Fiscal year: November-October Number of employees: 1,000 CEO/Pres: Anthony Raimondo Pres, Ag Systems: Lyle Burbach Mktg & Sales Mgr, Behlen Country: Allen Cooke COO: Phil Raimondo VP Sales, Bldg Systems: Steve Becher Ad Mgr: Russ Ferris Personnel Mgr: Gayle Gerber Products: Farm buildings, grain bins, Berico grain dryers, Farmaster/Big Valley/Agstar/Universal/ PolyTuff/Horseman's Choice/Behlen Country gates, fencing, hay feeders, stock watering tanks, bulk feed tanks, squeeze chutes and cattle-handling equipment Ad agency: BMC (BMC Software, Inc., Houston, TX, www.bmc.com) A leading supplier of software that supports and improves the availability, performance, and recovery of applications in complex computing environments. Advertising (In-house) BO-JAC SEED CO. * 245 1500th Ave, Mt. Pulaski, IL 62548; 217/792-5001, 800/397-2069, FAX: 217/792-5006 E-mail: tim@bo-jac.com Web site: www.bo-jac.com BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA, INC. 2621 N. Belt, St. Joseph, MO 64506; 816/233-2571, 800/821-7467, FAX: 816/390-0639 Web site: www.bi-vetmedica.com Fiscal year: January-December Pres: George Heidgerken Dir, Swine Division: Jens Kjaer Dir, Cattle Division: Derek Groff Dir, R&D: Phil Hayes Phillip Maurice "Phil" Hayes (born in England, United Kingdom) is a British-American voice actor and comedian who has done much voice work. His best-known voice is playing the dim-witted robot chicken, Scratch, in the US television program Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. Dir, Companion Animal: Jane Smith VP, HR: Dan Nowalk Products: Bovine biologicals, contact Wayne Cole; bovine pharmaceuticals, contact Judy Myers; ectoparasiticides, contact Ron Carruthers; equine products and small animal products, contact Jane Smith; swine biologicals and pharmaceuticals, contact Donna Taylor Ad and PR agency: BCS (1) (The British Computer Society, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, www.bcs.org) The chartered body for information technology professionals in the U.K., founded in 1957. Communications LLC CDS-JOHN BLUE COMPANY PO Box 1607, Huntsville, AL 35807; 256/721-9090, 800/253-2583, FAX: 256/721-9091 E-mail: info@cds-johnblue.com Web site: www.cds-johnblue.com Year established: 1886 Fiscal year: January-December Parent co: Advanced Systems Technology Inc. CEO/Pres: Jim Stubbs (jdstubbs@aol.com) Mktg and Dealer Svcs: Diana Stubbs (dstubbs@cds-johnblue.com) COO: Michael Poland (mpoland@cds-johnblue.com) Dir of Engineering & Research Dev: Kent Jones (kjones@cds-johnblue.com) Controller: Marty Gray (mgray@cds-johnblue.com) Products: Liquid fertilizer and anhydrous an·hy·drous adj. Without water, especially water of crystallization. anhydrous (anhī´drus), adj without water. anhydrous containing no water. ammonia applicator ap·pli·ca·tor n. An instrument for applying something, such as a medication. applicator, n a device for applying medication; usually a slender rod of glass or wood, used with a pledget of cotton on the end. products, including pumps and accessories, and a complete line of irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. injection pumps CHS INC. PO Box 64089, St. Paul, MN 55164-0089; 651/355-5151, 800/232-3639 Web site: www.chsinc.com Year established: 1996 CEO: John Johnson John Johnson may refer to:
Corp Comms Dir: Lani Jordan CAPITAL HARVEST FINANCE CO. * PO Box 13535, Grand Forks, ND 58208-3535; 701/772-0079, 800/514-9576, FAX: 701/775-6117 E-mail: info@capital-harvest.com Web site: www.capital-harvest.com Year established: 1999 CARGILL AGHORIZONS PO Box 9300, Minneapolis, MN 55440; 952/742-6010, FAX: 952/742-7313 Web site: www.cargillaghorizons.com CARGILL DOW LLC PO Box 5830, MS114, Minneapolis, MN 55440-5830 Web site: www.natureworkspla.com Year established: 1997 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 250 Products: NatureWorks PLA--www.natureworkspla.com; Ingeo fibers--www.ingeofibers.com Global ad agency: LKM LKM Loadable Kernel Module LKM Linux Kernel Module LKM League of Kansas Municipalities LKM Local Key Manager Global PR agency: Gibbs & Soell CASE IH AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS 700 State St, Racine, WI 53404; 262/636-6011, FAX: 262/636-6078 E-mail: nacustomerrelations@cnh.com Web site: www.caseih.com Year established: 1842 Fiscal year: January-December Parent co: CNH CNH Chmn/CEO: Paolo Monferino CNH Chmn: Katherine Hudson Pres, CNH Global CNH Global N.V. (short for Case-New Holland; NYSE: CNH-ADR's) is the second largest manufacturer of agricultural equipment and the third largest maker of construction equipment in the world. Ag Equipment Bus: Roland Sunden Pres, CNH Ag, N.A. & Australian Regions: Richard Christman VP, Sales: Jim Irwin VP, Ag Mktg, CNH N.A: Randy Baker Investor Relations/Corp PR: Jeffrey Walsh Born to a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer on August 8 1973[1], Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh was a Canadian Forces soldier, killed while on duty in Afghanistan by another Canadian soldier. (jeff.walsh@cnh.com) CNH Brand Comms Mgr: John Wagner John Wagner is a comics writer who was born in Pennsylvania in 1949 and moved to Scotland as a boy. Alongside Pat Mills, Wagner was responsible for revitalising British boys' comics in the 1970s, and has continued to be a leading light in British comics ever since. (john.wagner@cnh.com) Case IH Comms/PR Mgr: Claudia Garber (claudia.garber@cnh.com) Products: Under 100hp tractors, contact Dave Dell; over 100hp tractors, contact Doug Gammie; hay tools and material handling equipment, contact Steve Gorsuch; crop production, contact Russ Green; combines/cotton pickers/skid steer loaders, contact Gerry Salzman; Farmall, Maxxima, Maxxum, Magnum, Steiger, Quadtrac tractors; Axial-Flow combines, Cotton Express pickers, hay & forage equipment, planters, Advanced Farming Systems (AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System ); FLX FLX Finger Lakes (New York) FLX Fort Lauderdale Executive (airport code) FLX Federal Learning eXchange FLX Flatfishes Series floaters floaters /float·ers/ (flo´ters) “spots before the eyes”; deposits in the vitreous of the eye, usually moving about and probably representing fine aggregates of vitreous protein occurring as a benign degenerative change. ; SPX (Sequenced Packet EXchange) The transport layer protocol in the NetWare operating system. Similar to the TCP layer in TCP/IP, it ensures that the entire message arrives intact. SPX uses NetWare's IPX as its delivery mechanism. Series sprayers; Flex-Air liquid systems, AIM precision ag systems, tillage equipment, seeding equipment Ad agency: Colle+McVoy PR agency: Morgan&Myers CEQUENT TRAILER PRODUCTS (formerly Hammerblow, Fulton, Wesbar) * 1050 Indianhead Dr, PO Box 8, Mosinee, WI 54455; 715/693-1700, FAX: 715/693-1799 E-mail: mail@hammerblow.com Web site: www.cequentgroup.com Year established: 1920 CEREXAGRI, INC. 630 Freedom Business Center, Suite 402, King of Prussia King of Prussia, industrialized suburban area (1990 pop. 18,406), Montgomery co., SE Pa. It has glass and steel fabricating, food processing, printing and publishing, and varied manufacturing (textiles, liquified petroleum gas, water-treatment and electrical , PA 19406; 610/491-2800, 800/438-6071, FAX: 610/491-2801 Web site: www.cerexagri.com Year established: 1932 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 600+ Parent co: Atofina Chemicals, Inc. CEO/Pres: Peter Bromley Peter Bromley (April 30, 1929-June 3, 2003) was BBC Radio's voice of horse racing for 40 years, and one of the most famous and recognised sports broadcasters in the United Kingdom. CFO: Eric Loges Gen Mgr, Ops (N.A.): Barney Gallagher Natl Sales Mgr: E. Wayne Smith The name Wayne Smith refers to a number of people:
Mktg Dir: Beth Sears Comms/Ad/Corp PR Mgr: Valeria Maltoni (valeria.maltoni@cerexagri.com) Products: Fungicides--Penncozeb, Maneb, Topsin M, Ziram, contact Beth Sears; Insecticides--Assail, Kryocide and Penncap-M, Fungicides--Cuprofix Disperss, Cuprofix MZ Disperss, Microthiol Disperss, contact David Davies There have been several well-known people named David Davies. It is a particularly common name in Wales, and in most cases the combination of names comes from the Welsh tradition of naming children with first names similar to their surname (ie, John Jones). ; Algicides--Aquathol K, Aquathol Super K, Hydrothol 191, Aqua-Kleen, contact Gerald Adrian Ad and PR agency: Al Paul Lefton Co. CHIEF AGRI/INDUSTRIAL DIV. 4400 E. 39th St, PO Box 848, Kearney, NE 68848-0848; 308/237-3186, 800/359-7600, FAX: 308/237-2650 Web site: www.agri.chiefind.com Fiscal year: July-June Number of employees: 175 Parent co: Chief Industries Inc. CEO/Pres: Roger Townsend (roger.townsend@chiefind.com) VP, Intl Sales: John Haugh haugh n. Scots A low-lying meadow in a river valley. [Middle English hawch, from Old English healh, secret place, small hollow; see kel-1 Natl Sales Mgr: Ed Benson (ed.benson@chiefind.com) Dir Prod/Ops: Duane McCann Customer Svc: Allen Mitchel (allen.mitchel@chiefind.com) Products: Titan grain bins; Caldwell grain handling and grain conditioning equipment In telecommunication, the term conditioning equipment has the following meanings:
Ad agency: Idea Bank Marketing CTB CTB Council Tax Benefit (UK) CTB Coopération Technique Belge (French: Belgian Technical Cooperation) CTB Commonwealth Transportation Board (Virginia Department of Transportation) , INC. 611 N. Higbee St, PO Box 2000, Milford, IN 46542; 574/658-4191, FAX: 574/658-3471 E-mail: ctb@ctbinc.com Web site: www.ctbinc.com Year established: 1952 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 1,200 CEO/Pres: Victor Mancinelli CFO: Don Steinhilber Comms Mgr: Susan Hight hight adj. Archaic Named or called. [Middle English, past participle of highten, hihten, to call, be called, from hehte, hight, past tense of hoten HR Mgr: Rick Van Puffelen Products: Global designer, manufacturer and marketer of systems and solutions for the poultry, hog, egg production, and grain industries; focus on improved efficiency in the care of poultry and livestock as well as on grain storage, conditioning and handling Ad and PR agency: In-house CLAAS CLAAS Clearwater Largo Area Astronomical Society OF AMERICA 8401 S. 132 St, Omaha, NE 68138; 402/861-1000, FAX: 402/861-1003 Corporate headquarters: Harsewinkel, Germany E-mail: claas@claasofamerica.com Web site: www.claasofamefica.com Year established: 1981 Fiscal year: October-September Parent co: Claas Group (Harsewinkel, Germany) Pres/Gen Mgr: Theo Freye (theo.freye@claas.com) VP, Parts: Roger Parker Roger Parker (born London United Kingdom, 2 August, 1951) is an English musicologist, and is currently Thurston Dart Professor of Music at King's College London. He studied at the University of London, first at Goldsmiths' College, then at King's College London. (roger.parker@claas.com) Product Mktg Mgr: Bob Armstrong For the American basketball player, see Bob Armstrong (basketball). For the Canadian ice hockey player, see Bob Armstrong (ice hockey). Joseph James (born October 3, 1939 in Marietta, Georgia) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, (bob.armstreng@claas.com) Mktg Mgr: Bob Spielberger (robert.spielberger@claas.com) Sales Mgr: Rick Leap (rick.leap@claas.com) Sales Mgr: Darrell King (darrell.king @claas.com) Controller: Rick Morphew (rick.morphew@claas.com) Products: Self-propelled forage harvesters and hay equipment Ad and PR agencies: Swanson Russell Associates, Tri-State Advertising CLAAS NORTH AMERICA--LEXION COMBINE AND CLAAS HAY & FORAGE DIVISIONS 8401 S. 132nd St, Omaha, NE 68138; 402/861-1000, FAX: 402/861-1003 E-mail: contactus@claas.com Web site: www.lexioncombines.com Year established: 1913 Fiscal year: October-September Number of employees: 8,000 Parent co: CLAAS Group Natl Sales Mgr: Jim Walker (jim.walker@claas.com) Products: LEXION Combines, CLAAS Hay & Forage Equipment, contact Bob Armstrong Ad and PR agencies: Swanson Russell Associates, Tri-State Advertising COLORADO SERUM CO./ WESTERN INSTRUMENT CO. 4950 York St, PO Box 16428, Denver, CO 80216; 303/295-7527, 800/525-2065, FAX: 303/295-1923 E-mail: colorado-serum@colorado-serum.com Web site: www.colorado-serum.com Year established: 1923 Fiscal year: January-December Pres: J. N. Huff VP, Mktg: D. J. Huff (davidhuff@colorado-serum.com) Products: Vet biologicals and instruments, contact D. J. Huff Ad agency: York Advertising CROMPTON CROP PROTECTION 199 Benson Rd, Middlebury, CT 06749; 203/573-2000, FAX: 203/573-3394 Web site: www.cromptoncorp.com/crop Year established: 1895 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 470 Exec VP: Al Ingulli VP, N.A. Mktg: David Cote David Cote may refer to:
VP, U.S. Sales: Bolton Jones (bolton.jones@cromptoncorp.com) Comms Dir: Steve Kant (steve.kant@cromptoncorp.com) VP, Intl Sales: Tom Geise (tom.geise@cromptoncorp.com) VP, R&D: John Lacadie Products: Fungicides--Procure, Terraclor, Terramaster, Terrazole, contact Michael Dupre; insecticides--Acramite, Comite, Omite, contact John Westcott; Comite II, Dimilin, Micromite, contact Kevin Kelley Kevin Kelley (born Kevin Philip Kelley on June 29, 1967 in Brooklyn, New York) is a professional boxer and former television commentator. Amateur Career Southpaw Kevin Kelley won two New York Golden Gloves Championships. ; PGRs/herbicides--Casoron, Flupro, Harvade, Royal MH-30, contact Ksenia Krog; specialty products--Adept, B-Nine, Floramite, Pedestal, Turfcide, contact Laurie Treu Ad and PR agencies: Fruehling Communications, The Duff Company DSM 1. DSM - Data Structure Manager. An object-oriented language by J.E. Rumbaugh and M.E. Loomis of GE, similar to C++. It is used in implementation of CAD/CAE software. DSM is written in DSM and C and produces C as output. NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS, INC. 45 Waterview Blvd, Parsippany, NJ 07054; 800/526-0189, FAX: 973/257-8653 Canadian office: DSM Nutritional Products Canada Inc., 395 Waydom Dr, Ayr, ON N0B 1E0; 519/624-2766, FAX: 519/623-4849 Web site: www.nutraaccess.com Fiscal year: January-December Parent co: DSM Products: Ronozyme P(CT) phytase; Rovimix Hy-D; Rovimix Biotin biotin: see vitamin; coenzyme. biotin Organic compound, part of the vitamin B complex, essential for growth and well-being in animals and some microorganisms. ; Rovimix A 1000; Rovimix Premix premix a finite mixture of nutritional supplements such as minerals and vitamins, usually combined with a carrier and ready for mixing with a total ration. ; Rovimix Vitamins Ad and PR agencies: Cuffari and Co., Market Action, By Jones DELAVAL INC, 11100 N. Congress Ave, Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , MO 64153; 816/891-7700, FAX: 816/891-1673 Web site: www.delaval.com Year established: 1883 Parent co: DeLaval Holding AB CEO/Pres: Walt Maharay (walt.maharay@delaval.com) CFO: Dan Brookhart (dan.brookhart@delaval.com) Natl Sales Mgr: Bill Thompson (bill.thompson@delaval.com) Mktg Dir: Don Calhoun Donald C. Calhoun (born April 29, 1952 in Sumner, Oklahoma) is a former professional American football running back for nine seasons in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, and Philadelphia Eagles. He later played for the New Jersey Generals of the USFL. (don.calhoun@delaval.com) Dir, Prod/Ops: Bill Jilesen (bill.jilesen@delaval.com) Comms Mgr: Larry Hemmingsen (larry.hemmingsen@delaval.com) Sales Training Mgr: Gerry Bosshardt Products: DeLaval milking equip, contact Joe Horkan; Universal milking equip, contact Steve Ramer; Germania milking equip, contact Dave Luzader; Hygiene--West Agro, DeLaval, Chemland, Universal, contact Kim Bertz; DeLaval management systems, contact Dan Heim; Afimilk management systems, contact Dan Heim; Spares--DeLaval, Universal, contact Jolene Hartman; Cooling--DeLaval, Universal, contact Doug Schneider Ad and PR agency: Walz Tetrick Advertising DELTA AND PINE LAND COMPANY PO Box 157, Scott, MS 38772; 662/742-4000, 800/511-7333, FAX: 662/742-4311 D&PL has offices in eight states and several foreign countries. E-mail: questions@deltaandpine.com Web site: www.deltaandpine.com Year established: 1911 Fiscal year: September-August Number of employees: 700 CEO/Pres: Tom Jagodinski Sr VP: Randy Dismuke (charles.r.dismuke@deltaandpine.com) VP, Sales & Mktg: Jim Willeke (james.h.willeke@deltaandpine.com) VP, Research: Bill Hugie (william.v.hugie@deltaandpine.com) VP, Technical Svcs: Tom Kerby (thomas.a.kerby@deltaandpine.com) VP, Technology Dev: Kater Hake hake: see cod. hake Any of several large marine fishes (genus Merluccius) usually considered part of the cod family. Hakes are elongated, large-headed fishes with large, sharp teeth, two dorsal fins (one notched), and a notched anal fin. (kater.d.hake@deltaandpine.com) VP, Finance: Rick Greene (ricky.d.greene@deltaandpine.com) VP, Supply Chain/Quality/IS: Charles Michell (charles.v.michell@deltaandpine.com) VP, Intl: Ken Fearday (ken.l.fearday@deltaandpine.com) VP, Ops: Earl Dykes (earl.dykes@deltaandpine.com) VP, Technology Transfer: Harry Collins (harry.b.collins@deltaandpine.com) VP, Corp Svcs: Ann Shackelford (ann.j.shackelford@deltaandpine.com) Mktg & Ad Dir: Peter Peerbolte (peter.l.peerbolte@deltaandpine.com) PR/Comms Dir: Janice Person (janice.l.person@deltaandpine.com) HR Mgr: Rose Burchett Products: Conventional and transgenic cotton seed varieties--Deltapine, Paymaster and Sure-Grow; conventional and transgenic soybeans--Deltapine Ad agency: Brighton PR agencies: In-house & Brighton DIAMOND V MILLS PO Box 74570, 838 First St, N.W., Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, city (1990 pop. 108,751), seat of Linn co., E central Iowa, on the Cedar River; inc. as a city 1856. The second largest city in Iowa, it is named for the surging rapids in the river. , IA 52407; 319/366-0745, 800/373-7234, FAX: 319/366-6333 E-mail: diamondv@diamondv.com Web site: www.diamondv.com Year established: 1943 Fiscal year: September-August Number of employees: 150 CEO/Pres: John C. Bloomhall (jbloomhall@diamondv.com) CFO: Michael J. Luukkonen COO/Exec VP: Paul R. Faganel Dir Sales and Mktg, N.A.: Jim R. Keppen Dir Mktg and Sales Svcs: Jean Rogers Jean Rogers (March 25, 1916 - February 24, 1991) was an American actress. She is best remembered today as Dale Arden in two of the three Flash Gordon serials. Early life Jean Rogers was born Eleanor Dorothy Lovegren in Belmont, Massachusetts in 1916. (jrogers@diamondv.com) VP, Ops: Michael R. Goble VP, Intl Bus Development: Mark A. Kujawa, Ph.D. Technical Center Mgr: Stuart Reeves, Ph.D. Dir, Animal Research: Ilkyu Yoon, Ph.D. HR Mgr: Mary Kaye For Mary Kay Cosmetics, see . Mary Kaye (born January 9 1924- died February 17, 2007) [1], sometimes called the "First Lady of Rock and Roll", was a guitarist and performer who was active in the 1950s and 1960's. Nath Products: Livestock feed ingredients--Diamond V XP Yeast Culture, NutroCAL, XP DFM, SelenoSource AF, contact Mark Kujawa Ad agency: Paullus Agency PR agency: Hansen Communications DICKEY-JOHN CORP. 5200 Dickey-John Rd, Auburn, IL 62615; 217/438-3371, 800/637-2952, FAX: 217/438-6012 Web site: www.dickey-john.com DIENER SEEDS, INC. 371 N. Diener Rd, Reynolds, IN 47980; 219/984-5837, 800/545-8611, FAX: 219/984-5364 E-mail: kdiener@dienerseeds.com Web site: www.dienerseeds.com Year established: 1928 Fiscal year: August-July Chmn: Tom Diener (diener@dienerseeds.com) Pres: Mike Diener (mdiener@dienerseeds.com) Sales Dir: Brad Paschen (bpaschen@dienerseeds.com) VP: Tim Diener (tdiener@dienerseeds.com) Bus/Finance Mgr: Kristie Diener (kdiener@dienerseeds.com) Equipment Mgr: Steve Diener (diener@dienerseeds.com) Ops Mgr: Marty Huseman (mhuseman@dienerseeds.com) Corn Prod Mgr: Terry Winterland (twinter@dienerseeds.com) Soybean Prod Mgr: Mike Diener (mdiener@dienerseeds.com) Products: Corn--standard, Bt, Liberty Link, Roundup Ready, Clearfield, Herculex, YieldGard Rootworm, YieldGard Plus, Various Stacked Trait Products; Soybeans--conventional, cyst-resistant, Roundup Ready, STS (Synchronous Transport Signal) The electrical equivalent of the SONET optical signal. In SDH, the European counterpart of SONET, STS is known as STM (Synchronous Transport Module). ; Wheat; Alfalfa; Forages DOMAIN, INC. 156 High St, New Richmond New Richmond can refer to:
E-mail: office@domaininc.com Web site: www.domaininc.com Fiscal year: November-October Number of employees: 50 CEO/Pres: William Buell William Buell (October 5 1751-August 8 1832) was a miller and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Hebron, Connecticut in 1751. His father attempted to remain neutral during the American Revolution and was persecuted as a result. (wbuell@domaininc.com) VP, Sales & Mktg: Bruce Werner (bwerner@domaininc.com) HR Mgr: Jill Clark Products: Doboy dairy nutrition products--Crop Cure, Tend-R-Leen; calf and milk replacers DOW AGROSCIENCES Dow AgroSciences LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company specializing in not only agricultural chemicals such as pesticides, but also seeds and biotechnology solutions. The company is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States. 9330 Zionsville Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46268; 317/337-3000 E-mail: info@dow.com Web site: www.dowagro.com Year established: 1989 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 5,700 CEO/Pres: Jerome Peribere DREXEL CHEMICAL CO. * 1700 Channel Ave, PO Box 13327, Memphis, TN 38113-0327; 901/774-4370, FAX: 901/774-4666 E-mail: info@drexchem.com Web site: www.drexchem.com DUPONT CO. * 1007 Market St, Wilmington, DE 19898; 888/638-7668, FAX: 302/992-2474 E-mail: aginfo@dupont.com Web site: www.dupont.com ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH 2001 W. Main St, PO Box 708, Greenfield, IN 46140; 800/428-4441, FAX: 317/276-9434 Canadian office: Suite 120, 150 Research Ln, Guelph, ON N1G 4T2 E-mail: elanco@elanco.com Web site: www.elanco.com Year established: 1954 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 2,200 Parent co: Eli Lilly Eli Lilly can refer to:
CEO/Pres: Patrick C. James FMC See fixed mobile convergence. CORP., AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS GROUP 1735 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103; 215/299-6000, FAX: 215/299-6100 Web site: www.cropsolutions.fmc.com Fiscal year: January-December Parent co: FMC Corp. Natl Sales Mgr: Wendell Codner (wendell_codner@fmc.com) Dir, N.A.: Robert Trogele (robert_trogele@fmc.com) Dir, Prod/Ops: Marty Kislink Dir, R&D: Dr. Terry Mize Dir, Channel/Influence: John Steffel (john_steffel@fmc.com) Dir Natl America Sales: Brett Bruggeman (brett_bruggeman@fmc.com) Investor Relations/Corp PR: James Fitzwater (james_fitzwafer@fmc.com) E-Biz/Comms Dir: Neil DeStefano (neil_destefane@fmc.com) Comms Mgr (Aim, Capture & Shark): Paul Redhage (paul_redhage@fmc.com) Mktg Mgr: Vince Richmond (vince_richmond@fmc.com) HR Mgr: DeDe LaMarche (dede_lamarche@fmc.com) Products: Insecticides--Capture, Mustang Max, Furadan; herbicides--Aim, Shark, Spartan Ad and PR agency: Nicholson Kovac FARMCHEM CORP. 616 Madison Ave, Floyd, IA 50435; 515/398-2893, 800/247-1854, FAX: 515/398-2449 E-mail: info@farmchem.com Web site: www.farmchem.com Year established: 1974 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 25 VP: Dion Buhman (dion@farmchem.com) Products: Full line parts distributor; remote inventory management solutions Ad and PR agency: Brainstorm Marketing FARNAM COMPANIES, INC. 301 W. Osborn Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013; 602/285-1660, 800/720-0032, FAX: 328/326-4159 E-mail: info@mail.farnam.com Web site: www.ztags.com or www.farnam.com Year established: 1946 Fiscal year: December-November Number of employees: 500 CEO: Rick Blomquist Mktg Mgr: Stu Marsh Products: New Z Tags for animal identification, including DuraMark printing; RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. capabilities Ad agency: Charles Duff Advertising FIRESTONE AGRICULTURAL TIRE DIVISION 4600 N.W. Second Ave, Suite 100, Des Moines Des Moines, city, United States Des Moines (dĭ moin`), city (1990 pop. 193,187), state capital and seat of Polk co., S central Iowa, at the junction of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers; inc. , IA 50313; 515/242-2321, 800/435-4437, FAX: 515/283-1610 Web site: www.firestoneag.com Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 1,500 CEO/Pres: Ralph Burchfield (burchfieldra@firestoneag.com) Natl Sales Mgr: Mike Bogunia (boguniamike@firestoneag.com) Mktg Mgr: Jeff Wilson There are a number of people named Jeff Wilson.
Promo/Mktg Svcs Mgr: Joyce Bonish (bonishjoyce@firestoneag.com) Products: Ag tires--radial/bias rear, irrigation, flotation, front implement; specialty tires--forestry, construction, ATV (1) (Advanced TV) An early name for the digital TV standard proposed by the Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service (ACATS). See ACATS. See also ATV Forum. (2) (Analog TV) Refers to the NTSC, PAL and SECAM analog TV standads. Ad and PR agency: The Integer Group FONTANELLE fontanelle /fon·ta·nelle/ (fon?tah-nel´) a soft spot, such as one of the membrane-covered spaces remaining at the junction of the sutures in the incompletely ossified skull of the fetus or infant. HYBRIDS SEED CO. 10981 Eighth St, Fontanelle, NE 68044; 402/721-1410, 800/CR-YIELD, FAX: 402/721-0828 E-mail: spike@fontanelle.com Web site: www.fontanelle.com Year established: 1935 Fiscal year: August-July Pres: Ray Harmon Dir Mktg: Steve Pike Comms/PR Mgr: Wendy Martin (wmartin@fontanelle.com) Ad Mgr: Craig Stevens Craig Stevens is the name of several people including:
Products: Seed corn, soybeans, alfalfa, sorghum sorghum, tall, coarse annual (Sorghum vulgare) of the family Gramineae (grass family), somewhat similar in appearance to corn (but having the grain in a panicle rather than an ear) and used for much the same purposes. , contact Dave Monke Ad agency: The Marketing Department FORT DODGE Fort Dodge, city (1990 pop. 25,894), seat of Webster co., central Iowa, on the Des Moines River; settled c.1846; inc. 1869. Fort Clarke was built on the site in 1850 and renamed Fort Dodge the following year. ANIMAL HEALTH 9225 Indian Creek Pkwy, Suite 400, Overland Park, KS 66210; 913/664-7000, 800/477-1365, FAX: 913/664-7291 Web site: www.wyeth.com/divisions Year established: 1912 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 3,100 Parent co: Wyeth Corporation CEO/Pres: Tom Corcoran (tcorcora@fdah.com) Sr VP/CFO: Rick DeLuca Sr VP, Global Mfg: Bill Reed Sr VP, R&D: Dr. Steve Chu VP, R&D: Dr. Rami rami [L.] plural of ramus. rami communicantes bundles of nerve fibers connecting a sympathetic ganglion to spinal nerve; categorized as gray rami (unmyelinated postganglionic fibers) or white rami (myelinated preganglionic Cobb Sr VP, Domestic Sales and Mktg: Brent Standridge Sr VP, HR: Scott Schmeichel VP, Livestock & Equine: Scott Bormann Dir, Mktg Svcs: Linda Stephens Dir, Sales Training: Jerry Quinlan Comms Mgr: Kelly Goss Dir, Companion Animals: Craig Wallace Natl Sales Mgr, Equine: Laura Primm Products: Synovex growth implants, contact Paul Parker; bovine vaccines--Pyramid, Triangle, contact Shaad Stevison; cattle anthelmintics--Cydectin, contact Dave Juda; mastitis mastitis (măstī`tĭs), inflammation of the breast. Mastitis most commonly occurs in nursing mothers between the first and third weeks after childbirth, usually of the first child. tubes--Today & Tomorrow, contact Dave Juda; equine anthelmintic--Quest, Pinnacle, contact Steve Hoffman; swine products--Suvaxyn et al, contact Joseph Barban; various feline products, contact Jeff McCaughey; various canine products, contact Michael Gendreau Ad and PR agency: Latorra Paul & McCann FURST-MCNESS CO. * 120 E. Clark St, Freeport, IL 61032; 815/235-6151, 800/435-5104, FAX: 815/232-9845 E-mail: info@mcness.com Web site: www.mcness.com Year established: 1908 GT MFG., INC. * 6th and Sherman, PO Box 525, Clay Center, KS 67432; 785/632-2151, 800/423-9428, FAX: 785/632-3308 E-mail: info@gtmfg.com Web site: www.gtmfg.com GARST SEED CO. 2369 330th St, Slater, IA 50244; 515/685-5000, 800/831-6630, FAX: 515/685-5080 E-mail: garstguy@garstseedco.com Web site: www.garstseed.com Year established: 1930 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 450 Pres: W. David Witherspoon Head of Mktg: Steve Klein Head of Sales--West: Mike Smidt Head of Sales--East: Gene Kassmeyer Mktg Mgr: Lori Thomas Database Mktg Mgr: Tony Nichols Sales Training Mgr: Eugene Suter Dir, Breeding & Dev: Ben Hable Dir, R&D: Alan Hawkins HR Mgr: D. J. Horrigan Products: Hybrid Com--Garst, PSA (Professional Services Automation) An information system designed to organize, track and manage all opportunities, work, resources, costs, revenues and invoices to improve the productivity and efficiency of the workforce. , contact Jeff Sernett; soybean varieties--Garst, PSA, contact Scott Hart; Garst grain sorghum and alfalfa, contact Phil Kunz Ad agency: Solutions, Inc. PR agency: The Integer Group GEHL CO. 143 Water St, West Bend, WI 53095; 262/334-9461, FAX: 262/338-7517 E-mail: info@gehl.com Web site: www.gehl.com Year established: 1859 Fiscal year: January-December Pres: Mac Moore VP, Sales & Mktg: Daniel Keyes Mktg Svcs Coord: Lori Heidecker Products: Forage equipment, feedmaking, manure handling & haytools, contact Andy Strupp; skid loaders, contact Kelly Moore Ad agency: The McFarland Group GOLDEN HARVEST SEEDS, INC. 100 JC Robinson Blvd, PO Box A, Waterloo, NE 68069; 402/779-2531, 800/610-7333, FAX: 402/779-3413 E-mail: ghseeds@gte.net Web site: goldenharvestseeds.com Year established: 1973 Fiscal year: September-August CEO/Pres: Jim Sommer Sommer is a surname, from the German and Danish word for the season "summer". It may refer to:
CEO/Pres: Rob Robinson Comms Mgr: Douglas S. Robinson (drobinson@jcrob.com) Products: Hybrid seed corn and sorghum, soybeans, alfalfa Ad agency: Stephens & Associates Advertising, Inc. THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. 1144 E. Market St, Akron, OH 44316; 330/796-2121, FAX: 330/796-8878 E-mail: farm@goodyear.com Web site: www.goodyearag.com Fiscal year: January-December CEO/Pres: Robert Keegan Gen Mgr: Jeff Vasichek Mgr, Rubber Track: Anna Kreymerman Ad Mgr: Jim Bamer PR Mgr: Amy Brei Products: Tractor/farm tires, rubber ag tracks, ATV tires, terra-tires, specialty tires GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING, INC. 1525 E. North St, PO Box 5060, Salina Salina (səlī`nə), city (1990 pop. 42,303), seat of Saline co., central Kans., on the Smoky Hill River; founded 1858 by settlers opposed to slavery, inc. 1870. , KS 62456; 785/823-3276, 800/270-9302, FAX: 785/822-5600 E-mail: jayme.baker@greatplainsmfg.com Web site: www.greatplainsmfg.com Year established: 1976 Fiscal year: July-June Number of employees: 1,000 CEO/Pres/Dir Prods/Ops: Roy Applequist Dir Mktg: Rick Hanson CFO: Linda Salem Natl Sales Mgr: Tom Evans Comms/Ad Mgr: Jayme Baker (bake@greatplainsmfg.com) Sales Training Mgr: Mike Cleveland Dir R&D: Mike McClure HR Mgr: Jim Jones Products: Great Plains--Planters; Precision Seeding Systems; Sprayers; Tillage Tools; Planter components, contact Greg Brenneman Ad agency: Brush Art GRIFFIN L.L.C. * PO Box 1847, Valdosta, GA 31603; 800/737-3995 Web site: www.griffinllc.com Year established: 1935 Fiscal year: January-December GROWMARK, INC. 1701 Towanda Ave, Bloomington, IL 61701; 309/557-6000, FAX: 309/829-8532 Regional offices: Johnston, Iowa; Kitchener, Ontario Web site: www.growmark.com Year established: 1927 Fiscal year: September-August Number of employees: 1,036 CEO: William Davisson Pres: Dan Kelley Corp Comms & Mktg Svcs: Dave Striegel Ad Mgr: Krista Wolf HR Mgr: Gary Swango Products: FS--seed, fertilizer, chemicals, precision farming, petroleum, contact Steve Barwick; structures, contact Tom Nealey; grain marketing/specialty products, contact Larry Keene Ad agency: Rhea & Kaiser GUSTAFSON LLC 1400 Preston Rd, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093; 972/985-8877, 800/248-6907, FAX: 972/867-0816 Web site: www.gustafson.com Year established: 1926 Fiscal year: January-December Pres: R. S. Turner VP, Sales: A. M. Carlton Comms Mgr: Charlie Hale (chale@gustafson.com) HR Mgr: Timna Lutz Products: Seed treatments, insecticides and fungicides; stored grain products; seed treatment equipment; automatic sampling equipment Ad agency: Gustafson Communications PR agency: The Duff Co. HAGIE MANUFACTURING CO. PO Box 273, Clarion, IA 50525; 515/532-2861, 800/247-4885, FAX: 515/532-3553 E-mail: info@hagie.com Web site: www.hagie.com Year established: 1947 Fiscal year: August-July Number of employees: 111 CEO/Pres: John Hagie (jhagie@hagie.com) Natl Sales Mgr: Shane D. Williams (sdwilliams@hagie.com) Products: Self-propelled sprayers--STS12, STS10, DTS (1) (Digital Theatre Sound) A digital audio encoding system used in movie and home theaters. Popularized by the movie Jurassic Park, the six-channel (5. 10, DTS8, DTS8t; seed corn detasslers--204, 204SP; nitrogen toolbar A row or column of on-screen buttons used to activate functions in the application. Many toolbars are customizable, letting you add and delete buttons as required. Toolbars may be fixed in position or may float, which means they can be dragged to a more convenient location in the applicator--NTB12, NTB NTB Non-Tariff Barriers NTB National Tire and Battery NTB Norsk Telegrambyrå NTB NASA Tech Briefs (NASA magazine/newsletter) NTB No Turning Back (band) NTB Nuclear Test Ban NTB Not Too Bad 16 Ad and PR agency: Lessing-Flynn HANCOR, INC. 401 Olive St, Findlay, OH 45840; 888/367-7473, FAX: 888/329-7473 E-mail: drainage@hancor.com Web site: www.hancor.com Year established: 1887 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 1,200 VP, Mktg and Sales: Bill Altermatt Comms/PR Mgr/Ad Mgr: Tori L. Durliat (tdurliat@hancor.com) Mkt Research Mgr: Lisa Becher (lbecher@hancor.com) Investor Relations: Paula Deter (pdeter@hancor.com) Products: Pipe--Heavy Duty (single wall), AASHTO AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (single wall), Grain-Dri, EcoFirst[R] (dual wall), Sure-Lok[R] (dual wall), Blue Seal[R] (dual wall), fittings (single and dual wall) Ad and PR agency: Marketing Communications Group, Inc. CHR. HANSEN, INC. 9015 W. Maple St, Milwaukee, WI 53214; 414/607-5700, 800/558-0802, FAX: 414/607-5959 E-mail: Innovations@chr-hansen-us.com Web site: www.chr-hansen.com Year established: 1874 Fiscal year: September-August Number of employees: 2,500 Parent co: Chr. Hansen A/S CEO/Pres: Donald Combs VP, Sales: Jim Dodson (jim.dodson@chr-hansen-us.com) Dir Mktg: Steven Johnson (sjohnson@chr-hansen-us.com) Ad Mgr: Linda Sweek (linda.sweek@chr-hansen-us.com) Technical Svcs Mgr: Dr. Chad Risley (crisley@chr-hansen-us.com) Products: Direct-fed microbials--BioPlus, Biomate; yeast--Biomate Yeast Plus; silage inoculants--BioSile, Biomax HARVEST TEC INC. PO Box 63, Hudson, WI 54016; 715/386-9100 E-mail: info@harvesttec.com Web site: www.harvesttec.com CEO/Pres: Jeffrey S. Roberts (info@harvesttec.com) Products: Hay preservative preservative Any of numerous chemical additives used to prevent or slow food spoilage caused by chemical changes (e.g., oxidation, mold growth) and maintain a fresh appearance and consistency. Antimycotics (e.g. ; Hay preservative and inoculant application equipment; Dew Simulator[TM] hay conditioning applicator Ad and PR agency: Cross Country Marketing Associates HAWKEYE STEEL PRODUCTS, INC. PO Box 2000, Hwy 16W, Houghton, IA 52631; 319/469-4141, 800/553-1791, FAX: 319/469-4402 E-mail: sales@hawkeyesteel.com Web site: www.hawkeyesteel.com Year established: 1920 Fiscal year: January-December Owner: Tom Wenstrand Owner: Marvin Bricker Natl Sales Mgr, Grain Storage: Mark Spinner Natl Sales Mgr, Livestock & Poultry Equip: Cindy Wellman Products: Pride of the Farm livestock equipment; Brower poultry equipment; Conrad-American grain equipment Ad agency: HCB HCB hexachlorobenzene. Advertising HELENA CHEMICAL CO. 225 Schilling Blvd, Suite 300, Collierville, TN 38017-6937; 901/761-0050, FAX: 901/683-2960 Web site: www.helenachemical.com Year established: 1957 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 2,500+ CEO/Pres: Mike McCarty VP, Mktg: Charles Adams VP, Crop Protection and Seed: Milton Allen Dir Proprietary Prods/Bus Dev: Allen Underwood Natl Sales Mgr, Proprietary Prods: Phillip Page Sales Mgr, Crop Protection: Frank Yopp Crop Prod Mktg Mgr: Gary Schmunk Ad/Public Affairs Mgr: Jim Arnold HERCULES ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. 6596 New Peachtree Rd, Doraville, GA 30340; 770/303-0878, FAX: 770/455-6531 E-mail: hercenv@herculesenvironmental.com Web site: www.herculesenvironmental.com Year established: 1993 Fiscal year: January-December CEO/Pres: Rob Hotle Sales Promo/Mktg Svcs Mgr: Steve Fox Products: Soiloc-MQ dust suppressant, Soiloc-Sod Crystals soil amendment, Soiloc-BR manure treatment chemical, Soiloc-H feed grade dust suppressant, Mulchtack41 mulch tackifier HOEGEMEYER HYBRIDS 1755 Hoegemeyer Rd, Hooper, NE 68031; 402/654-3399, 800/AG LINE 1, FAX: 402/654-3342 E-mail: askus@hoegemeyer.com Web site: www.therightseed.com Year established: 1937 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 50 CEO/Pres: David Hingst Dir Mktg/Sales Mgr: John Brutty Comms/Mktg Svcs Mgr: Matt Thoene Investor Relations/Corp PR: Erik Hoegemeyer Dir R&D: Dr. Tom Hoegemeyer HR Mgr: Steve Ziegler Products: Hoegemeyer Hybrids--hybrid corn seed, hybrid sorghum seed, soybean seed; America's Alfalfa--alfalfa Ad agency: Ayres Kahler HUBBARD FEEDS, INC. PO Box 8500, 424 N. Riverfront Dr, Mankato, MN 56003; 507/388-9480, 800/869-7219, FAX: 507/388-9453 Web site: www.hubbardfeeds.com Year established: 1878 Fiscal year: July-June Parent co: Ridley Corp. CEO/Pres: Steve Van Roekel (Steve.Vanroekel@hubbardfeeds.com) CFO: Mike Mitchell Mktg Mgr: Clarence Shwaluk Training Mgr: Tom Koch Dir Prod/Ops: Gil Carriere Dir, Prod/Ops: Bill Rosenstiel (Bill.Rosenstiel@hubbardfeeds.com) Dir, Prod/Ops: Dr. Chuck Soderholm (Chuck.Soderholm@hubbardfeeds.com) Dir R&D: Bruce Johnson, Ph.D. HR Mgr: Peg Finnegan Products: Hubbard nutritional products and services HUSSEY & CO. 5 W. State St, Mason City, IA 50401; 641/423-0171, 800/944-1830, FAX: 641/423-0512 E-mail: husseyco@netconx.net Web site: www.husseyco.com Year established: 1975 Fiscal year: January-December Owner/Pres/Dir Mktg: J. Dan Hussey (dan@husseyco.com) Products: Fertilizer equipment, contact J. D. Hussey IVY ANIMAL HEALTH, INC./VETLIFE 9111 Barton St, Overland Park, KS 66214; 913/888-2192, 800/828-2192 Sales division: VetLife, 1001 Office Park Rd, Suite 201, West Des Moines West Des Moines (də moin`), city (1990 pop. 31,702), Polk co., S central Iowa, a growing suburb W of Des Moines; inc. 1893 as Valley Junction, renamed 1938. Products manufactured there include cement, metal items, and pumps. , IA 50265; 888/462-3493, FAX: 515/224-0808 E-mail: info@vetlife.com Web site: www.vetlife.com Products: Cattle growth promoting implants: Component with Tylan brand implants, Component brand implants, Compudose, Encore JOHN DEERE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING CENTER 11145 Thompson Ave, Lenexa, KS 66219; 913/310-8100 Web site: www.JohnDeere.com Fiscal year: November-October CEO/Pres: Robert Lane Sr VP, Worldwide Mktg: Doug DeVries PR Mgr: Barry E. Nelson (nelsonbarrye@johndeere.com) Products: Agricultural, consumer and commercial, and construction and forestry equipment JUNG SEED GENETICS, INC. 341 S. High St, Randolph, WI 53956; 920/326-5891, FAX: 920/326-4464 E-mail: pjung@centurytel.net Web site: www.jungseedgenetics.com Year established: 1907 Number of employees: 18 CEO/Pres: Peter Jung Dir Mktg: Steven Buss Dir R&D: Dave Ryden Products: Farm seed--Jung Seed Genetics corn, soybeans, wheat, alfalfa and other forages Ad and PR agency: Cross Country Marketing KALO KALO Kanu O Ka 'äina Learning 'Ohana (Hawaiian school) , INC. 13200 Metcalf Ave, Suite 370, Overland Park, KS 66213; 913/491-9125, 800/255-5196, FAX: 913/491-9146 E-mail: sales@kalo.com Web site: www.kalo.com Year established: 1932 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 8 CEO/Pres: Chuck Champion (cchampion@kalo.com) Natl Sales Mgr: Roger Hill (pophill@worldnet.att.net) Ad Mgr: Debbie Newby (dnewby@kalo.com) Mkt Research Mgr: Mike Howard (tmikehoward@aol.com) Products: Dry adjuvants--Amion Dri, Spray Start; BIO 90; Foam markers--Benchmark, Fomark; Compex compatibility agent; Surfactants--Entro Liquid, Cadence Nonionic wetter/spreader/penetrant KALTENBERG SEEDS * 5506 State Hwy 19, PO Box 278, Waunakee, WI 53597; 608/849-5021, 800/383-3276, FAX: 608/849-8793 E-mail: ksfseeds@chorus.net Web site: www.kaltenbergseeds.com Year established: 1906 KENT FEEDS, INC. 1600 Oregon St, Muscatine, IA 52761; 563/264-4519, 800/552-9620, FAX: 563/264-4768 E-mail: adv@kentfeeds.com Web site: www.kentfeeds.com Year established: 1927 Fiscal year: October-September Number of employees: 120 Pres: Rich Dwyer Pres, Kent Group: Cecil Vandygriff VP/Gen Sales Mgr: Dan Paca VP, Ad & Mktg Resources: Jerry Johnson Sr VP, Nutrition and Prod Dev: Terry Main Treasurer: Larry Schaapveld VP, Mfg & Distribution: Pete Simonsen Products: Kent livestock, equine, poultry & pet feeds, animal care products, contact Dan Paca KINZE MANUFACTURING, INC. PO Box 806, Williamsburg, IA 52361-0806; 319/668-1300, FAX: 319/668-1328 E-mail: information@kinzemfg.com Web site: www.kinze.com Year established: 1965 Fiscal year: June-May Number of employees: 540 CEO/Pres: Jon E. Kinzenbaw COO: Brian McKown (bmckown@kinzemfg.com) Sales/Mktg Mgr: Dennis Whitehead (dwhitehead@kinzemfg.com) Ops Mgr: Joe Miller (jmiller@kinzemfg.com) Mgr, Prod Planning and Support: Bill Heick (bheick@kinzemfg.com) Controller: Mark Stauffer (mstauffer@kinzemfg.com) Mgr, Export & OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and Sales: James O'Halloran (johalloran@kinzemfg.com) Mfg Engineering, Quality & Special Ops Mgr: Terry Jack (tjack@kinzemfg.com) Engineering Mgr: Al Barry (abarry@kinzemfg.com) Training Mgr: Ron McKiernan-Struve (rmck-struve@kinzemfg.com) Products: Kinze row crop planters and grain auger wagons Ad and PR agency: Lessing-Flynn KUBOTA TRACTOR CORP. 3401 Del Amo Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503; 310/370-3370, FAX: 310/370-3846 Web site: www.kubota.com Year established: 1972 Fiscal year: January-December Parent co: Kubota Corp., Osaka, Japan Dir Mktg: Larry Nenneman Natl Mgr Ad/PR: Patricia Carroll (pcarroll@kubota.com) Products: Kubota tractors Ad agency: Paulsen Marketing Communications PR agency: Freeman McCue Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most KUHN KNIGHT INC. 1501 W. Seventh Ave, Brodhead, WI 53520-0167; 608/897-2131, FAX: 608/897-2561 E-mail: info@kuhnknight.com Web site: www.kuhnknight.com Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 250 CEO/Pres: Thierry Krier (thierry.krier@kuhn-usa.com) Dir Ops: George Cicci (george.cicci@kuhnknight.com) CFO: Mike Shuda (mike.shuda@kuhnknight.com) Dir Mktg: Doug Williams (doug.williams@kuhnknight.com) Dir Sales: Steve Pesik (steve.pesik@kuhnknight.com) Western U.S. Sales Development Mgr: Larry Oltman (larry.oltman@kuhnknight.com) Eastern U.S. Sales Development Mgr: Jerry Smith (jerry.smith@kuhnknight.com) Mktg Mgr: Frank O'Brien (frank.obrien@kuhnknight.com) Mktg Coord: Jim Carr (jim.carr@kuhnknight.com) Ad Coord: Kathy Larsen (kathy.larsen@kuhnknight.com) HR Mgr: Jill Latzen Products: Reel Auggie/Commercial Reel mixer, Vertical Maxx mixer, Botec 4-auger mixer, ProTwin Slinger side discharge spreader spreader, n See condenser. , commercial box spreader, conventional box spreader LG SEEDS 22827 Shissler Rd, Elmwood, IL 61529; 309/742-2211, 800/752-6847, FAX: 309/742-8802 E-mail: info@lgseeds.com Web site: www.lgseeds.com Year established: 1994 Fiscal year: July-June Parent co: AgReliant Genetics LLC Gen Mgr: Craig Anderson (craig.anderson@lgseeds.com) Natl Sales Mgr: Roger Bonsack (r.bonsack@lgseeds.com) Mktg Mgr: Kim Robertson (wk.robertson@lgseeds.com) Mktg Comm Specialist: Brett Booth (b.booth@lgseeds.com) Products: Seed--corn, soybeans and alfalfa LALLEMAND ANIMAL NUTRITION 6120 W. Douglas Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414/464-6440, 800/692-4700, FAX: 414/464-6430 E-mail: LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. _NA@lallemand.com Web site: www.lallemand.com Fiscal year: February-January Parent co: Lallemand Ad/Comms Mgr: Kelly Ciezki (kciezki@lallemand.com) Products: Freeze-dried probiotic pro·bi·ot·ic n. A dietary supplement containing live bacteria or yeast that supplements normal gastrointestinal flora, given especially after depletion of flora caused by infection or ingestion of an antibiotic drug. bacteria--MicroCell, contact Gordon Donaldson; probiotic active dry yeast--LevuCell, contact Gordon Donaldson; Biotal Silage Inoculants, contact Bob Charley; mineral enriched yeast--AlkoSel, contact Jeff Ast LAND O'LAKES, INC. 4001 Lexington Ave N., Arden Hills, MN 55126; 651/481-2222, FAX: 651/481-2000 CEO: John Gherty Corp Comms Dir: Lydia Botham LANDEC AG, INC. 306 N. Main St, Monticello, IN 47960; 574/583-2741, 800/241-7252, FAX: 574/583-7016 E-mail: info@landecag.com Web site: www.landecag.com Year established: 1985 Number of employees: 73 Parent co: Landec Corporation Pres/CEO: Tom Crowley (tcrowley@landecag.com) VP, Sales & Product Mgmt: Dennis Schlott (dschlott@landecag.com) VP Mktg: Bill Gass (bgass@landecag.com) CFO: Mike Godlove (mgodlove@landecag.com) Mktg Mgr: Linda Waymire (lwaymire@landecag.com) Products: Fielder's Choice Direct Seed Corn, Intellicoat Seed Coatings Ad and PR agency: The Meyocks Group LAWHON MIDWEST, LLC dba STAUFFERSEEDS 9802 Nicholas St, Suite 320, Omaha, NE 68114; 402/934-0900, 888/496-1470, FAX: 402/934-0905 E-mail: info@staufferseeds.com Pres: Noal Lawhon Dir, Midwest Ops: Craig Williams Products: StaufferSeeds hybrid seed corn and soybeans LELY USA, INC. 8825 Tamiami Trail, E., Naples, FL 34113; 239/774-2811, FAX: 239/775-2333 Lely USA, Inc., 1410 Vermeer Rd E., Pella IA 50219 E-mail: info@lelyusa.com Web site: www.lelyusa.com Year established: 1963 Fiscal year: January-December CEO/Pres: Peter Langebeeke (plangebeeke@lelyusa.com) Mgr, Lely Astronaut Robotic Milking Systems: Alfred Kamps (akamps@lelyusa.com) Mgr, Fertilizer Spreaders: Deen Oscarson (doscarson@lelyusa.com) Products: Lely Fertilizer Spreaders, Lely Astronaut Robotic Milking systems LESTER BUILDING SYSTEMS 1111 2nd Ave S., Lester Prairie, MN 55354; 320/395-2531, 800/826-4439, FAX: 320/395-5393 E-mail: info@lesterbuildings.com Web site: www.lesterbuildings.com Year established: 1947 CEO/Pres: John Hill Mktg Mgr: Tom Borgman Natl Sales Mgr: Larry Lembrich HR Mgr: Bob Schwade Products: Pre-engineered wood frame buildings for the farm, rural/equestrian lifestyle, light commercial and livestock markets LINDSAY MANUFACTURING CO. 2707 N. 108th St, Omaha, NE 68164; 800/829-5300 Web site: www.zimmatic.com Year established: 1955 Fiscal year: September-August CEO/Pres: Rick Parod VP, Mktg: Dirk Lenie (dlenie@linzmfg.com) VP, Natl Sales: Bob Snoozy Products: Zimmatic center pivots and laterals, Greenfield mini-pivots and hard hose travelers, Growsmart pivot controls, soil moisture sensors and chemical injectors Ad and PR agency: Swanson & Russell LLOYD, INC. 604 W. Thomas Ave, Shenandoah, IA 51601; 712/246-4000, FAX: 712/246-5245 E-mail: info@lloydinc.com Web site: www.lloydinc.com Mktg Dir: Stuart C. Johnson (sjohnson@lloydinc.con) MSC (1) (MSC.Software Corporation, Santa Ana, CA, www.mscsoftware.com) Founded in 1963 by Richard H. MacNeal and Robert G. Schwendler, MSC is the world's largest provider of mechanical computer aided engineering (MCAE) strategies, simulation software and services. PO Box 278, Dundee, IL 60118; 847/426-3411, 800/323-5424, FAX: 847/426-3636 E-mail: mail@milkspecialties.com Web site: www.milkspecialties.com Year established: 1948 Fiscal year: February-January Number of employees: 300 CEO: Trevor Tomkins (ttomkins@milkspecialties.com) CFO: Mike Drennan (mdrennan@milkspecialties.com) Exec VP: Kent Ure (kure@milkspecialties.com) VP, Sales & Mktg: Doug Schomberg (doug@milkspecialties.com) Dir Sales: Brian Wesemann (bwesemann@milkspecialties.com) Technical Svcs: Dr. Luis Solorzano (lsolorzano@milkspecialties.com) Mktg Svcs Coord: Melody Bemont (mbemont@milkspecialties.com) Dir HR: Susan Sijerson (ssijerson@milkspecialties.com) Products: Prilled Prilled is a term used in mining and manufacturing to refer to product that has been pelletized. The pellets are a neater, simpler form for handling, with reduced dust. Certain agrochemicals such as urea are often supplied in prilled form. See also
pl. rumens, rumina; the largest of the compartments of the forestomach of ruminant animals that serves as a fermentating vat. It is lined by a keratinized epithelium bearing numerous absorptive papillae; it is partly subdivided by folds (pillars). enhancers--RuMin8; Animal Health--Advance Arrest, Advance Calf Medic, Advance Pro-Lyte Plus, Advance Rite Start, Advance ProVance, Advance Power Freshen fresh·en v. fresh·ened, fresh·en·ing, fresh·ens v.intr. 1. To become fresh, as in vigor or appearance: freshened up after the day's work. 2. ; contact Doug Schomberg M&W, AN ALAMO Alamo Eighteenth-century mission in San Antonio, Texas, site of a historic siege of a small group of Texans by a Mexican army (1836) during the Texas war for independence from Mexico. GROUP CO. * 1020 S. Sangamon Ave, Gibson City, IL 60936; 217/784-5241, 800/221-2855, FAX: 217/782-0126 Year established: 1949 Fiscal year: January-December MERIAL 3239 Satellite Blvd, Duluth, GA 30096; 678/638-3000, 888/637-4251, FAX: 678/638-3680 Web site: www.merial.com Year established: 1997 Exec Chairman: Jerry Belle VP, Ruminants, N.A.: Albert-Ives Perello Sr Dir, IGENITY, Ruminants N.A.: Rod Goodall Sr Mgr, Corp Comms: Cindy Apgar Sr Dir Mktg, N.A. RAGE: James Van Proosdy MICHELIN AG--MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA One Parkway S., PO Box 19001, Greenville, SC 29615; 864/458-5000, FAX: 864/458-4150 Web site: www.michelinag.com Year established: 1997 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 20 Parent co: Michelin N.A., Inc. Mktg/Comms Mgr: Olivier Gros (olivier.gros@us.michelin.com) VP, Mktg & Sales: Chad Hake Comms Mgr: Lisa P. Breazeale (lisa.breazeale@us.michelin.com) Products: Michelin Radial Rears, contact Georges Mokbel Ad agency: Osborn & Barr Communications MIDWEST LABORATORIES, INC. 13611 B St, Omaha, NE 68144-3617; 402/334-7770, FAX: 402/334-9121 Web site: www.midwestlabs.com Year established: 1975 Fiscal year: July-June Number of employees: 80 CEO/Pres: Ken Pohlman (pohlman@midwestlabs.com) Comms Mgr: Sue Ann Seltz (sueann@midwestlabs.com) Dir R&D: Jerry King MIDWEST TECHNOLOGIES IL, LLC 2864 Old Rochester Rd, Springfield, IL 62703; 217/753-8424, 800/643-8324, FAX: 217/753-8426 E-mail: info@mid-tech.com Web site: www.mid-tech.com Year established: 1983 Dir Mktg/Comms: Rich Gould Products: TeeJet and Mid-Tech product control systems and GPS systems, including automated steering systems and manual lightbar guidance systems; FieldPilot automated steering with precise product control; Centerline cen·ter·line n. 1. A line that bisects something into equal parts. 2. A painted line running along the center of a road or highway that divides it into two sections for traffic moving in opposite directions, or, in the case of , GuideLine and Swath XL lightbars; Legacy, TASC TASC The After School Corporation TASC The American Surrogacy Center TASC Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities TASC The Analytic Sciences Corporation TASC Transportation Administrative Service Center TASC Total Administrative Services Corporation and TeeJet control systems; GPS receivers MILLER-ST. NAZIANZ, INC. 511 E. Main St, St. Nazianz, WI 54232; 920/773-2121, FAX: 929/773-1200 E-mail: info@millerstn.com Web site: www.millerstn.com Year established: 1899 Number of employees: 150 CEO: John Miller Products: NITRO and Silver Wheels application equipment; Miller Pro, Badger and Victor hay and forage equipment Ad and PR agency: Cross Country Marketing MIRACO-MIRAFOUNT PO Box 686, Grinnell, IA 50112; 641/236-5822, 800/541-7866, FAX: 641/236-3341 E-mail: miraco@miraco.com Web site: www.miraco.com Year established: 1982 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 30 CEO/Pres/Ad Mgr: Carter Thomson Dir Mktg: Mike Witt Comms Mgr: Randy Jahl Products: Livestock waterers--Mirafount, BigSpring, LilSpring, LilFount, E-Fount, EquiFount; feed bunks, pet waterers, contact Carter Thomson Ad agency: Solutions, Inc. MISSISSIPPI CHEMICAL CORP. * PO Box 388, Yazoo City, MS 39194; 662/746-4131, FAX: 662/751-2232 Web site: www.misschem.com Year established: 1948 MONSANTO CO. 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63167; 314/694-1000, 800/768-6387 Web site: www.monsanto.com Year established: 2000 Fiscal year: September-August Number of employees: 13,000 CEO/Pres: Hugh Grant CFO: Terry Crews U.S. Dir of Mktg: John Raines U.S. Mktg Ops Lead: Jeff Dobslaw U.S. Chemistry Bus Lead: David Hollinrake Public Affairs Mgr: Lee Quarles (lee.quarles@monsanto.com) Products: Asgrow, DeKalb, Roundup agricultural herbicides, Roundup Ready, YieldGard insect-protected trait technologies Ad and PR agency: Osborn & Barr Communications THE MOSAIC COMPANY (formerly IMC (Internet Mail Consortium, Santa Cruz, CA, www.imc.org) An industry trade association founded in 1996 by Paul Hoffman and Dave Crocker that promotes Internet e-mail standards and features. Global and Cargill Crop Nutrition) 100 S. Saunders Rd, Suite 300, Lake Forest, IL 60045; 847/739-1200, FAX: 847/739-1620 E-mail: randy.groff@mosaicco.com Web sites: www.mosaicco.com; www.back-to-basics.net; www.kmag.com; www.kmagnatural.com; www.animate-dairy.com Year established: 2004 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 8,000 CEO: F. W. Corrigan Exec VP: James T. Thompson VP, Mktg: Thomas M. Philbin Mktg Dir: Randy Groff Products: Fertilizer--Phosphates, Potash, Nitrogen, K-Mag, Sul-Po-Mag, MicroEssentials S15Feed Ingredients--Animate; Biofos; Dicalcium Phosphate; Dyna-K, Dyna-K White; Feed Grade Urea, Micro Granular; Feed Urea 46%; K-S K-S Kolmogorov-Smirnov (statistical test) ; Liquifos; Monocalcium Phosphate; Monofos; Multifos Ad and PR agency: Bader Rutter & Associates, Inc. MYCOGEN SEEDS 9330 Zionsville Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054; 800/MYCOGEN, FAX: 317/337-4624 E-mail: finmyco@dow.com Web site: www.mycogen.com Year established: 1981 Fiscal year: January-December Gen Mgr: Tom Wiltrout (trwiltrout@dow.com) Natl Sales Mgr: Ben Kaehler (bkaehler@dow.com) Natl Channel Mgr: Chuck Schneider (cvschneider@dow.com) Mktg Specialist, Grain Corn: Terry Gardner (tjgardner@dow.com) Forage Mktg Specialist: Greg Cannon (gscannon@dow.com) Mktg Specialist, Sunflowers & Soybeans: Keith Porter (kdporter@dow.com) Product Dev Group Leader: Ed Baumgartner (ejbaumgartner@dow.com) Comms Mgr: Trey Ramirez (ssramirez@dow.com) Agronomy Svcs Mgr: Stephen Smith (sesmith@dow.com) Ad and PR agency: Bader Rutter & Associates, Inc. NC+ HYBRIDS 3820 N. 56th St, Lincoln, NE 68504; 402/467-2517, 800/279-7999, FAX: 402/467-4217 E-mail: lincoln@nc-plus.com Web site: www.nc-plus.com Year established: 1958 Fiscal year: September-August Number of employees: 120 Parent co: NC+ Hybrids CEO/Pres: Larry Schuett (lschuett@nc-plus.com) CFO: Craig Duff Dir Sales and Mktg: Gene Kronberg (gkronberg@nc-plus.com) Mktg Mgr: Ken Anderson (kanderson@nc-plus.com) Mktg Comms Coord: Jane Schroeder (jschroeder@nc-plus.com) Product Mgr: Doug Gloystein (dgloystein@nc-plus.com) Dir Research: Dr. Dana Eaton (deaton@nc-plus.com) Dir HR: Lori Sernett (lsernett@nc-plus.com) Products: Corn, grain sorghum, soybean, alfalfa, and forages, contact Doug Gloystein Ad agency: Swanson Russell Associates NK BRAND SEEDS 7500 Olson Memorial Hwy, Golden Valley, MN 55427; 612/593-7333, 800/445-0956, FAX: 763/542-0194 Web site: www.nk-us.com Year established: 1884 Fiscal year: January-December Head, NK Brand Seeds: Tom Klevorn VP, Mktg: Jack Bernens Head of Mktg Svcs & PR: Doug Knight Ad Mgr & PR: Bev Larson Products: Hybrid seed corn, contact Jeff Jorgensen; white corn, contact Jerry Strissel; soybeans, contact Mark Schmidt; alfalfa, contact Joe Waldo; monogastric feed, contact Jim Graeber; wheat, contact Phil Farmer Ad agency: Adculture Group, Inc. PR agency: Gibbs & Soell, Inc. NA-CHURS/ALPINE SOLUTIONS 421 Leader St, Marion, OH 43302; 740/382-5701, 800/622-4877, FAX: 740/383-2615 E-mail: wilsonn@nachurs-alpine.com Web site: www.nachurs-alpine.com Year established: 1946 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 50-75 Parent co: Trans-Resources Inc. Pres: George H. Berg, Sr. (bergg@nachurs-alpine.com) CFO: Cheryl Raudabaugh Dir Sales & Mktg: Steve Keller (kellers@@nachurs-alpine.com) Dir Prod/Ops: Neil Dolson Comms/Ad/PR/Sales Promo/Mktg Svcs Coord: Nichole Wilson (wilsonn@nachurs-alpine.com) HR Mgr: Jo Weston Products: High-quality liquid starter and foliar foliar pertaining to or having the quality of leaves. fertilizers--trace elements include Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. , Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese and Zinc, which are fully compatible with its liquid fertilizers NATIONAL CROP INSURANCE SERVICES 8900 Indian Creek Pkwy, Suite 600, Overland Park, KS 66210; 913/685-2767, 800/951-6247, FAX: 913/685-3080 E-mail: webmaster@ag-risk.org Web site: www.ag-risk.org Year established: 1989 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 45 CEO/Pres: Robert W. Parkerson Controller: James M. Crist PR Mgr: Laurie Langstraat (lauriel@ag-risk.org) HR Mgr: Dana Ford Products: Crop insurance, statistical information, educational materials for farmers, etc. NEOGEN CORP. 620 Lesher Pl, Lansing, MI 48912; 517/372-9200, 800/234-5333, FAX: 517/372-0108 E-mail: foodsafety@neogen.com Web site: www.neogen.com Investor Relations/Corp PR: Rick Kanaby Dir, Prod/Ops: Dave Grawburg HR Mgr: Stephanie Bowlin Products: Natural toxins--Veratox, Agri-Screen, contact Jennifer Baker; microbiological--Reveal, Gene-Trak, Iso-Grid, contact John Simlar; sanitation--AccuPoint, ATP ATP: see adenosine triphosphate. ATP in full adenosine triphosphate Organic compound, substrate in many enzyme-catalyzed reactions (see catalysis) in the cells of animals, plants, and microorganisms. , contact Jim Topper Topper house he purchases is haunted by the young couple who owned it previously and their dog. [Am. Lit., Cin., TV: Topper in Halliwell, 718] See : Ghost Topper Hopalong Cassidy’s faithful horse. NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA, INC. * PO Box 1895, New Holland, PA 17557; 888/290-7377 E-mail: comments@newholland.com Web site: www.newholland.com/na Year established: 1895 Parent co: CNH Global N.V. NIMCO CORP. 1000 Nimco Dr, Crystal Lake, IL 60014; 815/459-4200, FAX: 815/459-8119 E-mail: info@nimco.com Web site: www.nimco.com Year established: 1962 Pres: Jerry G. Bachner (jbachner@nimco.com) VP, Mktg: Michael Kipp (mkipp@nimco.com) Mktg Dir: Michael Mariani (mmariani@nimco.com) NITRAGIN COMPANY 13100 W. Lisbon Ave, Suite 600, Brookfield, WI 53005; 262/957-2000, FAX: 262/957-2121 Web site: www.nitragin.com Year established: 1905 Fiscal year: January-December Parent co: Merck KGaA CEO/Pres: Tom Winkofske CFO: Jim Finstad VP: Scott Fleetwood Natl Sales Mgr: Allan Basnight Mktg Mgr: David Fox Products: Promoter Technology Products--Optimize and Optimize LIFT: Legume legume (lĕ`gy m, lĭgy inoculants--Cell-Tech, Soil Implant, NitraStik, Nitragin Gold, contact David Fox Ad and PR agency: AdFarm NOVARTIS ANIMAL HEALTH US, INC. 3200 Northline Ave, Suite 300, Greensboro, NC 27408; 336/387-1080, 800/447-2391 ext 1080, FAX: 336/387-1028 Novartis Animal Health US, Inc., 1447 140th St, Larchwood, IA 51241 Web site: www.livestock.novartis.com Comms Dir: Joseph Burkett (joseph.burkett@ah.novartis.com) Assoc Mktg/Comms Mgr, Food Animal Business: Julie M. Groce (julie.groce@ah.novartis.com) NUFARM AMERICAS INC. 1333 Burr Ridge Parkway, Suite 125A, Burr Ridge, IL 60521-0866; 708/754-3330, 800/345-3330, FAX: 708/754-0314 Web site: www.ag.us.nufarm.com Fiscal year: August-July Number of employees: 2,500 worldwide Products: Weedar, Weedone, Rhonox, Rhomene, Dagger, Esteron, Turret, Chiptox, Formula 40, Thistrol--Phenoxy Brands; Credit, Credit Extra, Credit Extra 5--Glyphosate; Maestro brands--Bromoxynil; Champ and Champion--Copper Fungicides; Agri-Mycin 17, Mycoshield, BlightBan A506--Bactericides; Phostrol--Phosphorous acid systemic fungicide; Ultra Flourish--Mefenoxam fungicide; Agri Tin--TPTH fungicide; Gibgro, RiteSize, TypRus, Typy--PGR's NUTRA-FLO CO. 1919 Grand Ave, Sioux City, IA 51106; 712/277-2011, 800/831-4815 E-mail: sales@nutraflo.com Web site: www.nutraflo.com Year established: 1954 Pres/CEO: L.W. Lohry Ad Sales Mgr: Raun Lohry Dir Mktg: Eric Lohry HR Mgr: Joe Gill OXBO INTERNATIONAL CORP. 100 Bean St, Clear Lake, WI 54005; 715/263-2112, FAX: 715/263-3324 Web site: www.oxbocorp.com Year established: 1970 CEO/Pres: Gary Stich STICH Cardiology A clinical trial–Surgical Treatment for IntraCerebral Hemorrhage VP, Sales & Mktg: Andy Talbott Products: Vineyard harvesting, mechanization mechanization Use of machines, either wholly or in part, to replace human or animal labour. Unlike automation, which may not depend at all on a human operator, mechanization requires human participation to provide information or instruction. and spraying equipment; vegetable, fruit, citrus and seed harvesting equipment Ad and PR agency: Cross Country Marketing PACER PUMPS, DIV. OF ASM (1) (Association for Systems Management) An international membership organization based in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1947 and disbanded in 1996, it sponsored conferences in all phases of administrative systems and management. INDUSTRIES 41 Industrial Cir, Lancaster, PA 17601-5927; 717/656-2161, 800/233-3861, FAX: 717/656-0477 E-mail: sales@pacerpumps.com Web site: www.pacerpumps.com Year established: 1974 Fiscal year: August-July Number of employees: 30 CEO/Pres: Jack H. Berg Gen Mgr/Dir Mktg: Denzel D. Stoops Natl Sales Mgr: Roland L. Hock hock: see wine. Products: Pacer--centrifugal pumps, drum pumps, pump accessories PATZ SALES, INC. 917 Hwy 141 N., PO Box 7, Pound, WI 54161; 920/897-2251, FAX: 920/897-2142 E-mail: info@patzsales.com Web site: www.patzsales.com Year established: 1948 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 200 CEO/Pres: Darrell Patz VP Mktg: Jon Patz Natl Sales Mgr: Dale Pivonka Ad Mgr: Barb Sailer Sail´er n. 1. A sailor. 2. A ship or other vessel; - with qualifying words descriptive of speed or manner of sailing; as, a heavy sailer; a fast sailer s>. (sailer_bjs@patzsales.com) Sales Training Mgr: Bob Kaas VP Mfg: Tony Sailer HR Mgr: Steve Schindler Products: Silo silo, watertight and airtight structure for making and storing silage. Silos vary in form from a covered pit, such as was used by the early Romans, to the modern storage tower, dating from the 19th cent. unloaders, belt feeders, conveyors, material movers, pumps, alley scrapers, gutter cleaners, choppers, horizontal and vertical mixers PFISTER HYBRID CORN CO. PO Box 187, El Paso, IL 61738; 309/527-6000, FAX: 309/527-5676 Web site: www.pfisterhybrid.com Year established: 1936 Fiscal year: November-October Number of employees: 60 CEO/Sales Mgr: David Pfister Pres/COO: Linda Brown Dir Prod/Ops: Dale Brown Dir R&D: Rick Lohnes Products: Seed corn, contact Rick Lohnes Ad and PR agency: Ross Creative * Updated info not received for '05 MSG MSG: see glutamic acid. . PFIZER ANIMAL HEALTH 235 E. 42nd St, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10017; 212/733-2323, 800/366-5288 Web site: www.pfizerlivestock.com Year established: 1849 Fiscal year: January-December PHERO TECH, INC. * 7572 Progress Way, Delta, BC V4G 1E9; 604/940-9944, 800/665-0676, FAX: 604/940-9433 E-mail: sales@pherotech.com Web site: www.pherotech.com Year established: 1982 PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP. 110 S. Texas St, Pittsburg, TX 75687; 800/824-1159, FAX: 214/920-2396 Web site: www.pilgrimspride.com Fiscal year: October-September Chmn: Bo Pilgrim CEO/Pres: O.B. Golsby Exec VP Mktg & Sales: Bob Wright Sr VP Sales/Mktg: John Curran VP Mktg: Dan Emery Investor Relations/Corp PR: Nona Branch CFO: Rick Cogdill COO: Clint Rivers VP, R&D: Ted Davis Sr VP, HR: Jane Brookshire VP, PR: Sondra Fowler PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 7100 N.W 62nd Ave, PO Box 1150, Johnston, IA 50131-1150; 515/248-4800, 800/247-6803 Web site: www.pioneer.com Year established: Pioneer: 1926; DuPont: 1802 Fiscal year: January-December Parent co: DuPont Pres: Dean Oestreich VP, Global Mktg: Bob Iwig VP, Sales (N.A.): Bill Fleet Global Comms Mgr: Dave Knau Mktg & Sales Comms Mgr, (N.A.): Lou Ireland Sales & Mktg PR Mgr: Jerry Harrington (jerry.harrington@pioneer.com) Products: Seed products--corn, soybeans, sunflowers, canola, alfalfa, sorghum, wheat, inoculants Ad and PR agency: McCormick Company POTASH CORPORATION OF SASKATCHEWAN The Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, today generally referred to as PotashCorp, is a Canadian corporation based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan that is the world's largest producer of potash. The company was created by the government of Saskatchewan in 1975. , INC. 122 First Ave S., Suite 500, Saskatoon Saskatoon (săskət n`), city (1991 pop. 186,058), S central Sask., Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. , SK S7K 7G3; 306/933-8500, FAX: 306/933-8844 Web site: www.potashcorp.com Fiscal year: January-December Pres/CEO: William J. Doyle Exec VP/COO: James F. Dietz Sr VP/CFO: Wayne R. Brownlee Sr VP/Gen Counsel/Secy: John L. M. Hampton Sr VP/Corp Relations: Betty-Ann L. Heggie Sr VP/Admin: Barbara Jane Irwin Sr VP/Info Technology: Robert A. Jaspar Pres, PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. Sales: G. David Delaney Pres, PCS Potash: Garth W. Moore Pres, PCS Phosphate: Thomas J. Regan, Jr. VP, Internal Audit: Daphne J. Arnason VP, Procurement: Karen G. Chasez VP, Safety, Health and Environment: Donald R. Roberts VP/Corp Controller: Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. A. Sirois RABO AGSERVICES INC. 1309 Technology Pkwy, PO Box 668, Cedar Falls, IA 50613; 319/277-4444, 800/395-8505, FAX: 319/277-0144 E-mail: tad.mozena@raboagservices.com Web site: www raboagservices.com Year established: 1985 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 120 Parent co: Rabobank CEO/Pres: Kevin Schipper CFO: Tom Levasseur COO: Shawn Smeins Chief Credit Officer: Bob Stevens VP, Mktg: Tad Mozena (tad.mozena@raboagservices.com) Products: Rabo AgServices is a member of the Rabobank Group and provides flexible operating and crop input financing along with crop insurance; products include AgriFlex Credit for operating financing and QuickLink Credit for input financing through local retailers Ad and PR agency: Mathis, Earnest & Vandeventer RAIN AND HAIL L.L.C. 9200 Northpark Dr, Suite 300, Johnston, IA 50131-3006; 515/559-1000, FAX: 515/559-1001 Web site: www.rainhail.com Year established: 1919 Number of employees: 450+ Products: Agriculture insurance RAYNE LAND PLANES, INC. RAYNE LAND PLANES, INC. * 200 S. Eastern St, PO Box 549, Rayne, LA 70578; 337/334-2101, FAX: 337/334-7338 Year established: 1970 REINKE MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 101 Reinke Rd, PO Box 566, Deshler, NE 68340; 402/368-7251, FAX: 402/365-4370 E-mail: irrigation@reinke.com Web site: www.reinke.com Year established: 1954 Fiscal year: October-September Pres: Bob Friehe (bobfriehe@reinke.com) VP Mktg: Tim Goldhammer (timgoldhammer@reinke.com) Dir, Domestic Irrigation: Mark Mesloh (markmesloh@reinke.com) Mktg Admin: Karla Deepe (karladeepe@reinke.com) CFO: Vic Johnson Dir R&D: John Davis HR Mgr: Mike Starbuck Products: Mechanized mech·a·nize tr.v. mech·a·nized, mech·a·niz·ing, mech·a·niz·es 1. To equip with machinery: mechanize a factory. 2. agricultural irrigation systems, trailers, container chassis Ad and PR agency: Maverick Advertising and Public Relations RHINO * 1020 S. Sangamon Ave, Gibson City, IL 60936; 877/408-3297, FAX: 877/408-3298 Web site: www.servis-rhino.com Fiscal year: January-December RITCHIE INDUSTRIES, INC. * 120 S. Main, PO Box 730, Conrad, IA 50621; 641/366-2525, 800/747-0222, FAX: 641/366-2551 E-mail: info@ritchiefount.com Web site: www.ritchiefount.com Year established: 1921 SELECT SIRES INC. * 11740 U.S. 42 N., Plain City, OH 43064; 614/873-4683, FAX: 614/873-5751 E-mail: info-line@selectsires.com Web site: www.selectsires.com Year established: 1965 SNYDER INDUSTRIES PO BOX 4583, Lincoln, NE 68504; 402/467-5221, FAX: 402/465-1210 Web site: www.snydernet.com Year established: 1957 Fiscal year: August-July Number of employees: 300 CEO/Pres: Howard Gross CFO: Dave Gentry Dir Prod/Ops: Dale Givens Dir Mktg: Michael Spurrier Spur´ri`er n. 1. One whose occupation is to make spurs. Natl Sales Mgr: Bill Anderson Ad Mgr: Connie Lintz Products: Polyethylene tanks--storage, applicator, transport, D.O.T., water, contact Rick Wagner Ad and PR agency: Swanson Russell & Associates SOUTHERN STATES COOPERATIVE Southern States Cooperative is a agricultural supply cooperative owned by more than 300,000 farmers primarily in the United States. Southern States Cooperative supplies farmers with feed, seed, fertilizer, farm supplies and fuel. , INC. PO Box 26234, Richmond, VA 23233; 804/281-1000, FAX: 804/281-1119 Web site: www.southernstates.com Year established: 1923 Fiscal year: July-June Number of employees: 5,000 CEO/Pres: Tom Scribner Dir Mktg: Robert C. Desbien (bob.desbien@sscoop.com) Natl Sales Mgr: Houston Staton (houston.staton@sscoop.com) Comms Mgr: James R. Erickson (jim.erickson@sscoop.com) Ad Mgr: Patsy Clear (patsy.clear@sscoop.com) PR Mgr: Alexandra Schexnayder (alex.schexnayder@sscoop.com) Sales Promo/Mktg Svcs Mgr: Kevin Headley (kevin.headley@sscoop.com) CFO: Leslie Newton Sales Training Mgr: Danny Adams HR Mgr: Jerry Walker Products: Southern States feed, contact Rich Schneider; pet food--ProBalanced and Big Red, contact Rich Schneider; Southern States crop protectants, seed, fertilizer, contact Phil Howard; Southern State petroleum, contact Ray Works; farm supplies, contact Kevin Headley Ad agency: Barber Martin Advertising SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO.--TEEJET SPRAY PRODUCTS North Ave at Schmale Rd, Wheaton, IL 60189-7900; 630/665-5000, FAX: 630/685-5292 E-mail: info@teejet.com Web site: www.teejet.com Parent co: Spraying Systems Co. Products: TeeJet spray nozzles, nozzle bodies and fittings, manual and electric ball valves, line strainers Water lines or kitchen systems can get gravel, deposits that break free, and other stray items in the line. The velocity of the water pushing them, they can severely damage or clog devices installed in the flow stream of the water line. and rate controls Ad and PR agency: In-house STOLLER USA 4001 W. Sam Houston Pkwy, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77043; 713/461-1493, 800/539-5283, FAX: 713/461-4467 Web site: www.StollerUSA.com Year established: 1972 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 270 covering 50 countries CEO/Pres: Jerry Stoller Mktg Dir: Neil Stapensea (nstapensea@stollerusa.com) Products: CROP HEALTH[TM] Products: Bio-Forge[R], Bio-Power[TM], Calcium 5S, Flower-Power[TM], Fruit-Power[TM], N-Large[TM], ReZist[TM], Ripener[TM], Root Feed[TM], Stimulate[TM] Yield Enhancer, Sugar-Mover[TM], Vigor-S[TM], X-cyte[TM], X-tra Power[R]; Other products: CaB'y, Cal-Guard, Chelated che·late adj. Zoology Having chelae or resembling a chela. n. Chemistry A chemical compound in the form of a heterocyclic ring, containing a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions. Micronutrients This is a list of micronutrients. Vitamins
Ad agency: McCormick PR agency: Fleishman Hillard SUKUP MANUFACTURING CO. PO Box 677, Sheffield, IA 50475; 641/892-4222, FAX: 641/892-4629 E-mail: info@sukup.com Web site: www.sukup.com Year established: 1963 Fiscal year: July-June Number of employees: 250 Pres: Charles Sukup (charles@sukup.com) Mktg Dir: Randy Coffee (rcoffee@sukup.com) Natl Sales Mgr: Diane Hughes (dhughes@sukup.com) Ad Mgr: Nicole Poock (npoock@sukup.com) HR Mgr: Gladys Koch Products: Sukup grain bins, contact John Kerr; Sukup grain dryers, Sukup grain drying and aeration aeration /aer·a·tion/ (ar-a´shun) 1. the exchange of carbon dioxide for oxygen by the blood in the lungs. 2. the charging of a liquid with air or gas. aer·a·tion n. fans, Fastir stirring machines, Sweepway bin unloading equipment, Hawk Cut & ZipperLok bin floors, Cyclone pneumatic grain conveying, contact Randy Coffee; 9400 high-residue cultivator cultivator, agricultural implement for stirring and pulverizing the soil, either before planting or to remove weeds and to aerate and loosen the soil after the crop has begun to grow. The cultivator usually stirs the soil to a greater depth than does the harrow. and 4200 moderate-residue cultivator, 2300 Grain Drill, Food Plot Planter, contact Susan Harris Ad and PR agency: In-house SYNBIOTICS CORPORATION 11011 Via Frontera, San Diego, CA 92127; 858/451-3771, 800/228-4305, FAX: 858/675-2421 E-mail: info@synbiotics.com Web site: www.synbiotics.com Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 125 CEO/Pres: Paul Hays Dir R&D: Serge Leterme Dir Mktg: Kent Luther CFO: Keith Butler SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION PO Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300; 336/632-6000, 800/334-9481, FAX: 336/632-7065 E-mail: syngentacropprotection-us.com Web site: www.syngentacropprotection-us.com Year established: 2000 CEO/Pres: Michael Mack VP, Mktg: Rob Neill CFO: Braydon Winch Sales Promo/Mktg Svcs Mgr: Kim Dawson Mkt Research Mgr: Pat Willenbrock Corp PR: Sherry Ford Investor Relations: Rhonda Chiger Comms Mgr: Mary DeMers Comms Mgr: David Pinon Pinon (pī`nŏn), in the Bible, one of the dukes of Edom. Comms Mgr: Margaret Mattoon Comms Mgr: Barbara Blackney Sales Training Mgr: Grant McDonald VP, HR: Jan Capps Products: Crop protection and professional products Ad agencies: Martin/Williams Agency, Trone PR agencies: Gibbs & Soell, Inc., Trone T-SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 7545 Carroll Rd, San Diego, CA 92121; 858/578-1860, FAX: 858/578-2344 E-mail: marketing@t-tape.com Web site: www.t-tape.com Year established: 1977 Fiscal year: July-June Products: T-Tape drip irrigation tape TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2701 Spruce St, Quincy, IL 62301; 217/228-6011, FAX: 217/228-3166 E-mail: titan@titan-intl.com Web site: www.titan-intl.com Year established: 1983 Fiscal year: January-December CEO/Pres: Maurice Taylor Jr. VP, Sales: Skip Sagar Sagar (sä`gər), city (1991 pop. 257,119), Madhya Pradesh state, central India. Sagar is a regional market for wheat, cotton, and oilseed. Such industries as sawmilling, oil, and flour milling are important. Comms Mgr: Lisa Ross (lross@titan-intl.com) CFO: Kent Hackamack Products: Titan off-highway tires, contact Skip Sagar; off-highway wheels, contact Dave Kuhl Ad and PR agency: In-house TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED 9290 Bond St, Suite 102, Overland Park, KS 66214; 913/495-2700, 800/865-7438, FAX: 913/495-2750 749 N. Mary Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94088; 7402 Church Ranch Blvd, Westminster, CO 80021; 5475 Kellenburger Rd, Dayton, OH 45424 E-mail: precision_ag@trimble.com Web site: www.trimble.com/agriculture.shtml Year established: 1978 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 2,000 (company wide), approximately 100 (agriculture business) Pres/CEO: Steven W. Berglund Dir, Worldwide Sales, Ag Div: George Huber Mktg Programs Mgr, Ag Div: Liz Aune VP, HR: William C Burgess Products: Autopilot RTK RTK Right To Know RTK Romance of the Three Kingdoms (novel/game) RTK Real-Time Kinematic RTK Receptor Tyrosine Kinase RTK Real-Time Kernel RTK Reclaim the Kop (fan club) , Autopilot HP, Autopilot DGPS (Differential GPS) See GPS augmentation system. , AgGPS EZ-Guide Plus, AgGPS EZ-Guide SL, AgGPS EZ-Map Software, AgGPS 160 Portable Computer, AgGPS 170 Field Computer, AgGPS 23 External Lightbar, AgGPS Parallel Swathing swathe 1 tr.v. swathed, swath·ing, swathes 1. To wrap or bind with or as if with bandages. 2. To enfold or constrict. n. A wrapping, binding, or bandage. Option (Lightbar), AgGPS 114 Receiver, AgGPS 124 GPS Receiver, AgGPS 132 Receiver, AgGPS 110 Receiver, AgGPS 214 Receiver, AgGPS 252 Receiver, AgGPS 70 RDL RDL - Requirements and Development Language. ["RDL: A Language for Software Development", H.C. Heacox, SIGPLAN Notices 14(9):71-79 (Sep 1979)]. , AgGPS 106 Smart Antenna, Water Management Solutions, SR 21 Linear Survey Laser Receiver, Spectra Precision Laser LL 600 Leveling System, Spectra Precision Laser 1242 Automatic Self-Leveling Grade Laser, GL 700 Precision Grade Laser Transmitter with Long Range Remote Control, GCS GCS Glasgow Coma Scale GCS Guilford County Schools (North Carolina) GCS Ground Control Station GCS Grand Central Station GCS Ground Control System GCS Ground Combat Systems GCS Group Communication Systems 21 Advanced Laser Based Grade Control9 Ad and PR agency: Nicholson Kovac TROUW NUTRITION USA 115 Executive Dr, PO Box 219, Highland, IL 62249; 618/654-2070, 800/365-1357, FAX: 618/654-1818 917 N. Business Hwy 71, Willmar, MN 56201 E-mail: trouw.nutritionusa@nutreco.com Web site: www.trouw-nutritionusa.com Year established: 1973 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 130 Parent co: Nutreco Holdings Pres: Bruce Crutcher (bruce.crutcher@nutreco.com) Exec VP: O. M. "Ike" Isaacson (ike.isaacson@nutreco.com) Products: OPTiMIN[R] Proteinated Trace Minerals, contact Tom Best; ProtiMAX[R] specialized egg powder, ProtiONE[R], for baby pigs, Calprona NC Mold Inhibitor, contact Curt Beyer; NovaSil Plus flow agent, contact Karo KARO Kane Amateur Radio Operators (Kane, PA) Mikaelian, Progenies[TM] 28, Varken Starten, ProtiMAX L and Varken Max Swine Products, contact Ron Sette; Survivor[TM], Gel Tubes, Milkivit Milk Replacers, Greenline and Milk & Money products, contact Leendert van den Broek Ad And PR agency: Ron Scherer & Co. UNITED AGRI PRODUCTS, INC. 7251 W. 4th St, Greeley, CO 80634-9763; 970/356-4400, FAX: 970/347-1565 Web site: www.uap.com Year established: 1978 Fiscal year: March-February Number of employees: 3,500 CEO/Pres: Kenny Cordell CFO: David W Bullock Mktg Dir: Dan McGuire Bus Mgr, Mfg & Supply Chain: Gina Underwood Mgr, Proprietary Crop Protection Products: Jason White Product Mgr, Proprietary Seed Treatments: Tom Morgan Product Mgr, Proprietary Adjuvants: John Wolf Mgr, Technical Svcs & Sales Support: Chris Stickler stick·ler n. 1. One who insists on something unyieldingly: a stickler for neatness. 2. Something puzzling or difficult. Products: Worldwide distributor, manufacturer and marketer of crop protection products and other related inputs, including seed, fertilizer and specialty products UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING CO., INC. PO Box 357, Kalida, OH 45853; 419/532-3121, FAX: 419/532-2468 E-mail: info@unverferth.com Web site: www.unverferth.com Year established: 1948 Fiscal year: October-September CEO/Pres: R. Steven Unverferth VP, Sales and Mktg: Daniel Fanger Ad Mgr: Jerry Ecklund HR Mgr: Mark Miller Products: Specialty agricultural dual and triple-wheel systems, tillage, grain and hay handling equipment Ad agency: McCormick Company VALENT U.S.A. CORPORATION PO Box 8025, Walnut Creek, CA 94596-8025; 800/682-5368, FAX: 925/256-2844 Web site: www.valent.com Year established: 1991 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 250 Parent co: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd. COO/Pres: Trevor Thorley Natl Sales & T&O Bus Mgr: Donnie Taylor Comms/PR/Ad Mgr: Lori Theine The´ine n. 1. (Chem.) See Caffeine. Called also theina ltname>. Comms/PR/Ad Mgr: Elsa Zisook Investor Relations/HR Mgr: Linn linn n. Scots 1. A waterfall. 2. A steep ravine. [Scottish Gaelic linne, pool, waterfall.] Joanis Products: Herbicides--Bolero, BroadStar, Chateau, Cobra, Envoy, Gangster, Payload, Phoenix, Prism, Regiment, Resource, Select 2 EC, Stellar, SureGuard, Valor valor a rodenticide no longer marketed because of toxicity in horses causing dehydration, abdominal pain, hindlimb weakness, inappetence, fishy smell in urine. Called also N-3-pyridyl methyl N1-p-nitrophenyl urea. , Velocity; Insecticides--Danitol, Distance Fire Ant fire ant Any of a genus (Solenopsis) of insects in the ant family, several species of which are common in southern North America. They are red or yellowish and can inflict a severe sting. The semipermanent nest consists of a loose mound with open craters for ventilation. Bait, Esteem Ant Bait, Orthene, Monitor, Tame; Insect Growth Regulators--Distance, Esteem, Knack, Seize, TetraSan Miticide miticide /mi·ti·cide/ (mi´ti-sid) an agent destructive to mites. mi·ti·cide n. An agent that kills mites. , Zeal Miticide, Volck oil; Plant Growth Regulators--Accel, Fascination, MaxCel, ProGibb, ProGibb T&O, ProVide, Release, ReTain, RyzUp, Sumagic; Biological Insecticides--Biobit, DiPel, DiTera Nematicide A nematicide is a type of chemical pesticide used to kill parasitic nematodes (roundworms). One common nematicide is obtained from neem cake, the residue obtained after cold-pressing the fruit and kernels of the neem tree. , Gnatrol, Novodor, XenTari; Products for Organic Production--DiPel DF Biological Insecticide; DiTera DF Nematicide; DiTera WDG WDG Web Design Group WDG Water Dispersible Granule WDG Wet Distillers Grain (cattle feed) WDG Web Development Group WDG Watchdog Timer (microcontroller, semiconductor, non-volatile memory) Nematicide; ProGibb 4%, 40%, Plus 2X PGRs; ReTain PGR PGR Project Gotham Racing (game) PGR Procuraduría General de la República (Mexico) PGR Patriot Guard Riders (national motorcycle group based in Centennial, CO) ; XenTari Biological Insecticide Ad and PR agency: archer>malmo VALMONT IRRIGATION 7002 N. 288th St, PO Box 358, Valley, NE 68064-0358; 402/359-2201, 800/VALMONT, FAX: 402/359-4429 E-mail: irrigation@valmont.com Web site: www.valmont.com/irrigation/ Year established: 1954 Fiscal year: January-December Parent co: Valmont Industries Pres: Tom Spears Mktg Dir: Greg Bartlett Natl Sales Mgr: Jim Brown Comms/Ad/PR/Mktg Svcs Mgr: Kim Lang (kim.lang@valmont.com) Investor Relations Mgr: Jeff Laudin CFO: Terry McClain HR Mgr: Bob Schulze Products: Valley center pivots, contact Jake LaRue or Greg Bartlett; Valley linears, contact Jake LaRue; Valley precision corner, contact Greg Bartlett Ad agency: Ayres Kahler VERMEER MANUFACTURING CO. 1410 Vermeer Rd, Pella, IA 50219; 641/626-3141, 800/370-3659, FAX: 641/621-7881 Web site: www.vermeerag.com VIGORTONE AG PRODUCTS 5264 Council St, N.E., PO Box 1230, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402; 319/393-3310, 800/553-1712, FAX: 319/393-6388 E-mail: contactus@vigortone.com Web site: www.vigortone.com Year established: 1912 Fiscal year: January-December Dir Mktg: Steve Funke (sfunke@vigortone.com) Products: Beef, dairy and swine products; Triple V equine products; pet products; Vigorsile silage inoculant Ad agency: In-house WESTFALIASURGE, INC. 1880 Country Farm Dr, Naperville, IL 60563-1089; 630/369-8100, 877/WS-DAIRY, FAX: 630/369-9875 E-mail: info@westfaliasurge.com Web site: www.westfaliasurge.com Year established: 1999 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 375 Parent co: Westfalia Landtechnik GmbH CEO/Pres: Dirk Hejnal (hejnal.dirk@westfaliasurge.com) VP, Mktg: Rob Kolb (kolb.rob@westfaliasurge.com) VP, Sales: Vern Foster (foster.vern@westfaliasurge.com) VP, Dealer Svcs: Norm Schuring (schuring.norm@westfaliasurge.com) VP, Logistics: Lynn Tjaden (tjaden.lynn@westfaliasurge.com) CFO/VP, Finance: Ray McCurdy (mccurdy.ray@westfaliasurge.com) Products: ProFormance Center dairy equipment, contact Dan Ramaker; ProMilk Service dairy hygiene and dairy supplies, contact Warren Dorathy Ad agency: Prom Krog Altstiel WICK BUILDINGS 405 Walter Rd, PO Box 38, Mazomanie, WI 53560; 608/795-2294, 800/356-9682, FAX: 608/795-2534 11953 Wick Ct, St. Paris, OH 43072 E-mail: buildings.info@wick-mail.com Web site: www.wickbuildings.com Year established: 1954 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 300 Parent co: Wick Buildings Systems Inc. CEO/Pres: Jeff Wick (jeff.wick@wick-mail.com) Dir Mktg/Ad: Tami Newman (tami.newman@wick-mail.com) Natl Sales Mgr: Gail Miller (gail.miller@wick-mail.com) Dir R&D: Leo Shirek (leo.shirek@wick-mail.com) HR Mgr: Cindy Young (cindy.young@wick-mail.com) Products: Wick Buildings post frame metal buildings, contact Gail Miller Ad and PR agency: In-house WIL-RICH LLC PO Box 1030, 17885 Hwy 13, Wahpeton, ND 58074; 701/642-2621, 800/688-3300, FAX: 701/671-4438 E-mail: general@wil-rich.com Web site: www.wil-rich.com Year established: 1964 Number of employees: 80-120 CEO/Pres: Victor Klosterman Mktg Dir/Natl Sales Mgr: Howard Dahl Natl Sales Mgr/Mktg Dir: Gordy Nyquist (gnyquist@wil-rich.com) Sales Promo/Mktg Mgr: Bruce Thiele Products: Wil-Rich--field cultivators, planter bars, harrows, row crop cultivators, sprayers, chisel plows, cutter chisels, moldboard moldboard: see plow. plows, rippers, disk harrows, shredder, seedbed finshers, rolling packers, Ad agency: Flint Communications WILSON SEEDS INC. 1112 Morningview Dr, Harlan, IA 51537; 712/755-3841, 800/747-1200, FAX: 712/755-7108 E-mail: info@wilsonseeds.com Web site: www.wilsonseeds.com Year established: 1926 Fiscal year: July-June Parent co: Channel Bio Corp. Sales Mgr: Dave Stamp (dave.stamp@wilsonseeds.com) Mktg Mgr: Heather Christensen (heather.christensen@wilsonseeds.com) Products: Seed corn, soybeans, alfalfa--a member of the Channel Bio Group ZINPRO 10400 Viking Dr, Suite 240, Eden Prairie, MN 55344; 952/944-2736, 800/445-6145, FAX: 952/943-4077 E-mail: zinpro@zinpro.com Web site: www.zinpro.com Year established: 1971 Fiscal year: January-December Number of employees: 120 CEO/Pres: Michael D. Anderson (manderson@zinpro.com) VP, Sales & Mktg: Joseph M. Carrica (jcarrica@zinpro.com) Comms Mgr: Wayne Anderson (wanderson@zinpro.com) CFO: Douglas R. Thomas Dir Prod/Ops: Jon S. Morrison Dir R&D: Terry L. Ward Products: Organic trace minerals--Zinpro zinc methionine methionine (mĕthī`ənēn), organic compound, one of the 20 amino acids commonly found in animal proteins. Only the L-stereoisomer appears in mammalian protein. , Cuplex copper lysine lysine (lī`sēn), organic compound, one of the 20 amino acids commonly found in animal proteins. Only the l-stereoisomer appears in mammalian protein. , Manpro manganese methionine, Copro cobalt glucoheptonate, 4-Plex, AvailaMins, Microplex chromium-L-methionine Ad and PR agency: Charleston|Orwig Inc. MSG * Updated info not received for '05 MSG. |
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