CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – August 27, 2019 – AgroSpheres, Inc., an agricultural technology company developing a novel delivery system for crop protection products, announced today that it has raised $4 million in a Series A financing round. Venture capital firm Ospraie Ag Science led the investment round that also included Cavallo Ventures, the venture capital arm…
GLENWOOD, Minn. – August 21, 2019 – AgCode Inc., an industry-leading, comprehensive software-as-a-service (SAAS) specialty crop solution and a Cavallo Ventures portfolio company, announces today the appointment of its first Chief Commercial Officer, Lance Donny. Donny will be based out of Fresno, California, and will bring his extensive experience to AgCode’s software and other offerings…
HINGHAM, Mont., – June 24, 2019 – Wilbur-Ellis Company LLC, a recognized leader in precision agriculture technology and the distribution and marketing of plant protection, seed and nutritional products, recently announced the acquisitions of the assets of two Montana-based companies, Frontier Aviation based in Chester and Ag Air based in Rudyard. With these acquisitions, the…
Mecca, Calif., – May 21, 2019 – Wilbur-Ellis Company LLC, a recognized leader in precision agriculture technology and the distribution and marketing of plant protection, seed and nutritional products, recently announced it acquired the assets of Ag Services, Inc. Ag Services, Inc., located in the Coachella Valley in California, has provided listing services, dry fertilizer…
SAN FRANCISCO, May 15, 2019 – Connell, a Wilbur-Ellis company and a leading marketer and distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients in Asia-Pacific, announces today the acquisition of Ingredient Resources Pty Limited, a supplier and distributor of innovative, valued-added ingredients in Australia and New Zealand. Ingredient Resources supplies numerous first-class manufacturers in the food and…
Daniel to lead actives portfolio for crop protection group DENVER – April 19, 2019 – Wilbur-Ellis Company LLC, a recognized leader in the marketing and distribution of crop protection, seed and nutritional products, as well as precision agriculture technology, announced today the appointment of Casey Daniel as crop protection actives portfolio lead. Daniel was previously…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA., – March 15, 2019 – Wilbur-Ellis has been named a winner in Ragan Communications’ 2018 Employee Communications Awards in the magazine category for its Preserving the Legacy with the WilCon Trader campaign. Ragan Communications and PR Daily run 11 awards programs each year, including the prestigious Digital PR and Social Media Awards,…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – March 01, 2019 – Cavallo Ventures, Inc., the venture capital arm of Wilbur-Ellis, a leading international marketer and distributor of agricultural products, animal feed and specialty chemicals and ingredients, announced today an investment in Performance Livestock Analytics (PLA), the Ames, Iowa, based producer of livestock analytics software Performance Beef™. “We look…
In 2019, Connell celebrates five successful years in Myanmar, a track record which compliments the Company’s strong overall Asia presence. Speaking at the opening of Connell’s new Yangon office on January 9, Connell Country Manager Myanmar Lars Erik Larsen said, “We are proud of our strong track record in Myanmar, where we see expanding economic…
National Distributor Acquires Full-Service Agribusiness Retailer PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., – February 26, 2019 – Wilbur-Ellis Company LLC, a recognized leader in precision agriculture technology and the distribution and marketing of plant protection, seed and nutritional products, announced last week it acquired the assets of Wiles Brothers Fertilizer, Inc., one of the top independent agriculture retailers in…
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