Agrium acquires a controlling interest in agricultural biotechnology company Agricen

Loveland Products, a subsidiary of Agrium and a leading global provider of high-performance crop input products and proprietary products provider for Agrium Retail globally, today announced that the company has acquired a controlling interest in Agricen, a Dallas-area agricultural biotechnology company delivering biochemical-based products for efficient and sustainable plant nutrition. Agricen manufactures two of Loveland Products' fastest growing plant nutrition brands, Accomplish® LM and Titan® PBA, which are biologically derived products designed to enhance fertilizer efficiency. Agricen will operate as a Loveland Products subsidiary under its present name. Loveland Products has also acquired an interest in Agricen's sister company, Agricen Sciences, an applied sciences research company developing novel microbial and biochemical solutions for plant health and nutrition.

"These strategic investments are the initial steps in the extension of our long-term strategy for the discovery and commercialization of next-generation technologies that enhance plant health and improve crop productivity," said Brent Smith, Vice President, Loveland Products. "We have a long history of working with Agricen and Agricen Sciences, so this is a natural place to begin a new, concerted effort to deliver innovative and sustainable plant health technologies that complement conventional growing practices around the world."

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