“Unique Biofungicide for Black Sigotoka” African Farming and Food Processing Magazine, November/December 2011.

DAVIS, Calif. (November 15, 2011) – AgraQuest, Inc. announced today that Bruce Odens has joined the company as Director of Key Accounts, NAFTA.  In this newly created role, Odens will work with AgraQuest’s distribution channel partners to develop strategies and tactics that support sales and marketing objectives to increase AgraQuest’s North American market share.

Odens is a skilled ag-chem professional with more than 30 years of experience in sales, marketing and program management of agrichemicals and seeds.  Most recently, Odens served as a marketing manager for Syngenta Crop Protection, focusing on the growth of crop protection products and the integration of seed, seed care and crop protection tools in the Pacific Northwest.

“We are very excited about the depth of experience Bruce brings to our company,” said Cesar Lamonega, AgraQuest’s Senior VP of Sales.  “With our portfolio of exciting biopesticide products and the new tools we intend to introduce to the market in the next five years, Bruce will be focused on optimizing sales and new product launches through our channel partners.”

Odens joins AgraQuest during a period of rapid growth and will focus his efforts on expanding BALLAD® Plus fungicide in row crops and REQUIEM® insecticide for sucking pests.  Odens will also apply his extensive background in potatoes and tomatoes to increase the velocity of growth of SERENADE SOIL® fungicide, which was introduced last year.

Odens received his bachelor’s degree in business from Northern State University in South Dakota.  Bruce will be based out of the company’s headquarters in Davis, California.

About AgraQuest, Inc.  

AgraQuest is a global biotechnology company that focuses on discovering, manufacturing and marketing highly effective pest management products to increase agricultural production.  As a leader in green agriculture and the emerging low chem sector, AgraQuest is at the forefront of changes in food production by providing growers with solutions that offer best-in-class control while reducing the chemical load on the environment and creating sustainable agriculture opportunities.   Through its Agriculture and BioInnovations divisions, AgraQuest focuses on natural products designed for pest control and yield improvements for global agriculture, the garden and in food safety markets.  For more information on the role AgraQuest innovations will play in Better Food and a Better World, visit www.agraquest.com.

DAVIS, Calif. (November 2, 2011) –  AgraQuest Inc. announced today that its soil fungicide, SERENADE SOIL® has been awarded the Best New Biopesticide at the 2011 Agrow Awards.  The Agrow Awards, the preeminent technology prizes awarded in global crop protection, are presented by Agrow, a leading information provider for the industry.  The winners were announced November 1, 2011 in London.

Introduced into the market early last year, SERENADE SOIL is a unique soil fungicide combining control on important yield-robbing diseases with root colonization and plant growth effects, giving growers a new unique approach to both protect and enhance yields.  In its first year of sales, SERENADE SOIL was widely adopted by U.S. potato producers for control of Phytophthora infestans and common scab.

“We’re very pleased that Agrow has recognized the SERENADE SOIL technology,” said Ashish Malik, AgraQuest’s Senior VP of Marketing, who accepted the award in London.  “Growers face the challenge of producing sufficient food to supply our increasing population and want to do that in ways that balance protection of the environment with farm profitability.  SERENADE SOIL fungicide’s proven disease control and yield results give growers a tool to do that.”

SERENADE SOIL is also registered in the USA for control of yield robbing soil diseases in fruiting vegetables like tomatoes and peppers, as well as legumes, peanuts and cucurbits.  Regulatory approvals are pending in Mexico, and the product will be registered in key agricultural markets around the world.

AgraQuest was additionally honored alongside Monsanto for their research and development partnership, which was nominated to the short-list of Best Industry Collaborations.  The alliance focuses on the discovery of microbial pesticides for use as seed treatments.

“Conventional seed treatments are highly effective against early season diseases and pests.  The next generation of biologically based seed treatments will provide persistent control of mid- and late season pests and pathogens in a sustainable fashion,” said Dr. Jonathan  Margolis, AgraQuest’s  Chief Technology Officer.

In 2010, AgraQuest won the Agrow award for Best Manager with Strategic Vision for its CEO Marcus Meadows-Smith.

AgraQuest, Inc.  is a global biotechnology company that focuses on discovering, manufacturing and marketing highly effective pest management products to increase agricultural production.  As a leader in green agriculture and the emerging low chem sector, AgraQuest is at the forefront of changes in food production by providing growers with solutions that offer best-in-class control while reducing the chemical load on the environment and creating sustainable agriculture opportunities.   Through its Agriculture and BioInnovations divisions, AgraQuest focuses on natural products designed for pest control and yield improvements for global agriculture, the garden and in food safety markets.  For more information on the role AgraQuest innovations will play in Better Food and a Better World, visit www.agraquest.com.

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MONHEIM, Germany (October 31, 2011) – Bayer Animal Health GmbH and AgraQuest, Inc. announced today that they have agreed to expand their collaboration and will allow Bayer to become the exclusive distributor of AgraQuest’s Bacillus subtilis QST 713 in selected countries for poultry applications.

Bayer and AgraQuest Expand Distribution Agreement for Poultry Nutrition Supplement (PDF)

DAVIS, Calif. (October 21, 2011) – AgraQuest Inc. and DuPont announced today the signing of an agreement for the development and distribution of a new biopesticide DPX RNP31 based on AgraQuest’s patented microbial active ingredient, Bacillus pumilus QST 2808.

DuPont and AgraQuest Partner on Biofungicide for France (PDF)

DAVIS, Calif. (October 17, 2011) – AgraQuest announced today it has recently received approval of REQUIEM® EC Miticide/Insecticide from the US EPA and from key states including California. REQUIEM EC is a new product label allowing use on a wide variety of fruit and vegetable crops, including tomatoes, cucurbits and vines. REQUIEM EC provides effective reduction of populations of mites, thrips, aphids and whiteflies through multiple modes of action. REQUIEM EC is approved for the same crop uses as REQUIEM 25EC, its predecessor. “REQUIEM EC maximizes performance through multiple modes of action,” said Sarah Reiter, Director of Marketing for AgraQuest. “First, contact control reduces pest populations. Then the anti-feeding properties in REQUIEM EC have been proven to reduce crop damage and virus transmission that can occur when insects attack the crop.” REQUIEM EC offers the convenience of flexible timing and exemption from maximum residue levels (MRL) tolerances, making it an ideal insect control tool for high value fruits and vegetables, especially those headed for export markets. REQUIEM EC insecticide’s unique, multiple modes of action also make it an excellent partner in insect resistance management programs. “With the transition to REQUIEM EC in the U.S., all global markets will leverage the same technology platform,” said Reiter. REQUIEM EC was recently approved for use in Mexico, and was submitted in 2011 for inclusion in the European Union’s Annex One.”

About AgraQuest, Inc.

AgraQuest, Inc. is a global biotechnology company that focuses on discovering, manufacturing and marketing highly effective pest management products to increase agricultural production. As a leader in green agriculture and the emerging low chem sector, AgraQuest is on the forefront of changes in food production by providing growers with solutions that offer best in class control while reducing the chemical load on the environment and creating sustainable agriculture opportunities. Through its Agriculture and BioInnovations divisions, AgraQuest focuses on natural products designed for pest control and yield improvements for global agriculture, the garden and in food safety markets. For more information on the role AgraQuest innovations will play in Better Food and a Better World, visit www.agraquest.com.

DAVIS, Calif. (Aug. 15, 2011) –AgraQuest Inc., a leading provider of effective and safe pest management and plant health products, today announced the launch of the new retail product SERENADE® Garden Disease Control Ready To Spray.

The new product, which will officially debut at the Independent Garden Center Show in Chicago on August 16^th, is effective against common fungal and bacterial diseases faced by home gardeners.  Equipped with a hose-end sprayer, SERENADE Garden can be used on a wide variety of fruit, vegetables, flowers and grass.

The new product will be available to consumers at independent garden centers in early 2012.

For more information about SERENADE Garden, visit serenadegarden.com.

About AgraQuest, Inc.

AgraQuest is a biotechnology company that focuses on discovering, manufacturing and marketing highly effective pest management products for agricultural, institutional and home markets.  The company holds a large portfolio of its own proprietary products, as well as actively in-licenses technology that fits into its low chem portfolio.  As a leader in green agriculture and the emerging low chem sector, AgraQuest works to provide growers with solutions that offer best in class control while reducing the chemical load on the environment and creating sustainable agriculture opportunities.  The Agrochemical division of AgraQuest offers a global portfolio of products – recognized as safer to beneficials, workers and the environment – that includes SERENADE^®, SERENADE^® SOIL, SERENADE^® Garden, RHAPSODY^®, SONATA^®, and BALLAD^® fungicides and REQUIEM^® insecticide.

 AgraQuest’s BioInnovations division provides the company an avenue to take biological and low-chemical technology created for the agriculture industry and discover innovative uses for it in related markets.  The BioInnovations division identifies both appropriate market segments and opportunities for AgraQuest’s intellectual property, while seeking industry leaders in ancillary markets to partner in the commercialization and distribution process.  AgraQuest has received several environmental awards including the Presidential Green Chemistry Award from the U.S. EPA for the discovery and commercialization of SERENADE.  It also received the prestigious Global Frost & Sullivan Growth Leadership Award in 2009 for the biopesticides market.  For more information visit www.agraquest.com.

Environmentally friendly agriculture is in high demand in Europe, leading to increased interest in multiple AgraQuest crop protection products. Editor-in-Chief Tom Joyce interviewed Ashish Malik, AgraQuest Senior Vice President of Marketing for the August 2011 issue of EuroFruit Magazine.

“AgraQuest Targets Growth in Europe” Tom Joyce & Gerry Kelman, EuroFruit Magazine, August 2011

DAVIS, Calif. (July 29, 2011) – AgraQuest, Inc. today announced that its SONATA fungicide has been approved for use on apples, onions and strawberries in Brazil. SONATA will be launched for the 2011 crop season in Brazil and sold through its distribution partner Iharabras. AgraQuest and Iharabras will collaborate to add more crops to the label over the next several seasons.

SONATA fungicide is an effective treatment for control of common fungal diseases such as alternaria and botrytis. The active ingredient in SONATA, the patented strain Bacillus pumilus QST 2808, has been used in other global agriculture markets since 2004.

“We are excited by the potential of SONATA and the efficacy that it has shown against target diseases in Brazil,” said Julio Borges, President of Iharabras. “SONATA is the first product to be distributed through our newly created Eco-Division and we expect that growers will be pleased with the results they get using this fungicide.”

In addition to being labeled for apples, onions and strawberries, SONATA fungicide has also been approved for agricultural research on soybeans. This will allow approved soybean research institutions the ability to readily conduct trials with SONATA.

With the entry into this important agriculture market, AgraQuest has also increased its sales team, announcing the hiring of Manuel Dieguez as Business Manager for southern Latin America. Dieguez will work together with the rest of the AgraQuest’s Latin American team, which includes dedicated technical and regulatory personnel, to grow the demand and use for its proprietary biopesticides across the region.

With the addition of Dieguez, AgraQuest has committed to supporting growers and its partners in Brazil, Argentina and other key South American markets. Dieguez, who will be based in Buenos Aries, Argentina, has more than 23 years working in the crop protection industry in technical, marketing and sales management roles.

“AgraQuest is committed to providing Brazilian growers with the most effective and environmentally sustainable disease control products through our partnership with Iharabras,” said Cesar Lamonega, VP Sales, Americas and Asia. “Additionally, we are pleased to have someone with Manuel’s background and knowledge to help grow the business in Brazil and other key markets in South America.”

AgraQuest is a U.S.-based biotechnology company that specializes in developing and bringing to market biopesticides for global agriculture markets.

About AgraQuest, Inc.

AgraQuest is a biotechnology company that focuses on discovering, manufacturing and marketing highly effective pest management products for agricultural, institutional and home markets. The company holds a large portfolio of its own proprietary products, as well as actively in-licenses technology that fits into its low chem portfolio. As a leader in green agriculture and the emerging low chem sector, AgraQuest works to provide growers with solutions that offer best in class control while reducing the chemical load on the environment and creating sustainable agriculture opportunities. The Agrochemical division of AgraQuest offers a global portfolio of products — recognized as safer to beneficials, workers and the environment — that includes SERENADE®, SERENADE® SOIL, SERENADE® Garden, RHAPSODY®, SONATA®, and BALLAD® fungicides and REQUIEM® insecticide.

AgraQuest’s BioInnovations division provides the company an avenue to take biological and low-chemical technology created for the agriculture industry and discover innovative uses for it in related markets. The BioInnovations division identifies both appropriate market segments and opportunities for AgraQuest’s intellectual property, while seeking industry leaders in ancillary markets to partner in the commercialization and distribution process. AgraQuest has received several environmental awards including the Presidential Green Chemistry Award from the U.S. EPA for the discovery and commercialization of SERENADE. It also received the prestigious Global Frost & Sullivan Growth Leadership Award in 2009 for the biopesticides market. For more information visit www.agraquest.com.