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FBS Selects Jay Irvine to Manage Western U.S. Sales
October 30th, 2008
FBS (Floratine BioSciences) has tapped Jay Irvine to manage the company's Western U.S. sales from Visalia, California. He will oversee the western region, which includes Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington, and will be personally responsible for sales in the northwest.
Beginning November 10, Irvine will replace Walt Johnson, who is ... More »
Chemical and Biological Research Specialist Joins FBS
September 15th, 2008
FBS has named Harold Dou, Ph.D. as Director of Product Quality & Biology. Dr. Dou will work in the company's manufacturing facility in Visalia, California, where he will be responsible for product quality and formulation and biological testing of new products.
Dr. Dou has extensive experience in the development of innovative agrichemical products, particularly ... More »
MSU Clarksville Experiment Station Tests CarbonPowerŽ Calcium Products for Bitter Pit Reduction
August 27th, 2008
The Michigan State University Clarksville Horticulture Experiment Station is testing FBS CarbonPowered® products CellMate™- F and Calron™- S to evaluate their effectiveness in reducing bitter pit in three varieties of apples commonly grown in Michigan.
The Michigan Apple Committee urged the Clarksville Experiment Station to conduct the testing ... More »
EPIC Creative Wins Top Honors for FBS Video
July 31st, 2008
EPIC Creative, best known for its business-to-business marketing expertise in the turf industry, recently received 23 TOCA (Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association) Awards, including a Gardner Award, the top honor bestowed by TOCA.
EPIC received the Gardner Award for its full-service work on the "Success" video, produced for FBS. The corporate video - ... More »
International Ag Expert Joins FBS as Consultant in Argentina
July 23rd, 2008
Floratine BioSciences (FBS) has named international agriculture expert, Roberto A. Peiretti, Ing. Agr., as its South American Executive Consultant. As a pioneer and developer of no-till farming methods, agri-business consultant and farmer in Argentina for the last 30 years, Peiretti has been a key figure in developing international agricultural relationships for ... More »