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2013

5/15/2013

Bo Burns Joins Valent Professional Products as Aquatics Territory Manager
5/2/2013

Valent Professional Products Hires Rod Marquardt as National Accounts Manager
4/11/2013

Valent Issues Section 2(ee) Recommendation for Quash® Fungicide on Hull Rot
4/2/2013

Dirksen Joins Valent as National Accounts Manager
3/25/2013

Piper™ Herbicide Brings New Mode of Action to Industrial Vegetation Managers
3/7/2013

Valent, Monsanto Reinforce Roundup Ready PLUS™ Relationship with Addition of Fierce® Herbicide to Soybean Platform
3/1/2013

Fierce™ Herbicide Receives EPA Registration in Soybeans
2/25/2013

Valent Introduces New Seed-Applied Rizolex™ Fungicide
2/20/2013

Clipper™ Aquatic Herbicide Now Available for Use on Golf Courses
2/1/2013

Petta Named Head of Valent U.S.A. Corporation’s Biorational Business Unit
1/30/2013

Valent Professional Products Unveils SureGuard® Herbicide for Goosegrass Control in Bermudagrass

2012

10/24/2012

Safari® Insecticide Receives Forestry Registration
10/17/2012

Valent Professional Products Announces 2013 Golf Course Superintendent Early Order Program
10/17/2012

Valent Professional Products Announces 2013 Lawn Care Operator Early Order Program
10/17/2012

Valent Professional Products Announces 2013 Ornamental Early Order Program
10/11/2012

Scott Houston Joins Valent as Biorational Crop Sales Specialist
10/10/2012

Chateau® Herbicide Approved for Fallow Bed Use in California Transplanted Tomato Beds
10/1/2012

NipsIt INSIDE® Insecticide Registered as a Seed Protectant in Rice
9/27/2012

Valent to Expand, Restructure Sales Force to Support Growing Business
9/13/2012

SureGuard® Herbicide Registered for Use on Dormant Bermudagrass
9/12/2012

NipsIt INSIDE® Insecticide Now Available as 2(ee) Recommendation for Use on Grasshoppers
8/21/2012

Valent U.S.A. Corporation Hires New Western Seed Protection Specialist
7/25/2012

Valent Reports Positive Results from Next-Generation Seed Protectant AP3™ Fungicide System
7/23/2012

Bobby Santana Named Turf and Ornamental Territory Manager in SE Florida
6/11/2012

Over 95 Percent of Chicagoland Legacy Tree Project Ash Trees Thriving Two Years After Safari® Insecticide Applications
6/6/2012

METLOCK™ Fungicide Seed Treatment Now Available in Corn, Cotton
5/3/2012

RyzUp SmartGrass® PGR Registered for Use in Silage Corn
5/1/2012

Valent Professional Products Releases Arena® Insecticide Chinch Bug Video
4/26/2012

New Maximum Residue Level in Taiwan for Danitol® Insecticide
4/19/2012

Safari® 20 SG Insecticide Available for Use on Emerald Ash Borer Under New York Special Local Need (SLN) Label
4/12/2012

Valent U.S.A. Corporation Enters Agreement with Scotts Company
4/5/2012

Zeal® Miticide Registered for Use in Corn
3/22/2012

Domark® Fungicide Enters Corn Market with Strong Start
3/14/2012

New Maximum Residue Level in Korea for Danitol® Insecticide
3/8/2012

Research Shows Long-lasting Broadleaf, Grass Control with Fierce™ Herbicide
3/7/2012

Chateau® Herbicide SW Now Labeled for In-Season Use on Tree Nuts
3/6/2012

NipsIt INSIDE® Insecticide Shows Encouraging Results in EUP Trials
2/16/2012

Fierce™ Herbicide Receives EPA Registration in Corn
2/9/2012

NipsIt™ SUITE Cereals OF Seed Protectant Now Available to Cereal Growers
2/7/2012

Quash® Fungicide Registered for Use on Blueberries
2/7/2012

Quash® Fungicide Registered for Use on Potato
1/31/2012

Valent Announces Launch of Mobile Website

2011

12/12/2011

NipsIt™ SUITE Sugar Beets System Available to Michigan Sugar Cooperative Growers
12/6/2011

New Data Show INOVATE® Seed Protectant Delivered Strong Performance, Customer Satisfaction in 2011
12/5/2011

Sumitomo Chemical to Acquire Ethaboxam Fungicide Business
11/28/2011

Lee Named Chief Operating Officer of Valent U.S.A. Corporation
11/3/2011

Valent Post Herbicides now included in Roundup Ready PLUS™ Platform
10/3/2011

Valent Professional Products Announces 2012 Golf Course Superintendent Early Order Program
10/3/2011

Valent Professional Products Unveils 2012 Ornamental Grower and Lawn Care Operator/Arborist Early Order Program
9/28/2011

Presidio® Fungicide Registered for Drip Irrigation in California Vegetables
9/22/2011

Domark® Fungicide Now Registered for Use in Corn
9/13/2011

INOVATE™ Seed Protectant Now Available as Convenient, All-in-One Package
9/9/2011

NipsIt™ SUITE Sugar Beets System Now Available for Use in Sugar Beets
8/22/2011

New Study Shows Tourney® Fungicide Delivers Excellent Snow Mold Control, Turf Quality
8/1/2011

Valent Bolsters Seed Protection Business Unit with New Hires
7/14/2011

Safari® Insecticide Now Available in Convenient 12-Ounce Containers
7/7/2011

Presidio® Fungicide Registered for Drip Irrigation in New York Vegetables
6/21/2011

Newest Study Highlights Efficacy of Safari® Insecticide Against Emerald Ash Borer
6/9/2011

Adorn® Fungicide Now Available for Use in New York
5/12/2011

Kraus Named National Accounts Manager for Valent
5/2/2011

Quick Joins Valent U.S.A. Corporation as Business Development Director
4/29/2011

Presidio® Fungicide Registered for Use on Potato
4/20/2011

Valent Professional Products Unveils 2011 Tourney® Fungicide In-Season Promotion
4/19/2011

Soud Joins Valent as Marketing Manager
4/13/2011

DiPel® DF Biological Insecticide Now Labeled for Special Local Needs Use in California Olives
4/8/2011

Overture® Insecticide Registered for Use in California
4/7/2011

Belay 50 WDG Insecticide Now Labeled for Special Local Needs Use in Florida Non-Bearing Citrus
3/21/2011

Valent, Nufarm Form Strategic Alliance in Canada
3/9/2011

Tradewind™ Aquatic Herbicide Registered for Use on Tough Plants
3/8/2011

Experts Recommend Residuals in Resistance Management Programs
3/2/2011

Tourney® Fungicide Registered for Use on Outdoor Ornamentals in New York
2/24/2011

NipsIt INSIDE® Insecticide Granted Experimental Use Permit (EUP)
2/23/2011

League™ Herbicide Registered for Use on Tough Weeds in Southern Rice
2/17/2011

Fierce™ Herbicide Research Showing Longest Residual
2/16/2011

Belay Insecticide Registered in California
2/11/2011

Residual Herbicides: What Length of Control is Enough?
2/9/2011

Sumitomo Chemical Restructures Latin America Business Organization
2/9/2011

Valent Promotes Three to Account, Sales Leadership Positions
2/3/2011

Stellar® Fungicide Registered for Use in New York
1/28/2011

Coalition for Urban Ash Tree Conservation Releases Emerald Ash Borer Management Statement
1/27/2011

Clipper™ Aquatic Herbicide Registered for Use on Tough Aquatic Plants
1/18/2011

Lowery Joins Valent Professional Products as South Central Turf and Ornamental Territory Manager

2010

12/28/2010

Valent Professional Products Hosts Landmark EAB Summit
12/13/2010

ProTone® Plant Growth Regulator Receives OMRI Listing
12/9/2010

Trials Show Soybean Growers and Retailers Improved Stand Counts, Easier Use and Strong Satisfaction from Seed Treated with INOVATE™ System
11/17/2010

Presidio® Fungicide Registered for Use in New York
10/22/2010

Safari® Insecticide Available for Use on Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Under New York Special Local Need Label
10/19/2010

Monsanto, Sumitomo Chemical and Valent Announce Long-Term Crop Protection Collaboration
9/15/2010

Valent Professional Products Unveils 2011 Golf Course Superintendent Early Order Program
9/15/2010

Valent Professional Products Unveils 2011 Ornamental Grower and Lawn Care Operator-Arborist Early Order Program
9/2/2010

Velocity® Herbicide Registered for New York Turf
8/31/2010

Valent, Monsanto Introduce New Residual Rewards for Soybeans
8/16/2010

Plitt to Lead Valent Agricultural Sales Group
8/6/2010

Sears Joins Valent Professional Products as Mid-Atlantic Turf Territory Manager
8/4/2010

Adorn® Fungicide Registered for Use in California
7/13/2010

Belay® Insecticide Offers Cotton Growers Aerial Application Approval, New Rates
7/13/2010

Belay^® Insecticide Receives Aerial Application Approval in Soybeans
7/1/2010

Petta Joins Valent Professional Products as Aquatics Territory Manager
6/14/2010

Safari® Insecticide Basal Trunk Spray Available for Use on Deadly Mountain Pine Beetle in Six Western States
6/11/2010

Tourney® Fungicide Receives Section 2ee Recommendation for Use on Necrotic Ring Spot, Take-All Patch and Waitea Patch
6/1/2010

Tourney® Fungicide Receives Supplemental Label for Outdoor Ornamentals
5/21/2010

Valent Professional Products Produces Instructional Safari® Insecticide Basal Trunk Spray Application Video
5/11/2010

Valent to Launch Fierce™ Herbicide
5/10/2010

Protecting Trees from Emerald Ash Borer:New Option to Help Preserve Ash Trees Quickly, Effectively
5/7/2010

Quash® Fungicide Registered for Use in Peanuts
4/26/2010

Tourney® Fungicide Receives Registration for Use in New York
4/19/2010

New Registrations of Belay^® Insecticide Expand Application Options
4/19/2010

Presidio® Fungicide Registered for Drip Irrigation
4/15/2010

Charlie Stevens Joins Valent Sales Team
4/14/2010

Johnson Joins Valent Professional Products as National Sales Manager
3/22/2010

Improved Formulation Now Available for Arena Insecticide
3/16/2010

INOVATE™ System Receives Approval for Use with Becker Underwood Rhizobia Line-up
3/9/2010

INOVATE™ System Receives Approval for Use with EMD Crop BioScience Rhizobia Products
3/6/2010

BroadStar™ Herbicide Now Labeled for Use in Landscapes
3/4/2010

Johnson Joins Valent Seed Protection Business
2/11/2010

Danitol^® Insecticide Now Registered for Use in Many Specialty Crops
2/2/2010

Valent Introduces Biorational Business Unit
1/27/2010

Stellar^® Fungicide Now Available for Use on Pythium in California Golf Course Turf
1/25/2010

Flumioxazin Takes Top Spot as Leading Preemergence Herbicide Active Ingredient in Soybeans
1/18/2010

New Registration and Supplemental Label for Safari® Insecticide in California
1/15/2010

Tourney® Fungicide Registered for Use by Turf Professionals in California
1/14/2010

Valent, Monsanto Reinforce Partnership for the Roundup Rewards Program in 2010
1/11/2010

Adorn Fungicide Brings New Chemistry to Ornamental Growers
1/6/2010

Belay^® Insecticide Registered for Foliar Applications
1/5/2010

Danitol^® Insecticide Now Registered in New York for Use in Stone Fruit
1/4/2010

RyzUp SmartGrass^TM Receives OMRI Certification

2009

12/2/2009

INOVATE System for Soybean Seed Protection
11/2/2009

Quash Fungicide Registered in CA
10/20/2009

Younghans Named Country Manager
9/16/2009

RyzUp SmartGrassTM Registered for Pasture Grass Production in the U.S.
8/24/2009

Rob Pylar Named New Valent Turf Territory Manager in Midwest
8/10/2009

Chateau® Herbicide Approved for Chemigation on Alfalfa
8/7/2009

End-of-Season Green Stems in Soybeans Could Delay 2009 Harvest Even Further
8/6/2009

Safari Insecticide Receives SLN Label Update for HWA in 8 states
7/10/2009

Jim Blome Named EVP, COO of Valent U.S.A. Corporation
7/8/2009

Tourney Fungicide Making Believers Out of Superintendents and Distributors
6/30/2009

Presidio Fungicide Registered for CA Brassica, Bulb, Root Vegetables
6/29/2009

Valor Shows First-Year Success in Dry Bean Desiccation
6/1/2009

Valent, Monsanto Roundup Rewards Program Now Includes Sugar Beets
5/27/2009

Safari Insecticide Receives Section 3 Registration for Control of Emerald Ash Borer
5/11/2009

Quash Fungicide EPA Registered in Canola
4/29/2009

Jerid Wendling Named New Valent Territory Manager in Florida
4/21/2009

Sumagic Registered as First Plant Growth Regulator for Vegetable Transplants
3/17/2009

Holmes Continues Career with Valent
3/17/2009

New Formulation of BroadStar Herbicide Improves Weed Control Performance in Nursery Operations
2/25/2009

SureGuard Herbicide Now Registered for Landscape Weed Management
2/11/2009

Valent Canada Registers Flumioxazin in Canada
2/5/2009

Michael Donaldson named President and Chief Executive Officer of Valent USA and Valent BioSciences Corporation
2/5/2009

Valent Canada adds Valtera Herbicide to 2009 product line-up

2008

12/15/2008

Valent U.S.A. Corporation Names Robin Demouth as Acting President
11/17/2008

Presidio® Fungicide Registered for Brassica, Bulb and Root Vegetables
11/12/2008

Presidio® Fungicide Registered in California Vegetables and Grapes
10/13/2008

Valent's Kevin Hammill Promoted to Vice President of Business Operations
10/8/2008

Chateau® Herbicide Adds New and Updated Registrations in Specialty Crops
9/25/2008

Zeal® Miticide Registered for Hops, Cherries, Melons in California, New York
8/18/2008

Valent U.S.A. Corporation Enters Consumer Lawn and Garden Market through Acquisition of Certain Assets of Green Light Company
8/8/2008

Valent's Trevor Thorley Appointed Executive Officer of Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd.
8/7/2008

Valor® Herbicide Registered for Preplant Corn Application
8/5/2008

Byron Phillips Joins Valent Sales Team
8/5/2008

Williams Promotion Strengthens Valent Customer Focus
6/16/2008

NEW Overture® Insecticide Gives Greenhouse Growers Options
5/8/2008

Valent Adds Grape Registration to Clutch® Insecticide Label
4/29/2008

Cobra® Herbicide PHI Reduced in Peanuts
4/16/2008

Evan Carlisle Joins Valent Sales Team for Oregon, Washington
4/15/2008

Valor Registered for Dry Bean Desiccation
4/14/2008

Valent Introduces New Formulation for Velocity® Herbicide
3/31/2008

Valent's Gnatrol® Biological Larvicide Has New Formulation
3/20/2008

Safari® Insecticide Now Available in Convenient Granular Formulation
3/20/2008

Valent's Select Max® Herbicide Registered for Volunteer Corn Control Prior to Replanting Corn
3/13/2008

Monsanto's Roundup Rewards® Program to Include Select Max® Herbicide in 2008
3/13/2008

Zeal® Miticide EPA Registered in Hops, Cherries and Melons
2/27/2008

Valent Appoints Mouser and Inouye to New Crop Specialist Roles
2/11/2008

Valent Brings "Stellar" Pythium Tool to Turf Market
2/8/2008

Presidio® Fungicide EPA Registered in Vegetables and Grapes
1/31/2008

Valent USA and Sumitomo Chemical File Complaints at ITC and in Courts Against Syngenta AG and Subsidiaries in a Dispute over Insecticide Patents
1/16/2008

CHATEAU® HERBICIDE APPROVED FOR CHEMIGATION ON POTATOES
1/7/2008

VALENT SELLS ORTHENE INSECTICIDE PRODUCT LINE

2007

12/18/2007

VALENT INTRODUCES BELAY INSECTICIDE FOR POTATOES
11/28/2007

Valent Expands Sales Team, Commitment to Turf Industry
11/15/2007

Monsanto and Valent Offer Growers Residual Soybean Solutions in 2008
10/26/2007

Valent Introduces New Solution for Top Turf Diseases
10/18/2007

Safari® Insecticide Receives Expanded Registration for California Ornamentals and Vegetable Transplants
8/1/2007

Valent Names New Director of Finance
7/30/2007

Valent to Market Arena® Insecticide in Professional Turf Market
7/15/2007

Arysta & Valent Announce New Clothianidin Agreement
7/5/2007

Danitol® 2.4 EC Spray Registered for New Crops in California
6/25/2007

Select Max® Herbicide Registered For Pulse, Other Crops
6/7/2007

Valent Expands Turf & Ornamental Leadership Team with Strategic New Hire
5/5/2007

Safari® Insecticide Granted SLN Label for Emerald Ash Borer in Illinois
5/2/2007

NEW Envoy Plus™ Herbicide Delivers Better Grass Control
4/13/2007

Domark® Fungicide Receives Expanded (Section 3) Registration
4/10/2007

Safari® Insecticide Granted SLN Label for Emerald Ash Borer in Ohio
3/29/2007

Venom® Insecticide Now Registered for Vegetables
3/22/2007

Monsanto's Roundup Rewards® Program Expands to Include Mid-South, Southeast Select Max® Herbicide Users
3/21/2007

MAXCEL® PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR APPROVED FOR USE ON PEARS IN U.S.
2/15/2007

Andrew Seitz Joins Valent Marketing Team
2/12/2007

Chateau® Herbicide Now Registered for California Bearing Stone Fruit, Pome Fruit and Strawberries