Terry will cover several southern states for ABM, from the Carolinas to Texas, including West Virginia and Kentucky.

ABM’s innovative inoculant and biological seed treatment portfolio, includes patent pending Excalibre™, the innovative planter lubricant/inoculant for soybeans called Graph-Ex™, and will soon introduce SabrEx™, a new treatment for several crops including corn, beans, cotton and rice.

Advanced Biological Marketing, located in Van Wert, Ohio was founded in 2000. ABM identifies, develops and markets specialty biological products for production agriculture. In 2007, a consumer division was developed to provide environmentally friendly cleaners and waste management products. ABM sells and distributes its products nationwide and internationally.

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Van Wert, OH - Advanced Biological Marketing (ABM), an industry leader in seed and root inoculants, has promoted four individuals due to significant company growth and expansion. Marty Robinson has been named President of ABM Agriculture Division LLC, after having previously served as V.P. of the Ag Division. Mr. Robinson, of Cedar Rapids Iowa, will oversee all aspects of ABM’s Agriculture Division in the US. Dan Custis, CEO of ABM states, “We are very pleased to promote Marty Robinson as President of our Ag Division. Marty is the right person to lead this division and continue the growth of our current and future products.”

Don Bland has been named President of ABM International Division LLC. Mr. Bland has over 20 years of seed industry experience and has lead ABM’s product introduction to over 20 countries around the world. “The international opportunities continue to grow as more of our new agricultural products come on line.” ABM President Dan Custis stated. Mr. Bland will develop additional international markets focusing on ABM’s agricultural product portfolio as well as continue working with his U.S. seed accounts.

Brian Zuercher has been promoted to President of ABM Performance Solutions Division LLC. ABM’s line of consumer products has grown over the past year due to Mr. Zuercher’s efforts and direction. ABM’s consumer products are poised to be on the shelves of the big box stores in the next 12 to 18 months.

Chad Pugh has been named President, ABM Production Division LLC. Mr. Pugh will direct all production operations in Van Wert Ohio’s manufacturing plant.

Advanced Biological Marketing is best known for biological seed treatments including its soybean inoculant line. Brands such as Excalibre^™ and Americas Best Inoculant® are the fastest growing products in their class and are proven leaders for soybeans and other legumes. ABM developed patent pending Excalibre, an encapsulated form of Americas Best Inoculant allowing for an extra long planting window and compatibility with approved seed treatments. Most recently ABM introduced Graph-Ex, a combination of Excalibre and talcgraphite lubricant. Exceptional demand for these products has provided outstanding growth for ABM and the need for the company to reorganize its product lines and systems.

Advanced Biological Marketing, based in Van Wert, Ohio was founded in 2000. ABM identifies, develops and markets specialty biological products for production agriculture. In 2007, a consumer division was developed to provide environmentally friendly cleaners and waste management products. ABM sells and distributes its products nationwide and internationally.

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“At current wheat prices, the cost of biological and chemical wheat seed treatments is the price of just one bushel.  Chemical seed treatments provide a relatively high degree of control against seed-borne and soil-borne diseases for seven to ten days, which helps seeds and emerging seedlings. 

An advantage to T-22, a hybrid strain of Trichoderma harzianum, is that the fungi colonize on the plant’s roots and grow throughout the life of the crop, says Gary Harman, plant pathologist, Cornell University, who developed the strain.   Today, the T-22 biological seed treatment is produced by Advanced Biological Marketing, Van Wert, OH.  

ABM notes that T-22 protects roots from Pythium, Rhizoctonia and Fusarium and that it enhances nutrient utilization and nitrogen utilization.  The biological could help reduce nitrogen applications in wheat, Harman says, adding, ‘That alone would pay for seed treatment’”

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For more information on T-22 for Wheat, go to www.TreatYourWheat.com

Announcing The Ideal Two-in-One Application for Soybeans: Graph-Ex™ Soybean Inoculant Plus Seed Lubricant

Van Wert, OH- Now producers who want to eliminate one extra application before planting soybeans can, with Graph-Ex™ Soybean Inoculant plus Seed Lubricant. Advanced Biological Marketing developed this innovative, prepackaged combination made of two components: a talc-graphite carrier to add lubrication to planters, plus the award-winning Excalibre™ soybean inoculant.

Graph-Ex is the first soybean inoculant designed to make planting better with two-in-one convenience. Graph-Ex offers producers a high bacteria count, protection of expensive planting equipment, improved seed placement, and convenient packaging, along with Excalibre encapsulation technology with proven field performance.

The high performance of Graph-Ex assists with low volume rates, and the lubricant base assures easy handling, no bridging, and more accurate planting. Graph-Ex brings the same benefits to on-farm application that Excalibre brought to convenient dealer application.

“ABM products are designed with the farmer in mind, for top yield response, time-saving convenience, and accurate planting,” said Marty Robinson, ABM marketing director. “With the release of Graph-Ex, producers will gain a low-use rate for improved planting, plus better yielding soybeans, all in one formulation for fast and convenient bulk or planter box application.”

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During the American Seed Trade Association’s annual meeting and trade show in 2004, ABM and TJ Technologies began to entertain the possibilities of combining their resources to creating a product that would be unique and beneficial to the market place.

With ABM’s strength in marketing and sales capabilities and TJ Technologies extensive research and development background, soybeans testing began in 2005.

TJ Technologies’ QuickRoots seed treatment was first tested on America’s Best Inoculant^TM, resulting in increased yields of 5 to 6 bushels per acre.

"One of the primary goals we have with TJ Technologies is to produce a product that will provide consistency in soybeans," Custis said. "In 2006 we asked TJ Technologies about marketing QuickRoots nationwide in our Excalibre^TM inoculant."

"When you combine Excalibre^TM with QuickRoots results have indicated a 4 to 6 bushel increase per acre, whereas alone Excalibre^TM and QuickRoots showed only a 2 to 3 bushel per acre increase," Custis added. "Combined, as ExcalibreQR^TM users will see a consistent 4 to 6 bushel yield per acre in
their soybean crop.

The mission of TJ Technologies is to positively influence the profitability and sustainability of production agriculture through innovative and consistently effective agricultural products. TJ Technologies was founded in 1978 by Tom Johnson and is headquartered in Buffalo, SD. There is also a research and development laboratory located in Brookings, SD.

"With TJ Technologies expertise in research and development it was a natural fit for us to join forces and enhance Excalibre^TM with their technology," Custis said. "Advanced Biological Marketing will market ExcalibreQR^TM to the industry nationwide."

To learn more about ExcalibreQR^TM go to www.excalibreqr.com

Their success is due largely to Excalibre^TM, the most technologically advanced soybean inoculant to hit the marketplace. Excalibre now has a 120-day post-application planting window. It was introduced to the industry in January 2006 with a 60-day, post-application planting window, which was broadened to 120 days for the 2007 planting season.

"This is the first year that ABM sold our products through distribution channels and we owe a great thanks to the regional and national distributors who helped us achieve our growth and success," Dan Custis, ABM president, said. "ABM’s share of the soybean inoculant market nearly doubled, despite a substantial drop in U.S. soybeans planted in 2007."

Excalibre is the only 120-day Bradyrhizobia and encapsulated soybean inoculant available to date. With these enhancements and longer shelf life, Excalibre provides agricultural seed dealers and farmers significant advantages in handling, planting and profitability.

ABM also enjoyed continued success with additional biological products, according to Marty Robinson, ABM Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Our biological fungicide for wheat, T-22, has become the most widely used EPA registered biofungicide in U.S. field crops."