AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AG) a global manufacturer of agricultural equipment and related replacement parts. AGCO offers a full product line including tractors, combines, hay tools, sprayers, forage, tillage equipment and implements, which are distributed through more than 3,200 independent dealers and distributors in more than 140 countries worldwide.

Agrium Inc. (TSX and NYSE: AGU) a major retail supplier of agricultural products and services in both North and South America and a leading global producer and marketer of agricultural nutrients and industrial products. Agrium produces and markets three primary groups of nutrients: nitrogen, phosphate and potash as well as controlled release fertilizers and micronutrients. Agrium’s strategy is to grow through incremental expansion of its existing operations and acquisitions as well as the development, commercialization and marketing of new products and international opportunities.

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) procures, transports, stores, processes, and merchandises agricultural commodities and products primarily in the United States. It operates in three segments: Oilseeds Processing, Corn Processing, and Agricultural Services

Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. , (NASDAQ_ARTW) Art's-Way manufactures and distributes farm machinery niche products including animal feed processing equipment, sugar beet defoliators and harvesters, land maintenance equipment, crop shredding equipment, plows, hay and forage equipment. After market service parts are also an important part of the Company's business. We have two wholly owned subsidiaries. Art's-Way Vessels Inc. manufactures pressurized tanks and vessels and Art's-Way Scientific Inc. manufactures modular animal confinement buildings and modular laboratories.

Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) is a leading global agribusiness and food company founded in 1818 and headquartered in White Plains, New York. Bunge's over 22,000 employees in over 30 countries enhance lives by improving the global agribusiness and food production chain. The company supplies fertilizer to farmers in South America, originates, transports and processes oilseeds, grains and other agricultural commodities worldwide, produces food products for commercial customers and consumers, and supplies raw materials and services to the biofuels industry.

CATERPILLAR INC (NYSE: CAT) For more than 80 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been making progress possible and driving positive and sustainable change on every continent. With 2006 sales and revenues of $41.517 billion, Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The company also is a leading services provider through Caterpillar Financial Services, Caterpillar Remanufacturing Services, Caterpillar Logistics Services and Progress Rail Services. More information is available at .

China Agri-Business, Inc. (CHBU.OB) , through its subsidiary, Shaanxi Xin Sheng Centennial Agriculture and Technology Co., Ltd., develops, manufactures, and markets organic biochemical agricultural application products in China. The Company's products are categorized into following six primary products groups: "Xinsheng Luyuan," "Xinsheng Lufeng," "Xinsheng Dadang," "Xinsheng Huang-jin-gai," "Xinsheng Jia-tian-xia," and "Xinsheng Bai-le." Within these categories, China Agri-Business produces more than 50 different proprietary applications. These products function as a botanical growth and vitality stimulant, as soil conditioners and as plant nutrient supplements. They are designed to prevent and cure plant diseases and eliminate parasites and may be applied to a wide variety of food and non-food crops, including potatoes, vegetables, cotton and fruit plants and trees. They are used either alone or to supplement traditional fertilizer products. The Company owns and manages its manufacturing facilities and has established a distribution network that is serviced by approximately 60 sales personnel. The Company's products are primarily sold through distributors in more than 20 provinces throughout China.

China Agritech (OTCBB: CAGC) is engaged in the development, manufacture and distribution of organic liquid compound fertilizers and related products in the People's Republic of China. The company has developed proprietary formulas that provide a continuous supply of high-quality agricultural products while maintaining soil fertility. The company sells it products to farmers located in twelve provinces of China including Heilongjiang, Hebei, Liaonong, Jilin, Shandong, Inner Mongolia, Henan, Sichuan, Guangdong, Xinjiang, Yunnan and Guizhou.

China Green Holding Ltd (HKG:0904) China Green (Holdings) Limited is a investment holding company based in the People's Republic of China. Through its subsidiaries, the Company is engaged in investment holding, sale of agricultural products, growing, processing and sale of agricultural products and processing and sale of beverage products. The Company’s subsidiaries include Zhonglu (Fujian) Food Industry Limited, Zhonglu (Hebei) Food Development Limited, Zhonglu (Hubei) Industry Development Limited, Zhonglu (Quanzhou) Green Foods Development Co. Ltd., and Zhonglu (Shanghai) Industry Limited.

Clear Skies Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:CSKH) through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Clear Skies Group, Inc. ("CSG") provides full service renewable energy solutions to commercial, industrial, and agricultural clients across the country. CSG was incorporated in 2003 and launched formal operations in 2005. During that time period, CSG developed its proprietary systems, obtained licenses and certifications, and acquired technologies that could maximize the impact of its construction expertise on the renewable energy sector. CSG has become one of the premier solar electric installation companies in the country.

Corn Products International, Inc. , (NYSE:CPO) along with its subsidiaries, manufactures and supplies food ingredients and industrial products derived from the wet milling and processing of corn and other starch-based materials

Cosan Limited (NYSE:CZZ) through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of sugar and ethanol primarily in Brazil. It grows and processes sugarcane to produce standard sugars, including raw sugar, crystal sugar, and organic sugar; and refined sugars, including granulated refined white sugar, amorphous refined sugar, refined sucrose liquid sugar, and refined inverted liquid sugar. The company also produces and sells hydrous, anhydrous, and industrial ethanol.

EAU Technologies, Inc.(OTCBB: EAUI ) is a supplier of Electrolyzed Water Technology (EOW Technology marketed as Empowered Water(TM)) and other complementary technologies with applications in diverse industries. EAU's water-based and non-toxic (at application concentration, the solutions are non-toxic to humans and live animals) EOW Technology may replace many of the traditional methods now used to clean, disinfect, protect and nourish in large industries such as agriculture and food processing. EAU has solutions for existing bacteria, virus and mold proliferation threats. EAU continues to add innovative and efficacious products that offer a systemic approach to pathogen elimination in food processing plants and related industries, thereby producing safer foods and protecting the environment through "Green Chemistry."

Forterra Environmental Corp. (TSX V: FTE ) is an emerging leader in the production and marketing of premium organic soil enrichment products. These environmentally friendly products boost fertility while replenishing the soil with organic matter, using worm castings, for sustainable, long-term benefits, including stronger root growth and drought and pest resistance. Forterra is the first company to commercialize the indoor, large-scale production of totally organic soil-enrichment products. Forterra uses red wriggler worms to convert organic waste into vermicompost or worm castings. Worm castings contain micronutrients, which are required for healthy plant development. Worm castings also contain microbes, which increase the rate at which plants take up available macronutrients and micronutrients.

Gulf Resources, Inc. (GFRE.OB), operates through two wholly-owned subsidiaries, SCHC and SYCI. SCHC is engaged in the production and sale of bromine and crude salt in China. Bromine is used to manufacture a wide variety of compounds utilized in industry and agriculture. SYCI manufactures chemical products utilized in a variety of applications, including oil & gas field explorations and as papermaking chemical agents.

Haikou Agriculture & Industry & Trade (Luoniushan) primarily engages in breeding, processing, and marketing agriculture, sideline, farming, aquaculture products in China. The company sells live pigs, fresh eggs, meat chicken, meat rabbits, fragrant rice, vegetables, and other products. As of December 31, 2004, it also operated 28 food chain-shops. The company was established in 1993 and is based in Haikou, China. 

Hanfeng Evergreen Inc. (HF.TO), is the largest producer of slow and controlled release fertilizers in China. It was the first company to introduce the concept of slow and controlled release fertilizers into China's agriculture market with its establishment of the first commercial scale production in China. All production facilities are located in prime agricultural regions of China. The Company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and its shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

ICL (TLV:ICL) is one of the world's leading fertilizer and specialty chemicals companies. ICL's shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE: ICL). ICL produces approximately a third of the world's bromine and approximately 10% of its potash. ICL is a leading supplier of fertilizers in Europe and a major player in specialty fertilizer market segments. One of the world's most integrated manufacturers and suppliers of phosphate products, ICL has become the world's leading provider of pure phosphoric acid and a major specialty phosphate player.

John Deere (Deere & Company - NYSE: DE) is the world's leading provider of advanced products and services for agriculture and forestry and a major provider of advanced products and services for construction, lawn and turf care, landscaping and irrigation. John Deere also provides financial services worldwide and manufactures and markets engines used in heavy equipment. Since it was founded in 1837, the company has extended its heritage of integrity, quality, commitment and innovation around the globe.

Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corporation (OTCBB: KWBT ) The Company develops, manufactures, distributes and markets innovative, cost-effective, and environmentally safe bio-technological products for agricultural and natural resources and environmental conservation. The Company's products are designed to enhance the quality of human life by increasing the value, quality and productivity of crops and decreasing the negative environmental impact of chemicals and other wastes.

MGP Ingredients (Nasdaq:MGPI) In business since 1941, MGP Ingredients, Inc. is a recognized pioneer in the development and production of natural grain-based products. The Company has facilities in Atchison, Kan., Pekin, Ill., Kansas City, Kan., and Onaga, Kan. that utilize the latest technologies to assure high quality products and to maintain efficient production and service capabilities

MONSANTO COMPANY (NYSE: MON) together with its subsidiaries, provides agricultural products for farmers in the United States and internationally 

New Britain Palm Oil Limited (LON:NBPO) is a Papua New Guinea-based company engaged in oil palm plantation and milling operation. NBPOL's core activity is the cultivation and processing of oil palm into crude palm oil (CPO), palm kernel oil (PKO) and palm kernel expeller (PKE) for sales to both domestic and foreign markets. NBPOL major export markets include the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia.

Origin Agritech Limited, (NASDAQ:SEED) through its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, production, sale, and marketing of crop seeds in the People's Republic of China. It primarily offers four principal products: corn, rice, cotton, and canola.

POTASH CP SASKATCHEWAN (NYSE: POT) engages in the production and sale of fertilizers, and related industrial and feed products. 

Qassim Agriculture Co. (6020: Saudi Stock Exchange)

Syngenta (NYSE: SYT) is a world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology. The company is a leader in crop protection, and ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales in 2006 were approximately $8.1 billion. Syngenta employs around 21,000 people in over 90 countries. Syngenta is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and (NYSE:SYT).

Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P. (NYSE: TNH) is a leading manufacturer of nitrogen fertilizer products.

Agriculture Funds and ETF's

Claymore Global Agriculture ETF (COW:TSX) The Claymore Global Agriculture ETF seeks to provide investment results that generally correspond to the performance of the MFC Global Agriculture Index. The MFC Global Agriculture Index seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity and equity-related securities involved in the agricultural sector. MFC employs a proprietary quantitative multi-factor bottom-up selection process to select and weight the top companies involved in the agricultural sector.

Delta Global Agricultural Portfolio, a unit investment trust that holds a fixed portfolio of approximately 23 companies, as of date of deposit, located in 10 countries focused on the production, distribution, processing, and enhancement of crop yields.

PowerShares DB Agriculture (DBA) - The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index - Optimum Yield Agriculture Excess Return. The index is a rules-based index composed of futures contracts on some of the most liquid and widely traded agricultural commodities - corn, wheat, soy beans and sugar.

Agriculture Resources and News – Due Diligence

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Agriculture Online - homegrown, grassroots content. Agriculture Online is a community of agriculturalists -- of publishers, organizations, companies and individuals. We provide the latest information in agricultural news, weather, markets. In our Talk groups, site members provide the grassroots voice of farmers and ranchers. Discussions occur on more than twenty different topics, from livestock and machinery, to ag computing and farm humor. Agriculture Resource News Current Events.

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