Marketwire - Forestry

ECO2 Forests to Open San Diego Office

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:53:00 EST

SACRAMENTO, CA and SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - November 23, 2009) - ECO2 Forests Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ECOF), an international sustainable forestry company focused on reforestation and carbon sequestration projects, is continuing their expansion with the opening of their office in San Diego.

The office will serve as a point of business development and investor enquiries.

The office will now provide a central contact point for all investor relations including ECO2 Forests Inc. shareholders and investor enquiries and will focus on the acquisition of projects under the company's Global Forestry Plan across the United States.

Richwood Eco Ventures, Inc. Receives Order for Lumber to Be Exported

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:31:00 EST

DOYLESTOWN, PA--(Marketwire - November 23, 2009) - Richwood Eco Ventures, a subsidiary of Accredited Business Consolidators Corp., trading as Italian Oven, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: IOVE) announced today that it received a commitment for between 310,000 and 600,000 Euros of precut lumber to be exported from Nicaragua over the next six months for home construction. It also received a small order from the same client for finish trim lumber. The client has asked that their identity remain confidential as they are reselling the wood to another customer.

Agria Intends to Participate in PGG Wrightson's Rights Issue and Purchase Convertible Redeemable Notes

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:23:00 EST

BEIJING--(Marketwire - November 19, 2009) - Agria Corporation (NYSE: GRO) (the "Company" or "Agria"), today announced its intention to participate in PGG Wrightson's (NZX ticker PGW) fully underwritten pro rata renounceable rights issue.

PGG Wrightson announced today its intention to raise NZ$180.7 million through a fully underwritten pro rata renounceable rights issue. PGG Wrightson's shareholders will be entitled to subscribe for nine new shares for every eight shares held by such shareholders on the record date of November 26, 2009. The issue price for the new shares is NZ$0.45 per share. A Simplified Disclosure Prospectus for the issue has been registered by PGG Wrightson with the New Zealand Companies Office and is available on its company's website www.pggwrightson.co.nz. Copies of the prospectus will be mailed to eligible PGG Wrightson shareholders from November 27, 2

Acadian Timber Income Fund Announces Monthly Distribution

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:35:00 EST

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 19, 2009) -�Acadian Timber Income Fund (the "Fund") (TSX:ADN.UN) is pleased to announce its monthly distribution of $0.01667 per unit, payable on December 15, 2009 to unitholders of record on November 30, 2009.

Acadian Timber Income Fund is a leading supplier of primary forest products in Eastern Canada and the Northeastern U.S. With a total of 2.4 million acres of land under management, Acadian is the second largest timberland operator in New Brunswick and Maine.

Acadian owns and manages approximately 1.1 million acres of freehold timberlands in New Brunswick and Maine, and provides management services relating to approximately 1.3 million acres of Crown licensed timberlands. A

KL Energy Approved for First 2nd Generation Biomass Production Facility Under BCAP

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:30:00 EST

RAPID CITY, SD--(Marketwire - November 19, 2009) - KL Energy Corp. (OTCBB: KLEG) today announced that the Upton, Wyoming cellulosic ethanol facility owned and operated by the company has been approved by the USDA as a biomass production facility under the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). The approval, which was announced by Senator John Thune, is believed by the company to be the first BCAP approval for a cellulosic ethanol facility.

CNH Appoints Andreas Klauser President and CEO of Case IH

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:56:00 EST

BURR RIDGE, IL--(Marketwire - November 18, 2009) - CNH Global N.V. (NYSE: CNH) today announced the appointment of Andreas Klauser as President and Chief Executive Officer of Case IH Agricultural Equipment, replacing Randal W. Baker, effective November 30, 2009.
Mr. Klauser currently heads Case IH Agricultural Equipment business in Europe and has been with the Company for 19 years. He has extensive experience in the agricultural sector and has worked closely with Mr. Baker, who is leaving to pursue another professional opportunity.

ECO2 Forests Inc. Acquires 20,000 Acres for Reforestation in the South Pacific

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST

SACRAMENTO, CA--(Marketwire - November 18, 2009) - ECO2 Forests Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ECOF), an international sustainable forestry company focused on reforestation and carbon sequestration projects, has acquired 20,000 acres in the South Pacific country of Vanuatu for their first major reforestation project.
ECO2 Forest recently finalised all arrangements and contracts for the commencement of the project on the island of Malakula, Vanuatu, with the first harvest revenue forecast at US$112,520 per acre.

Exacto Inc. Doubling Space to Accommodate Rising Demand for Crop Protection, Pest Management Adjuvant R&D, Manufacturing

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:25:00 EST

SHARON, WI--(Marketwire - November 17, 2009) - Exacto Inc. will significantly increase its capacity to develop, manufacture and distribute adjuvant products that enhance chemicals used for crop protection, pest control and vegetation management through a move to larger quarters custom-designed for lean manufacturing and quality control.
Exacto, whose adjuvants and surfactants are sold by other companies under private labels, is doubling its space by the move to a 50,000-square-foot facility in Sharon, Wis., from its original location about 20 miles southeast in Richmond, Ill.

Edisto River Ranch, Approximately 360 Acres With River Frontage, to Sell in Dec. 12 Auction

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:26:00 EST

AIKEN, SC--(Marketwire - November 17, 2009) - Approximately 360 acres of forest land -- including land with frontage on the Edisto River -- will sell at auction Saturday, Dec. 12, with Albert Burney Auction Company managing the sale.
All of the property will sell at absolute auction, with no minimum bid or reserves. "The bidders will set the prices, and that means there's an opportunity for buyers to get some great values. Real estate prices now appear to have bottomed out and have begun to climb upward, so the window of opportunity for getting land of this quality at today's prices may close before long," said Warren Ward, president of the auction company.

High Liner Foods Illustrates Its Commitment to Seafood Sustainability With New, Expanded Role for a Key Executive

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST

Company Appoints Bill DiMento as Its Corporate Director of Sustainability