AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO) AGCO was founded in 1990 and offers a full product line of tractors, combines, hay tools, sprayers, forage, tillage equipment, implements, and related replacement parts. AGCO agricultural products are sold under the core brands of Challenger®, Fendt®, Massey Ferguson® and Valtra®, and are distributed globally through more than 2,800 independent dealers and distributors, in more than 140 countries worldwide. AGCO provides retail financing through AGCO Finance. AGCO is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia USA. In 2008, AGCO had net sales of $8.4 billion.

Agrium Inc. (NYSE:AGU; TSX:AGU.TO) Agrium Inc. is a major Retail supplier of agricultural products and services in North and South America, a leading global wholesale producer and marketer of all three major agricultural nutrients and the premier supplier of specialty fertilizers in North America through our Advanced Technologies business unit. Agrium's strategy is to grow across the value chain through acquisition, incremental expansion of its existing operations and through the development, commercialization and marketing of new products and international opportunities. Our strategy places particular emphasis on growth opportunities that both increase and stabilize our earnings profile in the continuing transformation of Agrium.

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) Every day, the 27,000 people of Archer Daniels Midland Company turn crops into renewable products that meet the demands of a growing world. At more than 230 processing plants, we convert corn, oilseeds, wheat and cocoa into products for food, animal feed, chemical and energy uses. We operate the world's premier crop origination and transportation network, connecting crops and markets in more than 60 countries. Our global headquarters is in Decatur, Illinois, and our net sales for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, were $70 billion.

Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. (NasdaqCM: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 and top and bottom drive augers. 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; Art's Way Scientific Inc. manufactures modular animal confinement buildings and modular laboratories.

Bevo Agro Inc. (TSX:BVO.V) Bevo Agro is North America's leading supplier of propagated agricultural plants, growing and distributing vegetable, flower, berry and other plant seedlings to North America's growers. Bevo propagates quality seedlings and plants for wholesale vegetable greenhouse growers, field growers and nursery operators from its 34-acre production facility.

Bunge Limited (NYSE:BG) Bunge Limited is a leading global agribusiness and food company founded in 1818 and headquartered in White Plains, New York. Bunge's over 25,000 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 2008 sales and revenues of $51.324 billion, Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The agricultural equipment lineup from Caterpillar includes skid steer loaders, multi terrain loaders, compact wheel loaders, full size wheel loaders and telehandlers. Work tool attachments are optimized to work with Cat equipment. The company also is a leading services provider through Caterpillar Financial Services, Caterpillar Remanufacturing Services, Caterpillar Logistics Services and Progress Rail Services.

China Agri-Business, Inc. (OTCBB:CHBU) China Agri-Business, Inc., through its operating company in China, Shaanxi Xin Sheng Centennial Agriculture and Technology Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells non-toxic fertilizer, bactericide and fungicide products used for farming in China. Crops grown with Xinsheng's products are eligible to qualify for the "AA Green Food" rating administered by the China Green Food Development Center, an agency under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China (However, our products themselves do not bear the "AA green food" designation). The green food rating system, which consist of an "A" rating and a more stringent "AA" rating. The "AA" rating indicates that the crops contain minimal chemical residue from fertilizers. The Company's two primary product groups are organic fungicides (Xinsheng Luyuan brand) and bactericides (Xinsheng Lufeng brand). The Company has a total of five brands and produces more than 50 different proprietary applications, including products designed to stimulate plant growth, condition soil, and prevent and cure plant diseases and parasites. The Company has products for a variety of crops, including potatoes, vegetables, cotton and fruit plants, and orchard trees. The products can be used either alone or to supplement other products. The Company Xinsheng's manufacturing facilities are located in Xian, Shaanxi Province, China.

China Agritech (OTCBB:CAGC) China Agritech, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture and distribution of liquid and granular organic compound fertilizers and related products in China. The Company has developed proprietary formulas that provide a continuous supply of high-quality agricultural products while maintaining soil fertility. The Company sells its products to farmers located in 26 provinces of China.

China Green Agriculture (AMEX: CGA) China Green Agriculture, Inc. produces and distributes humic acid ("HA") based liquid compound fertilizer through its wholly owned subsidiary, Shaanxi TechTeam Jinong Humic Acid Product Co., Ltd., ("TechTeam"). TechTeam produces and sells approximately 15,000 metric tons of over 100 different kinds of fertilizer products per year. All of TechTeam's fertilizer products are certified by the PRC government as green products and suitable for growing Grade AA "green" foods, also known as green products that contain little or no chemical materials, as stated by the China Green Food Research Center. TechTeam's fertilizers are highly concentrated liquids which require an application of approximately 120 ml per mu per application. Its average end user has approximately four mu of land (one mu = .165 acres). China Green Agriculture currently markets its fertilizer products to private wholesalers and retailers of agricultural farm products in 27 provinces in the PRC. The leading five provinces by revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2008 are Shaanxi (21.6%), Shandong (7.1%), Xinjiang (5.0%), Fujian (5.0%) and Guangdong (4.7%).

China Green (Holdings) Ltd. (HongKong:0904.HK; OTCPK:CIGEF;) 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 growing and sales of agricultural products. The Company operates in three segments: fresh produce, processed products, and branded food and beverage products. Its fresh produce includes naganegi, radish, cauliflower and hairy bean. Its processed products include water boiled products, quick frozen products, pickled products and canned products. The Company's branded products include beverage products, instant noodles, rice products and rice flour products. It owns 10 processing plants with an annual processing capacity of around 440,900 tons. Its major subsidiaries include Crop Harvest Enterprise Limited, Dragon Choice Enterprises Limited, Goldprosper Enterprises Limited, China Green Harvest Enterprises Limited, Icatrad Enterprises Limited and On Success Enterprises Limited.

Clear Skies Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:CSKHE) Clear Skies Solar, Inc. (CSS), through its wholly owned subsidiary, provides full-service renewable energy solutions to commercial, industrial and agricultural clients across the country. CSS was incorporated in 2003 and launched formal operations in 2005. During that time period, CSS 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. CSS has become one of the premier solar electric installation companies in the country.

Corn Products International, Inc. (NYSE:CPO) Corn Products International is one of the world's largest corn refiners and a major supplier of high-quality food ingredients and industrial products derived from the wet milling and processing of corn and other starch-based materials. The Company, headquartered in Westchester, Ill., is a leading worldwide supplier of dextrose and a major regional producer of starch, high fructose corn syrup and glucose. In 2008, Corn Products International reported record net sales and diluted earnings per share of $3.94 billion and $3.52, respectively, with operations in 15 countries at 34 plants, including wholly owned businesses, affiliates and alliances.

Cosan Limited (NYSE:CZZ) COSAN Group, leader in the sugar and alcohol Brazilian industry is one of the largest alcohol and ethanol worldwide producers.

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) John Deere (Deere & Company) is a world leader in providing advanced products and services for agriculture, forestry, 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.

EAU Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:EAUI) EAU Technologies, Inc. (EAU) is a supplier of Electrolyzed Water Technology (EW Technology marketed as Empowered Water(TM)) and other complementary technologies with applications in diverse industries. EAU's water-based and non-toxic solutions (at application concentration, the solutions are non-toxic to humans and live animals) may replace many of the traditional methods now used to clean, disinfect 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 while protecting the environment through "Green Technology." EAU has developed patent pending systems that are being used on dairies to process drinking water for dairy herds. Studies and trials are showing promising results at improving animal digestion which shows signs of improved animal health and production. EAU uses terms like "green", "natural", "non-toxic" and "organic" based on our NAMSA studies that show no toxicity or cytotoxicity at levels as high as 70 ppm of HOCl. EAU uses only water, food grade electrolytes and electricity to create all of its solutions. The active ingredients in the solutions EAU creates through electrolysis are GRAS (generally regarded as safe) approved.

Epicore BioNetworks Inc. (TSX:EBN.V) An experienced developer and manufacturer of innovative, environmentally responsible, biotechnology products based on the use of natural microbes and enzymes. A company providing solutions for a broad variety of industrial, commercial and consumer problems, in aquaculture, agriculture and horticulture, cleaning and sanitation, food processing and nutrition, waste water, pollution control and environmental remediation.

Forterra Environmental Corp. (TSX:FTE.V) Forterra manufactures and markets environmentally friendly soil enhancers, using worm castings, which boost fertility while restoring the soil with organic matter for sustainable, longer-term benefits, including stronger root growth, and drought and pest resistance. Forterra products contain only organic material. They are ideal for golf courses, sports fields, lawn care, parks, nurseries, orchards, and vineyards. Essentially, Forterra uses red wriggler worms to convert organic material 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. (OTCBB:GFRE) Gulf Resources, Inc. operates through two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Shouguang City Haoyuan Chemical Company Limited ("SCHC") and Shouguang Yuxin Chemical Industry Co., Limited ("SYCI"). The Company believes that it is one of the largest producers of bromine in the People's Republic of China. Elemental Bromine is used to manufacture a wide variety of compounds utilized in industry and agriculture. Through SYCI, the Company manufactures chemical products utilized in a variety of applications, including oil & gas field explorations and as papermaking chemical agents.

Haikou Agriculture & Industry & Trade (Luoniushan) Co., Ltd. (ShenZhen:000735.SZ) is a China-based company primarily engaged in animal husbandry business. The Company is also involved in engineering construction and education services. Its main products include pigs, commercial pigs, poultry, fresh eggs, pork, chicken, feedstuffs and commodity housings, among others. The Company operates its businesses principally in Hainan province, China. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had five major subsidiaries and affiliates, which are involved in the breeding and processing of poultry and livestock, education services, as well as catering and accommodation services.

Hanfeng Evergreen Inc. (TSX:HF.TO) Hanfeng is a leading provider of slow and controlled release fertilizers to blenders, the agriculture market and the urban greening market. Hanfeng was the first to introduce the concept of slow and controlled release fertilizers into China's agriculture market with its establishment of the first commercial scale slow-release fertilizer production in China. All production facilities are located in prime agricultural regions of China. The Company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

Hemisphere GPS (TSX:HEM.TO) Hemisphere GPS designs and manufactures innovative, cost-effective GPS products for positioning, guidance, and machine control applications in agriculture, marine and other markets. The Company holds numerous patents and other intellectual property and owns leading brand names, including Outback Guidance® and BEELINE®, two of the leading brands in precision GPS for ground agriculture. The Company is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, with major product development, sales, and marketing facilities in Arizona, Kansas, Texas, and Australia. Hemisphere GPS trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "HEM" and is a component of Standard & Poor's TSX SmallCap Index.

ICL - Israel Chemicals Ltd. (TASE:ICL) ICL transforms low-cost, high-quality minerals from Israel's Dead Sea and Negev Desert into 4,000 downstream chemical applications used by companies on five continents to improve their agricultural, industrial and consumer and fertilizer products.

Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corporation (OTCBB:KWBTE) 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 (NasdaqGS:MGPI) In business since 1941, MGP Ingredients, Inc. is a recognized pioneer in the development and production of natural grain-based ingredients and alcohol products for the branded packaged goods industry. 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) Monsanto Company is a leading global provider of technology-based solutions and agricultural products that improve farm productivity and food quality. Monsanto remains focused on enabling both small-holder and large-scale farmers to produce more from their land while conserving more of our world's natural resources such as water and energy.

New Britain Palm Oil Limited (LSE:NBPO.L) New Britain Palm Oil is a large scale integrated industrial producer of sustainable palm oil in Australasia and is headquartered in Papua New Guinea ('PNG'). It has over 44,500 hectares of planted palm oil plantations and long term leases over 30,000 hectares of additional land, some of which will be converted to palm oil, six oil mills, a refinery and a seed production and plant breeding facility. NBPOL is fully vertically integrated, producing its own seed (which it also sells globally) and planting, cultivating and harvesting its own land and processing and refining palm oil. It also contracts directly with its end customers in the EU and arranges shipping of its products. NBPOL has high regard for the importance of its sustainability credentials and is active in proving its performance through its certification to ISO 14001 and its close involvement and support of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil ('RSPO'). In September 2008, NBPOL announced that its operations in Papua New Guinea were officially certified by the RSPO as conforming to RSPO Principles and Criteria on sustainability.

Plant Health Care plc (LSE:PHC.L) The Plant Health Care Group is a leading provider of naturally-based products for agriculture, commercial landscaping and land reclamation industries. Our innovative line of products creates both environmental and economic benefits for our customers and capitalizes upon long-term trends towards natural systems and biological solutions to promote plant health and growth. Plant Health Care has a global reach through operating subsidiaries and supply and distribution agreements with major agrichemical and green industry partners.

Plant Impact (LSE:PIM.L) Plant Impact addresses the increasing global demands for effective, sustainable and ecologically sound products to combat environmental plant stress and improve crop productivity. Common environmental plant stresses include drought, salinity, nutrient deficiencies, pest and disease. Plant Impact's advances produce practical results that reduce inputs and benefit the whole of the agricultural value chain, providing solutions for growers, food manufacturers and consumers. A broad product portfolio has been developed using these innovative and proprietary technologies, the most advanced of which are already being marketed and sold through established agricultural distribution networks. Products for the home and garden market are also distributed direct the consumers through reputable high street stores.

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (NYSE:POT) Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. is the world's largest fertilizer enterprise by capacity producing the three primary plant nutrients and a leading supplier to three distinct market categories: agriculture, with the largest capacity in the world in potash and third largest in phosphate and nitrogen; animal nutrition, with the world's largest capacity in phosphate feed ingredients; and industrial chemicals, as the largest global producer of industrial nitrogen products and the world's largest capacity for production of purified industrial phosphoric acid.

Syngenta (NYSE:SYT) Syngenta is one of the world's leading companies with more than 24,000 employees in over 90 countries dedicated to our purpose: Bringing plant potential to life. Through world-class science, global reach and commitment to our customers we help to increase crop productivity, protect the environment and improve health and quality of life

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

Valcent Products Inc. (OTCBB: VCTPF) Valcent Products Inc. develops highly innovative consumer and industrial products and processes for global markets. A pioneer and leader in ecotechnology with its core research and development in sustainable, renewable, and intense growth of agricultural products.

Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYES:VMI) Valmont leads the world in mechanized irrigation equipment for agriculture, enhancing food production while conserving and protecting natural water resources. In addition, Valmont produces a wide variety of tubing for commercial and industrial applications.

Yongye Biotechnology International, Inc. (OTCBB YGYB) headquartered in Beijing, is engaged in the distribution and sales of fulvic acid based nutrients for plants and animals. The Company's patented and patent pending processes and proprietary formulas allow it to create products that increase crop yields and improve the health of livestock. Its sole operating subsidiary, Yongye Nongfeng Biotechnology Company, Ltd., is located in Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. The Company sells its products through distributors and directly to farmers located in ten provinces throughout China

Agriculture Funds and ETF's

Claymore Global Agriculture ETF (TSX:COW.TO) 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.

PowerShares DB Agriculture (NYSE Arca:DAG) The PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (Symbol: DBA) (the "Fund") is based on the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index – Optimum Yield Agriculture Excess Return™ (the "Index") and is managed by DB Commodity Services LLC (the "Managing Owner"). 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. The Index is intended to reflect the performance of the agricultural sector. Investors can buy and sell shares in the Fund at market price on the NYSE Arca, Inc. Ordinary brokerage commissions apply. Shares may only be redeemed directly from the Fund by Authorized Participants in blocks consisting of 200,000 shares.

Agriculture Resources and News - Due Diligence

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