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AgraQuest, Inc. appoints David Warman as Turf and Ornamental Business Manager
Davis, California
December 13, 2005

Confirming its ongoing commitment to providing innovative pest management products to new markets, AgraQuest, Inc. announces the appointment of David Warman as its Turf and Ornamental Business Manager. David will oversee all U.S. T & O business, focusing on expanding Rhapsody® Biofungicide in ornamental markets and launching Rhapsody® in the turf market.

AgraQuest's EPA-approved, OMRI-certified Rhapsody offers effective foliar and soil-borne disease control for turf, ornamental and greenhouse crops. Unsurpassed in plant, human, and environmental safety, the biological disease control product is used for the prevention and treatment of both bacterial and fungal diseases.

David Warman comes to AgraQuest from Controlled Solutions, Inc. in Texas, where he developed their U.S. Specialties Market into one of the company's fastest growing and most profitable units. Prior to Controlled Solutions, David worked within Griffin LLC as Manager of the Turf & Ornamental Business and also as Eastern Division Manager for their Agriculture Products Group. David entered the crop protection business through Ciba Geigy, where he spent 21 years in various Agricultural and T & O related sales, marketing and product management positions. In his new position at AgraQuest, David will report to Chris Coombs ­ Vice President of Sales & Marketing in North America.

"David is a critical addition to AgraQuest's management team," notes Chris Coombs. "David's extensive sales and marketing experience in T & O channels will be invaluable as we execute growth strategies and deliver on our commitment to provide effective, biological products to these important markets."

David is a native of Oregon and a graduate of Oregon State. He resides in Ocala, FL.

AgraQuest is a biotechnology company that focuses on discovering, developing, manufacturing and marketing effective, safe and environmentally friendly natural pest management products for agricultural, institutional and home markets The company sells Serenade®, Rhapsody® and Sonata® Biofungicides and recently received registration of a biofumigant based on the fungus, Muscodor albus. A bioinsecticide is pending at the EPA.
AgraQuest received the Presidential Green Chemistry Award from the EPA for the discovery and commercialization of Serenade Biofungicide. In 2004, AgraQuest received a Red Herring Top 100 Private Company Award and the World Technology Award for the Environment.

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