BRANDT will be hosting the dirt track event of the summer, The Twin BRANDT 60's, at Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, IL on Sunday, June 30th, 2013. It will be a unique 60-lap feature in both the Modified and Late Model classes in honor of our 60th Anniversary. NASCAR Nationwide Series driver of the #31 BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet Camaro will be on site for an autograph session from 3:30 - 5:30 pm and then will be racing his #31 BRANDT Modified later that evening. The event is part of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals.  Read more >

Springfield, Illinois (April 17, 2013) – BRANDT today announced the appointment of two industry veterans to its board of directors. Joining the BRANDT board are John Salmonson, formerly owner of Monterey AgResources, Inc. and John Peaty, formerly owner of Barmac Pty Ltd and Globe Australia Pty Ltd. The new board members bring more than 85 years of combined experience in global agriculture.

"As we continue to expand our business worldwide, it’s critical that we expand our leadership pool," said Rick Brandt, President & CEO of BRANDT. "These two guys provide a depth of experience, talent and insight that will help us take BRANDT to the next level."  Read more >

Springfield, Illinois (April 19, 2013) – BRANDT, a leading manufacturer of agricultural specialty products, announced that Dr. Ramon Georgis has been invited to represent the company on the International Cocoa Organization’s Consultative Board on the World Cocoa Economy for the 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 cocoa years.

"I am deeply honored by this appointment," said Dr. Georgis, BRANDT International Business Director. "This gives us a seat at the table in helping to grow and shape a critical market where we have the expertise and products to make a real difference—a difference that will be felt in grower’s lives."
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Springfield, Illinois (April 8, 2013) – BRANDT, a leading manufacturer of agricultural specialty products, announced that George Murray has joined the company as a Tree Crop and Horticulture Specialist for the Specialty Formulations group. Murray’s primary focus will be to expand the company’s core nutrition and sustainable protection products into the arbor, landscape, greenhouse and specialty agriculture markets. He will report to Rodger Younker, National Sales Director.

“George is an incredibly talented individual and we are thrilled he has joined BRANDT,” said Rodger Younker, BRANDT National Sales Director. “We have a tremendous opportunity to grow our business in the specialty fruit and vegetable, landscape and greenhouse markets. George’s unique skill set and technical background will help demonstrate the added value that BRANDT’s products bring to growers.”
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Rio De Janiero, Brazil (March 13-15, 2013) – BRANDT returned to New Ag International as a primary sponsor and presenter at this year’s conference and tradeshow. The Specialty Formulations team was on hand promoting its proprietary foliar micronutrient product lines, BRANDT Smart System® and BRANDT Manni-Plex®. BRANDT’s Director of Agronomic Services, Vatren Jurin, gave a technical presentation on Maximizing Herbicide Efficiency and Micronutrient Delivery with Brandt Smart System.

Photo caption (left to right): Jaqui French, Marketing Manager at New Ag International; Dr. Ramon Georgis, Director of International Business at BRANDT; Jean-Pierre Leymonie, Managing Director as pictured with New Ag International.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (February 18, 2013) – BRANDT is just days away from kicking off their 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series season at Daytona International Speedway in the DRIVE4COPD 300. 2013 marks the 60th Anniversary for the agriculture company and its third as primary sponsor of Justin Allgaier and the No. 31 Chevrolet of Turner Scott Motorsports. The BRANDT Team is fired up to begin the year-long anniversary celebration and the first of 26 primary sponsored events in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.  Read more >

Industry veteran David Sincock to join BRANDT team; Ray Kimmel to focus on Caribbean region

Springfield, Illinois (February 1, 2013) – BRANDT, a leading manufacturer of agricultural specialty products, announced today a strategic hire to lead its efforts in Asia Pacific. David Sincock has been appointed Senior Business Manager for Asia Pacific, charged with capitalizing on growth opportunities.

“Even though we’ve been in Asia for more than a decade, Asia represents a significant opportunity for growth,” said Rick Brandt, CEO & President of BRANDT. “We are counting on David to help us deliver that growth.”

Sincock has extensive experience in the agricultural chemical and fertilizer industry. Having operated in the international business arena for nearly 15 years, he will focus on further expanding the BRANDT business in the Asia Pacific region.  Read more >

SPRINGFIELD, IL (January 10, 2013) – BRANDT released its 2012 results from the Hybrid Community Seed Trials. In 2012 the BRANDT Team fulfilled the promise of continuing the BRANDT Community Trials. The goal of the BRANDT Community Trials is to provide the customer with replicated local data for seed selection.

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Springfield (January 8, 2013) – Results from the BRANDT Research & Development Farm for the 2012 growing season are now available online and in hard copy. Despite the challenging growing conditions, the eighth year of research continues to provide growers with information they can use in their operations to make informed decisions. For a full online copy, go to:
http://www.brandt.co/RetailAgronomy/ResearchFarm/tabid/110/language/en-US/Default.aspx

Justin Allgaier to drive the No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet with Turner Scott Motorsports in the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (January 7, 2013) – BRANDT, a leading agriculture retailer and manufacturer of agricultural specialty products, announced today its return to Turner Scott Motorsports as the primary sponsor of the No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet driven by championship contender Justin Allgaier. BRANDT is committed to being the primary sponsor for 26 of the 33 scheduled NNS races in 2013. Additionally, BRANDT will have the option to buy more races and to continue as sponsor in 2014.  Read more >

Deal expected to help BRANDT solidify national footprint and sustain aggressive growth

Springfield, Illinois (January 4, 2013) – BRANDT, a leading manufacturer of agricultural specialty products, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Monterey Chemical Company, Inc. Monterey Chemical does business under the trade name Monterey AgResources. The transaction represents the remaining 30% of the shares of Monterey; BRANDT had acquired 70% in March 2010.

“As a family company, we welcome all the Monterey employees to the BRANDT family,” said Rick Brandt, CEO & President of BRANDT. “With the caliber of people at Monterey, the future is incredibly bright.”
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Springfield, Illinois (December 31, 2012) – Moving up one spot since last year, BRANDT has been named to CropLife magazine's 2012 Croplife 100, an exclusive ranking of the nation's largest agriculture retail dealerships and cooperatives. The list provides a comprehensive look at the agricultureal distribution channel, while highlighting the largest organizations providing products and services to growers across the United States. BRANDT ranked 20 among the 100 companies profiled.

Crop Production Services tops this year's list. Companies included in the 2012 CropLife 100 listing were limited to independent dealerships and cooperatives offering fertilizer, crop protection and seed.

"As we celebrate our 60th anniversary, I am humbled that we're able to keep climbing the ladder of the CropLife 100,” said Rick Brandt, President & CEO of BRANDT. "This is an incredibly important ranking for our industry. We may not make number 1, but I promise you we'll give it our best shot!"   Read more >

Springfield, Illinois (December 27, 2012) – BRANDT, a leading manufacturer of agricultural specialty products, announced that it has joined the World Cocoa Foundation. Dr. Ramon Georgis will represent BRANDT at the World Cocoa Foundation board level and be instrumental in educating industry leaders on using new, cost-effective technologies to maximize cocoa productivity and improve local economies.

"We would like to extend a warm welcome to Rick Brandt, Ramon and the rest of the BRANDT team as our newest WCF member!” said Tim McCoy, Senior Advisor at the World Cocoa Foundation."

The 2012 season has come to a close with the BRANDT team claiming the sixth position in the NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship point standings. Justin Allgaier and the No. 31 Chevrolet of Turner Motorsports notched one win, six top-fives and 19 top-10’s for an overall total of 1076 championship points. The one win came on a last-lap pass at the historic Montreal (Canada) road course, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The 2012 season marks the fourth full-time season for Allgaier in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

"The BRANDT Team has worked really hard all season, scored a win and numerous top-10 finishes. We accomplished a lot as a team and had a great time in the process. I’m looking forward to the off season and really focusing in on 2013 to make a run for the championship", said Allgaier.  

Springfield, Illinois (October 11, 2012) – Today BRANDT announced the formation of The BRANDT Foundation to organize the company’s charitable giving.

"BRANDT has always tried to be a generous company and we believe in doing well by doing good,” said Rick Brandt, President & CEO of BRANDT. “But our giving has never been well organized. The BRANDT Foundation will enable us to be more strategic with our giving so that we can stretch our dollars to positively affect more people."  Read more >

Carlsbad, California (October 8, 2012) – BRANDT Monterey was presented with The Western Plant Health Association’s highly regarded Harry J. Larsen Integrity Award at the association’s annual meeting last week.

The honor is bestowed on individuals and companies in the agricultural community that have excelled in community service through public outreach programs, charitable donations and community causes.

The award was presented to Jim Tuttle, Vice President of Sales, by WPHA Board Chairman Ron Naven. “We are deeply honored to receive the WPHA Integrity award,” said Tuttle. “We try to give back to the community and support charitable organizations as much as we can. It means a lot to be recognized by our peers for our efforts.”  Read more >

Springfield, Illinois (October 4, 2012) – For the fourth time, BRANDT has been named to Inc. magazine’s Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list provides a comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs—and ranked BRANDT number 3295 among the 5000 companies profiled.  Read more >

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (September 20, 2012) – BRANDT Manni-Plex®, one of the company’s most-successful foliar nutrition lines, continues to expand its international presence and is now being used on Cocoa farms in Dept. of Vavoua, which is located in the Haut-Sassandra region of Ivory Coast, West Africa. Vatren Jurin, Director of Agronomic Service at BRANDT, spent a week training local workers and reviewing the yield effects of Boron on Cocoa trees.  Photo >

Chico, California (September 13, 2012) – Randy Dodds, Organic Products Manager at BRANDT Monterey, discusses organic production, pest management and soil fertility at a regional CAPCA meeting in Chico, CA.  Read more >

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (September 10, 2012) – If you missed the 2012 BRANDT Agronomy Days or just want to relive a highlight, you can now catch all the action from the comfort of your computer. For the third consecutive year, edited videos capture the innovative trials and engaging speakers that make BRANDT’s Ag Days at the company’s Pleasant Plains Research Farm and its Lexington location so special.
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Boone, Iowa (Aug. 28, 2012) – The DEKALB® brand’s custom 100th Anniversary Bike revved up the excitement at the 2011 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill., when the bike made its engine-roaring debut to a crowd of onlookers at the main gate of the show.

Today, the bike’s year-long tour comes full circle as Rick Brandt, CEO of BRANDT from Springfield, Ill., was announced the online auction’s highest bidder, at the 2012 Farm Progress® Show in Boone, Iowa. Through multiple DEKALB fundraising opportunities, including the chopper auction, American farmers raised a grand total of $250,000 for the American Red Cross. Jason Hoag, DEKALB Brand Lead and Rick Brandt, on behalf of America’s farmers, presented a check to Leslie Schaffer, Regional Chapter Executive Officer for American Red Cross, Greater Iowa Region.   Read more >

Springfield, Illinois (August 13, 2012) – BRANDT, a leading manufacturer of agricultural specialty products, announced that Rodger Younker has joined the company as National Sales Director. Younker will lead BRANDT’s Specialty Formulations sales initiatives, reporting to Bill Engel, Senior Vice President of BRANDT.

BRANDT’s current National Sales Director, Dr. Julian Smith, will take on a new role as Director of BRANDT’s Discovery and Innovation team, leading the company’s plant health research and new product development.   Read more >

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (July 19, 2012) – BRANDT, a leading manufacturer of agricultural specialty products, has opened an online Lawn and Garden retail store for consumers and small commercial growers. Beginning today, BRANDT will offer its best-selling plant nutrition and crop protection products to home gardeners online at www.BrandtLawnAndGarden.co  Read more >

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (June 25, 2012) – As part of its ongoing effort to bring new technologies to the agriculture industry, BRANDT today opened an online site for real-time news and the latest results from our nationwide research farms and global product development sites. The new BRANDT BLOG HUB, available by clicking the link on the www.brandt.co home page, allows users to keep up with how we are testing new product advancements at our research farms and product validation sites. The BRANDT BLOG HUB is just one more way BRANDT enables growers to take control.  Read more >

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (May 24, 2012) – BRANDT, a leading manufacturer of agricultural specialty products, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Elim Kunsmis Pty Ltd. to market and sell BRANDT’s flagship product lines and provide agronomy support in South Africa.   Read more >

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (May 17, 2012) – BRANDT, a leading manufacturer of agricultural specialty products, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Technogreen Group to market and sell BRANDT’s flagship products and provide agronomy support in Egypt.  Read more >

SPRINGFIELD, IL (May 2, 2012) - BRANDT was recently ranked 7^th on CropLife’s list of the TopTen Ag Retail Websites You Must Visit and was featured as “one of the more robust top 100 retail ag websites”. The company was praised for its efficient use of video, BRANDT Alerts text messaging, and integration of BRANDT’s NASCAR sponsorship.   Read more >

SPRINGFIELD, IL (April 18, 2012) – BRANDT has been a long supporter of the FFA Collegiate Scholarship Program and recognizes students who choose continue their education in agriculture at the college level. This year four scholarships were awarded, two by BRANDT and two by co-founder Evelyn Brandt Thomas in the name of her late husband Gordon R. Thomas.  Read more >

FRESNO, California (April 25, 2012) – BRANDT Monterey has named William Ogelsby to its management team as Vice President of Business Development. Ogelsby will lead BRANDT Monterey’s new business efforts for the company’s west coast operations. He will report to John Salmonson, President of BRANDT Monterey, and Jim Tuttle, National Sales Director.  Read more >

SPRINGFIELD, IL (April 17, 2012) – BRANDT announced today the Nutrients for Life Foundation is joining the No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet Ag car, driven by championship contender Justin Allgaier in the NASCAR Nationwide Series 250 at Richmond International Raceway. The Nutrients for Life Foundation joins The National FFA Organization, Precision Tank & Equipment and Trademark Nitrogen as the fourth partner on the #31 Ag car in an effort to build awareness of the critical contributions of agriculture to the world’s economy and food supply through the NASCAR Nationwide Series platform.  Read more >

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (April 19, 2012) – BRANDT, a company synonymous with modern innovation, was recently featured for its use of a prototype planter intended to maximize research efforts and results at its Research Farm in Pleasant Plains, Illinois. Many farmers and ag businesses plant test plots to see how different varieties of seeds grow in different conditions. Typically each test gets one pass through the field. But Monsanto has created a new planter that can vary the planting rate(how many seeds per acre), the insecticide rate, and even what variety is planted. And it does it all on the fly, several times per pass. Today this generation 5 planter is in Central Illinois. ABC News Channel 20's Mike Brooks takes a closer look.   See the Video >

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (March 19, 2012) – BRANDT, a leading manufacturer of agricultural specialty products, announced that its National Sales Director, Dr. Julian Smith, is a 2012 recipient of the prestigious Fluid Fellow Award presented by the Fluid Fertilizer Foundation (FFF). The award recognizes Dr. Smith’s leadership in research, education and contributions to the Fluid Fertilizer Industry.
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SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (February 29, 2012) – BRANDT appeared in the February 2012 issue of CropLife magazine. The article titled “MicrosTools Take Off” highlights the increased use of micronutrients and their role in plant health. Dr. Julian Smith, National Sales Director at BRANDT, was asked to contribute to the article and discusses the growth of Brandt Smart Trio® and Brandt Manni-Plex micronutrient technologies. Read more >

SPRINGFIELD, IL, (AgPR) February 29, 2012 – BRANDT announced today the National FFA Organization is joining the No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet Ag car, driven by championship contender Justin Allgaier. The National FFA Organization is the third to join the #31 Ag car, building awareness of the critical contributions of agriculture to the world’s economy through the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Read more >

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (February 29, 2012) – BRANDT announced that the #31 BRANDT Chevrolet that NASCAR Nationwide series driver, Justin Allgaier, drove to victory at the 2011 STP 300 race will appear at this year’s Commodity Classic tradeshow in Nashville, TN. The #31 car will be on display March 1-3, 2012 at the BRANDT booth (#1620-1624). Tradeshow attendees are invited to stop by the booth to see the car and enter to win tickets to see the #31 live on the track at a 2012 NASCAR Nationwide series race.
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SPRINGFIELD, IL (February 16, 2012) – BRANDT announced today Precision Tank & Equipment Company will join the No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet, driven by championship contender Justin Allgaier. Precision Tank and Equipment (PT&E) is the first to join BRANDT as part of effort to represent the various aspects of agriculture through its marketing initiative in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. PT&E is a leader in agriculture, fire, municipal and vacuum related tank equipment using fiberglass, stainless steel and mild steel materials. Read more >

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (February 13, 2012) – BRANDT, a leading manufacturer of agricultural specialty products, has entered into a new manufacturing and distribution agreement with FT Soluciones América, an affiliate of Spain-based Fertinyect S.A. Fertinyect S.A. was established in 1991 and is known for its patented tree injection system developed by University of Córdoba in Spain. This agreement will allow BRANDT to deliver pesticides, nutrients and bio-stimulants to trees through the patented FERTINYECT Low Pressure Trunk Injection (LPTI) system. Read More >

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (February 5, 2012) – BRANDT was once again highlighted as one of the most promising places to start a career in agriculture. Recent college graduate David Wallner describes his work at BRANDT as well as the reasons why the agriculture industry is such an exciting field in which to work. See the video >

LIVINGSTON COUNTY, IL (January 24, 2012) – At its annual meeting today, the Livingston County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) board honored a local farm family and two local businesses for their efforts in protecting and improving the soil and water resources in Livingston County.

Harms Family Farms, Kafer Tiling and Excavating and Brandt were all honored with Conservation Partner Awards.

Harms Family Farms, comprised of Norman, Kevin and Danny Harms, farm approximately 3,250 acres of corn and soybeans, along with raising heifers for a nearby dairy producer. They were recognized for their work with two demonstration plots, as well as five different enhancement practices on their farms.

Kafer Tiling and Excavating received its award for helping local producers establish grass waterways, control structures and tiling according to conservation best practices.

Plant manager Gerry Vance was on hand to receive the award on behalf of Brandt Consolidated. The company was recognized for many projects over the years to improve the quality of water and nutrient management programs. Brad Schmidgall and Pat Schaddel also attended.