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Bayer Rep Joins Board Of Soil Amendment Company

The President and CEO of Bayer CropScience is now on the board of directors of a Montreal based agriculture biotech company.

Jim Blome, is the independent non-executive chair of Inocucor Technologies.

The announcement coincides with Blome's speaking engagement at the World Agri-Tech Investment Summit in San Francisco this week.

Inocucor produces biological soil, seed and plant accelerators that improve yields, and promote healthier, more resilient soils and plants for organic farmers, greenhouse growers and mainstream production farmers.

Its first-generation product, Inocucor™ Garden Solution® is approved as a water treatment in Ontario and Quebec and as a soil amendment in 23 U.S. states.

Inocucor was founded in 2007 by two Canadian scientists who combined their knowledge of the human and plant microbiomes to create biological soil and plant accelerators for agriculture.

The company's patented fermentation process for isolating and combining naturally occurring yeasts and bacteria is similar to that used in winemaking.

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Crash in Tilbury claims driver's life

Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

CK police charge woman with assault

According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.

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Scoreboard, Aug 5

The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.