As of February 16, Nufarm will offer the entire line of Valent branded products for golf course, lawn and landscape, production ornamental and aquatic use.

Valent U.S.A. Corporation and Nufarm Americas Inc. recently announced that they have entered into an agreement that appoints Nufarm as the exclusive distributor of Valent's branded products for professional turf, ornamental and aquatic uses in the U.S.

In doing so, Valent and Nufarm will combine the product portfolios of the two companies into one broad portfolio that will be sold by Nufarm in the U.S. and will feature Nufarm's leading product offerings such as Escalade???(R)???AE???? and Millennium• Ultra Herbicides and its Cleary line of fungicides, along with Valent's brands such as Safari???(R)???AE???? Insecticide, Arena???(R)???AE???? Insecticide, SureGuard???(R)???AE???? and Clipper???(R)???AE???? Herbicides and Tourney???(R)???AE???? Fungicide.

The sales and technical teams of both companies will join forces to bring service and support to customers.

"Combining our strengths in technical development, product development and operational activities will enable accelerated delivery of innovative, value-added solutions to the turf, ornamental and aquatics market," said Andy Lee, executive vice president and chief operations officer at Valent.

Darryl Matthews, general manager for Nufarm in North America, added, "We each bring complementary strengths to the market, and by combining these resources with customer collaboration, we will generate new and innovative solutions that uniquely fit the needs of the market."

Under the terms of this agreement, Nufarm will offer the entire line of Valent branded products for professional golf course, lawn and landscape, production ornamental and aquatic use under the Valent brand name. This agreement excludes Valent's business in the agricultural crop protection, seed protection, consumer home and garden, industrial vegetation management, forestry, pest control, timber treatment, public health and animal health markets.

The U.S. agreement between Valent, headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., and Nufarm, headquartered in Alsip, Ill., builds on other distribution collaborations established between Valent's parent company, Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited, and Nufarm Limited since Sumitomo's strategic investment in the global Nufarm Limited business in 2010.