We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. That is why we have adopted this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy lets you know how and for what purposes your personal information is being collected, processed, used and disclosed. We pledge that we will take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information will only be used in ways that are in compliance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.
This Privacy Policy applies only to personal information collected by NutriAg Group Ltd. (“NuriAg”, “our” or “we”), and, without limitation, applies to the NutriAg websites, as well as any online features, mobile applications, third party social media sites and e-mail lists offered by NutriAg (collectively, the “Website”) as well as any of the other services, products and/or programs that we offer.
We will make an effort to update this web page with any changes to this Privacy Policy and you are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy frequently (the date of the most recent revision to this Privacy Policy appears at the end of this Privacy Policy).
By using our Website and by providing us with your personal information, you consent to the collection, use, processing and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and our Website Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with any terms of this Privacy Policy or our Terms and Conditions, please do not use this Website or submit any personal information.
As used in this Privacy Policy, “personal information” means any information about an identifiable individual and includes information that is used for the purpose of communicating with an individual in relation to their employment, business or profession (e.g., name, title, work address, work telephone number, work fax number or work electronic address).
Collection and Use of Personal Information
Personal information collected by NutriAg is used for four main purposes. First, we collect information to enable the features of the Website. Second, we collect information to improve the Website by determining which of our products, features and services are most popular. Third, we may now or in the future collect information to personalize the experience of the users of the Website. Finally, we collect information to communicate with you, as permitted by law, and to inform you about NutriAg’s and third parties’ products, services and events.
We may also collect and use personal information for other purposes which are disclosed to you, and to which you consent (whether expressly or by implication by providing us with your personal information with knowledge of how we intend to use it), or to meet our legal obligations. For example, we may collect and use personal information to:
We may also collect and/or use personal information without your consent for purposes that are permitted by applicable law, including but not limited to meeting our legal obligations, assisting in the investigation of a breach of an agreement or a law, assisting in law enforcement purposes, and protecting the business interests of NutriAg and our customers.
The types of personal information NutriAg collects may include: (1) names; (2) mailing addresses; (3) e-mail addresses; (4) biographical information such as household data, preferences, and demographic information; (5) home and/or mobile telephone numbers; (6) other personal information you choose to submit.
The means by which NutriAg collects such personal information may include:
NutriAg also collects such personal information in our marketing efforts on third party websites. NutriAg may purchase such personal information from reputable third party vendors who provide us with reasonable assurances as to their compliance with applicable privacy laws, including ensuring that the form of consent that is required by law has been obtained. We may collect a list of names and addresses, which may include your name and address where the provider of the list has obtained appropriate consent, from list vendors to send promotions or product information to the names on the list.
We also have relationships with third parties with whom we conduct joint marketing activities such as contests, through which we may obtain your name and address and other information about you with your consent. These activities clearly identify the other parties involved and provide information about their privacy practices. Any such other parties are bound by their privacy policy, not ours, unless they specifically inform you that they agree to comply with this policy.
To ensure our database addresses remain accurate, we also obtain address information from third party licensed data providers and other authorized parties, all of whom are obligated to comply with applicable privacy laws.
NutriAg or a partner may sponsor promotions, sweepstakes or contests through the Website. Your participation is entirely voluntary. Users may be asked to provide personal information including, among other things, name, email address or home address or to answer questions in order to participate.
Browser Log Files
Our servers automatically log each visitor to the Website and collect and record certain information about each visitor. We use this information to perform analytics on user experience while using the Website and to improve the functionality of our Website to better meet user wants and needs. This information includes or may include your “Internet Protocol”, or IP, address, browser language, browser type, operating system, domain names, browsing history (including time spent at a domain, time and date of your visit), referring/exit web pages and URLs, and number of clicks. The domain name and IP address reveal nothing personal about the user other than the IP address from which the user has accessed the Website.
Cookies
From time to time, NutriAg and/or our advertisers or other third parties may send a “cookie” to your computer. A cookie is a small piece of data that is sent to your Internet browser from a web server and stored on your computer’s hard drive and that can be re-sent to the serving website on subsequent visits. A cookie, by itself, cannot read other data from your hard disk or read other cookie files already on your computer. A cookie, by itself, does not damage your system. We, our advertisers and other third parties may use cookies to identify and keep track of, among other things, those areas of the Website and third party websites that you have visited in the past in order to enhance your next visit to the Website or to provide you with online advertising and to customize the sort of advertisements it provides you. You can choose whether or not to accept cookies by changing the settings of your Internet browser, but some functionality of the Website may be impaired or not function as intended. See the Third Party Opt Out section below.
Web Beacons
Some of our web pages and electronic communications may contain images, which may or may not be visible to you, known as Web Beacons (sometimes referred to as “clear gifs”). Web Beacons collect only limited information that includes a cookie number; time and date of a page view; and a description of the page on which the Web Beacon resides. We may also carry Web Beacons placed by third party advertisers. These Web Beacons do not carry any personal information and are only used to track usage of the Website and activities associated with the Website. See the Third Party Opt Out section below.
Unique Identifier
We may assign you a unique internal identifier to help keep track of your future visits. We use this information to gather aggregate demographic information about our visitors, and we use it to personalize the information you see on the Website and some of the electronic communications you receive from us. We keep this information for our internal use, and this information is not shared with others.
Third Party Opt Out
We may allow third-party companies to serve advertisements and/or collect certain anonymous information when you visit the Website. When you visit our Website, we will notify you regarding this collection of anonymous information, ask whether you accept such collection, and provide you with information on how to opt out of such collection. These companies may use non-personally identifiable information (e.g., click stream information, browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your visits to the Website in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of greater interest to you. These companies typically use a cookie or third party Web Beacon to collect this information, as further described above. Through these technologies, the third party may have access to and use non-personalized information about your online usage activity.
You can opt-out of our online behavioral services through any one of the ways described below (you don’t need to go to each opt-out site, one is sufficient). After you opt-out, you will continue to receive online advertisements, but those advertisements will no longer be as relevant to you.
– On the Ads that are served by us, you can opt out by using the “Ad Choices” option on our Ads. More information about Ad Choices is available at: http://youradchoices.ca/.
Disclosure to Third Parties of Non-Identifiable/Aggregated Information
We may share non-personally identifiable information (such as anonymous user usage data, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, number of clicks, etc.) with third parties to demonstrate the usage patterns for NutriAg’s advertisements, content, functionality promotions and/or services on the Website and/or on third party websites.
Employment Opportunity Information Collection
For individuals interested in job opportunities with NutriAg, the Website may link prospective employees to a partner’s website. The partner’s website, which has its own Privacy Policy, collects personal information from prospective employees for human resources recruitment purposes. This information is then shared with NutriAg’s human resources department and others within NutriAg who are involved in the recruitment process.
Information From Children
The Website is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of thirteen (13). We do not collect personally identifiable data from any person that we know to be under the age of thirteen (13). You affirm that you are either of the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in this Privacy Policy, and to abide by and comply with this Privacy Policy. In any case, you affirm that you are over the age of 13, as THE WEBSITE IS NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN UNDER 13 THAT ARE UNACCOMPANIED BY HIS OR HER PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN.
Parents should be aware that NutriAg’s Privacy Policy will govern our use of personal data, but also that information that is voluntarily given by children – or others – in e-mail exchanges, social media, online forums or the like may be used by other parties to generate unsolicited communications. NutriAg encourages all parents to instruct their children in the safe and responsible use of their personal data while using the Internet. If you are the parent/legal guardian of a child who has provided us with personal information, you may contact us using the contact information provided below for the purpose of deleting this information.
Third Parties and Links
The Website may contain various links to other websites, including links to various third party service providers. NutriAg is not and cannot be responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any of those other websites. Other than under agreements with certain reputable organizations and companies, and except for third party service providers whose services you voluntarily elect to utilize, we do not share any of the personal information that you provide to us with any of the websites to which the Website links, although we may share aggregate, non-personally identifiable data with those other websites. Please check with those websites in order to determine their privacy policies and your rights under them.
Each retailer operation is a separate legal entity, independent from NutriAg. As such, each retailer has its own privacy practices and NutriAg is not responsible for these privacy practices. We recommend that you review the privacy practices of the retailer with whom you are dealing to ensure that you understand their privacy practices and procedures.
European Union Users
If you are visiting us from the European Union, please note that we may transfer your personally identifiable data outside the European Union for use for any of the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. By using the Website and providing the Company with your personal data, you consent to such transfer of your personal data.
Access and Correction
To access your personal information in the possession of NutriAg and correct inaccuracies of that information in our records, please contact us in the manner specified at the end of this Privacy Policy. We ask individuals to identify themselves and the information requested to be accessed and amended in processing such requests, and we may decline requests in limited circumstances as permitted by applicable privacy legislation.
Your Consent To This Privacy Policy/Withdrawal of Consent
By using the Website and otherwise providing your personal information to us, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of information by us as specified above, in compliance with this Privacy Policy and the applicable law, unless you inform us otherwise by means of the procedure identified below. If we decide to change this Privacy Policy, we will make an effort to post those changes on this web page so that you will always be able to understand what information we collect, how we use that information and under what circumstances we may disclose that information to others. Your use of the Website or provision of personal information to us following any amendment of this Privacy Policy will signify your assent to and acceptance of its revised terms for all previously collected information and information collected from you in the future. We may use comments, information or feedback that you may submit in any manner that we may choose without notice or compensation to you.
You have the right to withdraw your consent for us to collect, use and disclose your personal information. There are some uses from which you cannot opt-out, such as our use of your personal information in connection with your ownership status of a vehicle or vehicle recall (and similar) notification procedures, which are uses that are required by law. In other circumstances, if you withdraw consent, we will not be able to continue with a particular transaction. For example, opting out of the disclosure and use of your personal information as a prospective employee may prevent you from being hired as an employee by NutriAg to the extent you are using this Website to apply for an open position.
If you withdraw consent, such withdrawal does not operate retroactively and may affect your ability to use our Services.
You may opt out of online behavioral advertising by following the instructions set forth above under the above section “Additional Ways That Information Is Collected,” subsection “Third Party Opt Out.” We may also provide opt out options within electronic marketing or other communications.
If you would like to withdraw consent, or if you have additional questions or comments of any kind, or if you see anything on the Website that you think is inappropriate or incorrect, please let us know by e-mail or by sending your comments or requests to:
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Toronto, Ontario
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Manufacturing Plant:
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Canada
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Manufacturing Plant:
4460 N. Biola
Biola, CA
93606
USA
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Ben Dalgleish is Director of Sales, Eastern Region. He has been in the agricultural business for over 15 years, working in sales, and management roles with Ontario ag retail companies and NutriAg.
Prior to this role Ben spent the past nine years as an Area Manager with NutriAg. Ben has experience developing agronomy solutions for a wide range of crops across North America and grew up working on his family cash crop farm in Southwestern Ontario. He received his BSc (Agr) from the University of Guelph and is an Ontario Certified Crop Advisor.
Matt Lucas will serve as NutriAg’s Director of Sales, North America Western Region. He has been with the company for 10 years and has performed numerous duties in sales and management. Most recently, he served dual roles as a Strategic Account Manager and Area Manager.
Matt attended Cal Poly University – San Luis Obispo where he earned a BS in Agribusiness. He and his wife reside in the San Joaquin Valley with their two children. For more than two decades, he has worked in the specialty fertilizer industry where he was a crop advisor and an agronomist prior to joining NutriAg.
Dr. Chris Trobacher is the Director of Research and Communication; he oversees the ambitious research program at NutriAg that guides the development of new products and validates our existing technologies. Chris also heads NutriAg Academy, our advanced learning platform that draws from the expertise and experience of our scientists and agronomists to educate customers on the science behind our first-class technologies in addition to a variety of agronomic topics.
Chris is a certified agronomist and holds a PhD in Botany, with a focus on cell and molecular biology, from the University of Guelph.
Director of Agronomy
Dr. Sebastian Margarit is the VP Informatics and Agronomy at NutriAg and is the progenitor of NutriAnalytics. He is involved in developing the methods and goals for our field trials and is critical in program development worldwide. Sebastian has worked in the Ag industry for over a decade and has specialized in modelling soil and tissue data as they relate to grower relevant yield and quality outcomes. He is currently developing the use of modern artificial intelligence modelling methods to interpret the plant and soil ionome.
He is a passionate apple farmer and is obsessed with exploring the role of secondary and micronutrients in improving yield and quality outcomes for farmers.
Andy Schenk is Director of Sales North Western Region and Central America. He has been in the specialty fertilizer business for over thirty years, working in sales, marketing, and management roles within large multi-national fertilizer companies.
Prior to this role Andy spent the past five years as an Area Manager with NutriAg. Andy has experience developing new markets in many countries, including all of North America, LATAM, Australia and Southern Asia. He received his BS Horticulture from Oregon State University and is a certified trainer of DiSC and Situational Leadership II.”
Chief Commercial Officer
Antony has a wealth of experience, he has managed businesses in the Specialty Agriculture and Turf and Ornamental markets, as well as in industries from Food and Human Nutrition, to Nutraceuticals and Water Treatment. His previous roles included President, Sales, Marketing, Regulatory and R&D, in large multi-national to smaller family run businesses.
Antony brings a breadth of experience to NutriAg’s commercial operations to help drive the growth of our unique performance-based product ranges and continue to develop and commercialize the extensive R&D work that NutriAg is so proud of, all with the focus on maximizing the success of our customers.
Vice President Technical Market Development – USA
Jack Krause is the Vice President of Technical Market Development at NutriAg USA. Outstanding in plant nutrition and plant physiology, he has concentrated much of his experience in crops grown in California and the US West Coast, including tree nuts, tree fruit and row crops. He coordinates and oversees US research and technical development, is directly involved in sales and market support, and has responsibilities in international development.
Jack has an ability to interpret scientific data and literature into easily understood information and concepts that stimulate interest in even the less science oriented. His well-rounded knowledge makes him an invaluable resource to our business partners, crop advisors and growers.
Vice President Internal Audit & Costing
Lucia Ko is the VP of Internal Audit & Costing. She provides leadership and effective inventory auditing and analysis for strategic product costing and pricing to meet company goals. Lucia has been working with the company since 2001. She has extensive background and experience in finance and supply chain management. She works with multiple departments utilizing expert knowledge to evaluate the internal operational processes and practices to add value and improve the organization’s risk management, control and governance processes.
She believes that the importance of sharing the company’s values and beliefs in a positive corporate culture with continuance improvement on process management can lead the Company on the success trajectory.
Vice President Manufacturing
Derek Williams ensures efficient manufacturing across NutriAg’s entire product line. Derek continues to reinforce the highest standards of environmental safety in NutriAg’s manufacturing process. He also ensures that all products are produced in the most cost effective manner.
Derek supervises and manages all three of NutriAg’s manufacturing plants, two in Canada, and one in the USA. He is dedicated to increasing both productivity and quality in all of NutriAg’s production plants, without ever compromising on safety.
Vice President Marketing
Terry Kukle is the VP of Marketing who is focused on developing and implementing NutriAg’s cohesive growth strategy. Terry has been in the Marketing, Advertising and the M&A space for well over 20 years, which has given him vast experience in a wide variety of industries.
Terry has worked with both start-ups and large publicly traded companies and has sat on the board of directors for many companies and associations. His career has primarily focused on innovation, technology and media which will bring an exciting, fresh perspective to NutriAg.
Chief Scientific Officer
Dr. Kelly Tanaka is the Chief Scientific Officer who leads NutriAg’s exceptional team of researchers. Kelly is responsible for the Company’s product portfolio from concept to field validation for new products focused on agricultural unmet needs and sustainable farming practices.
He is coauthor or inventor on several peer reviewed scientific articles or patents and passionate about creating new solutions for growers around the globe. Kelly joined the NutriAg team in August 2009 after spending 7 years in the biotech sector honing his synthetic and product development skills.
Kelly holds a PhD in carbohydrate chemistry from Simon Fraser University.
Chief Financial Officer
Aric Azbel is a meticulous and analytical chartered accountant with over two decades of experience in strategic financial planning, corporate finance and accounting. Along with his excellent team, Aric oversees NutriAg’s financial objectives and provides vital, well informed financial direction.
He believes that his guidance and financial leadership achieve growth and financial integrity. Aric has worked with fast growing small to medium sized manufacturing organizations for over 25 years, creating and managing financial and operational infrastructure to facilitate ongoing rapid business growth.
He is a certified Chartered Accountant and a Certified Public Accountant.
President and CEO
NutriAg’s president Martin Bloomberg has more than three decades of business strategy and agricultural science experience. A multi-talented registered agrologist, he is involved in all aspects of the company and remains committed to creating a company with the most cutting edge plant nutrient based technologies.
Martin is also the named inventor of several local and international patents. He has published several articles in various international journals. He combines a passion for research and development with a love of agriculture and and a keen interest in marketing and commerce. With exemplary dedication, and influential commitment, Martin inspires his NutriAg teams to be the innovative market leaders in the industry.
Rob Field is the Director of Sales at NutriAg. He has vast experience in business management as well as sales and marketing. Rob was the founding President of Plant Science Inc., which specialized in the development of new technologies for the turf industry. He developed a branding strategy for a line of fertilizer products that continue to be marketed across the world today. In his other roles, Rob managed a business that marketed Agricultural plant protection products to distributors across Canada.
Rob aligns well with the core values at NutriAg, including the desire to develop new technologies through research and development projects. He leads a team of area managers focused on the economics of modern farming and the need produce high quality food through proven cost-effective solutions.
Nutriag’s Scientific Research Manager & Head of Training and Education
Chris obtained his BSc in Molecular Biology and Genetics, and both an MSc and PhD in Botany with a focus on cell biology and plant physiology, all at the University of Guelph. He also participated in a joint project with the University of Guelph and OMAFRA on post-harvest physiology of apple fruit stored under controlled atmosphere conditions as a Post-doctoral Fellow.
As the Scientific Research Manager at NutriAg Ltd. Chris participates in development and testing of foliar fertilizers, biopesticides, and biofertilizers on a variety of crops. He oversees preliminary product testing, investigates nutrient mobility in crops, how foliar fertilizers alter gene expression and the metabolome, and works with field researchers on trial design and data analysis. Chris also works with dealers and growers from Canada and beyond to educate them on foliar feeding and NutriAg’s products.
Director of Technical Support and Development
Dr. Tom Bajorek is the director of Technical Support and Development and he holds a PhD. in chemistry from McMaster University. Dr. Bajorek leads our NutriLab analytics department, and provides exemplary technical guidance to our entire team.
His expertise in IT allows for seamless integration of our reports and analysis for department-wide online access. As an accomplished research and development chemist, Tom has been widely published in scientific journals.
Director of Logistics and Inventory Planning
Daniel Cagan is the Director of Logistics, Inventory Planning and Production Forecasting. He has extensive knowledge and experience in import and export business, operations management, warehouse operations, transportation regulations, and distribution.
Daniel leads a team of highly skilled professionals, synergistically working with other departments in meeting and exceeding our customer’s demands and expectations by delivering our products in the most cost effective, efficient, safe and timely approach. Daniel and his team are driven in bringing to our customers the best NutriAg experience!
Director of Customer & Vendor Relations
Ari Bloomberg is the Director of Customer & Vendor Relations, a key strategic and operational leadership role responsible for the development, continuous improvement and delivery of customer service and the strategic development of operational requirements, process and technology, to deliver key service outcomes for customers and vendors.
Ari achieved his bachelors degree from McGill University in Montreal Quebec and his masters degree from McMaster University. Ari has been with NutriAg since fall of 2010.