Canada-based Nutrien, until recently known as Crop Production Services, said it plans to keep Agrible and its 55 employees in Champaign, where it has office space in the University of Illinois Research Park. CHAMPAIGN — One of the world's largest agriculture companies is buying local ag-tech startup Agrible for $63 million. Nutrien, until recently known as Crop Production Services, plans to keep Agrible and its 55 employees in Champaign, where it has office space in the University of Illinois Research Park. read more