Rhea + Kaiser (R+K) announces the addition of Megan Henry as senior brand strategist and Richard Whitfield as senior art director.
Balchem Corporation (NASDAQ: BCPC), the global leader in choline and precision release nutrient technologies, announced the recipient of its Real Science Initiative research grant.
“Plowing Straight in an Uneven Economy” is the theme for the annual seminar series presented by Hoosier Ag Today at the Indiana-Illinois Farm Equipment Show and sponsored by Sikich LLP.
Intersystems, a leading designer and manufacturer of specialized material handling equipment serving the global agriculture industry, announced David Gau as its new chief executive officer.
John W. Mackenzie will receive the esteemed American Wool Council Wool Excellence Award during the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI)/National Lamb Feeders Association Annual Convention taking place in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 22-25, 2014.
Members of the Dairy Business Milk Marketing Cooperative (DBMMC) held an election for two positions on DBMMC’s Board of Directors during the 4th Annual Business Meeting in Madison, Wisconsin.
To better serve its Missouri clients, Rabo AgriFinance announces an addition to its team, Doug Meyer, has been hired as a Relationship Manager based in the newly-opened Kansas City office.
Hawaii Sea Spirits announced an ambitious plan for several new craft spirit offerings to complement its award-winning organic Ocean Vodka.
Hudson Valley and the Tri-State region will be highlighted in the keynote speech by Don R. Rogers at the third annual Farming Our Future conference on Saturday, February 22nd in Columbia County, New York.
Morral Companies was named the Agricultural Retailers Association Retailer of the Year for 2013.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and USDA Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO) have selected broadhead to develop communications to raise awareness of both agencies’ services for the public.
American Agri-Women (AAW) elected its executive board and recognized outstanding contributors at its 38th annual convention held recently in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Sue McCrum of Mars Hill, Maine, will serve as president in 2014 and 2015.
Land O’Lakes, Inc. announced its acquisition of Geosys, a global technology firm that provides satellite imaging and insights to agribusiness.
The shareholders of Lincoln Land FS, Inc., headquartered in Jacksonville, Ill., and Two Rivers FS, Inc., headquartered in Rushville, Ill., have approved the merger of their two companies effective December 1, 2013.
FMC Agricultural Solutions is offering $5,000 equipment vouchers to the first 50 eligible growers who purchase 40 gallons or more of Capture LFR insecticide.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) highlighted the new six-step approach to focusing conservation programs in a first-of-its-kind Farm Portfolio webinar on Conservation Practices: Farm Fix-it to Farm Portfolio.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is opening the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) for new enrollments for federal fiscal year 2014.
The U.S. Grains Council is pleased to announce registration is now open for its 11th International Marketing Conference and 54th Annual Membership Meeting Feb. 10-12, 2014.
Georgia Peanut Farm Show will be held Jan. 16, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Ga.
Archer Daniels Midland Company notes the announcement by the Australian Federal Treasurer that he has made an order prohibiting ADM’s proposed acquisition of GrainCorp Limited.
President Barack Obama on Thanksgiving accepted the National Thanksgiving Turkey from National Turkey Federation Chairman John Burkel of Badger, Minnesota.
The National Association of Wheat Growers is partnering with FLM+, a strategic marketing and communications agency, on our media relations and other communications programs.
The Pork Checkoff will launch a social media promotion – “21 Dias de Tradiciones Navideñas” (21 Days of Christmas Traditions) – on its Spanish-language Facebook page as part of its efforts to engage with Hispanic consumers during the holidays.
Farm Journal Media and Greg Peterson jointly announced that they have reached agreement for Farm Journal Media to acquire a majority interest in Peterson’s Machinery Pete business.
Children’s author Diana Prichard presents The Cow in Patrick O’Shanahan’s Kitchen (Little Pickle Press, November 2013) now available at www.amazon.com & www.barnesandnoble.com.
American Meat Science Association is excited to announce that Deidrea Mabry, M.S., has been appointed Director of Scientific Communications and Technical Programs.
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden announced the appointment of 20 members to serve on the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers during a trip to the University of Delaware.
The Maschhoffs, LLC, the largest family-owned pork production company in North America, and GNP Company announced they have signed a definitive agreement whereby The Maschhoffs will acquire GNP Company and its subsidiaries.
The U.S. Grains Council is pleased to announce registration is now open for its 11th International Marketing Conference and 54th Annual Membership Meeting Feb. 10-12, 2014.
The U.S. Forest Service now offers access to variety of visitor maps for people using Android and iOS devices.
The National Pork Board has named a new task force that will examine consumer needs, animal care, sustainable pork production and other current challenges facing the industry to define a future vision of the Pork Checkoff and, on a larger scale, the entire pork industry.
GenNx360 Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in middle market industrial business-to-business companies, has acquired Salford Farm Machinery Ltd. (“Salford”) for an undisclosed amount.
AgGateway’s eighth annual conference in St. Petersburg, Fla., drew a record 300 professionals to discuss ongoing successes in implementing eBusiness within the agriculture industry.
AgGateway’s eighth annual conference in St. Petersburg, Fla., drew a record 300 professionals to discuss ongoing successes in implementing eBusiness within the agriculture industry.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed seven members to serve on the National Mango Board.
Agrivida, Inc., a biotechnology company developing technologies for animal nutrition, cellulosic sugars from biomass, and regulated enzymes, announced the appointment of Dan Meagher as Chief Executive Officer.
Nigerian Strategic Grain Reserve and Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development conducted a technical walkthrough of a pioneering electronic warehouse receipt platform deployed by Africa Exchange Holdings, which enables Nigerian farmers, cooperatives and traders to safely store their produce at accredited warehouses and access financing.
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announces its newly-elected 2014 officers, as well as directors elected at its recent annual meeting to the AEM Board of Directors and AG and CE Sector Boards
In recognition of Bayer CropScience’s ongoing commitment to agricultural sustainability, RFD-TV will feature the company in a segment on American Farmer to run Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 8:30 a.m. EST.
The Georgia Peanut Commission, in cooperation with the National Peanut Buying Points Association and peanut food manufacturers, will host the 2013 Farmer Appreciation Day at the GPC office located in Tifton, Ga., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013.
The U.S. Pork Center of Excellence launched the National Swine Reproduction Guide, a web-based application offering valuable information to hog producers.
USDA today released its final tally for agricultural exports in Fiscal Year 2013, showing a new record of $140.9 billion.
Leading swine veterinarians address overall vaccination compliance issues critical to effectively managing Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and porcine circovirus in the latest At the Meeting (ATM) program, produced by Dr. Bob Morrison, University of Minnesota.
Elanco, the animal health division of Eli Lilly and Company, announced the company will purchase the Titanium and Master Guard brands from AgriLabs.
Steve Lambert, Oroville, Calif. was announced as the new president of the American Hereford Association during the Annual Membership Meeting in Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 2.
Truman Lawrence, Somerset, Ky., was inducted into the Hereford Hall of Fame Nov. 1, 2013, in Kansas City at the American Hereford Association Annual Meeting.
DuPont recently received two prestigious Agrow Awards in recognition of innovation and excellence in its R&D pipeline and packaging innovation efforts.
World Dairy Expo announced that as of Dec. 1, 2013 Susan Orth will be stepping into a newly created role, Sponsorship Manager and Crystal McNett has been named Trade Show Manager.
Two farmers from Illinois and Minnesota – both growing Roundup Ready 2 XtendTM soybeans – are seeing first-hand the efficacy of dicamba for weed control, as well as seeing the value that Diversified Weed Management Practices (DWMPs) can have on their fields.
Zoetis introduces Excenel RTU EZ (ceftiofur hydrochloride) Sterile Suspension with a lower viscosity formulation that improves syringeability by 40 percent.
Nearly all of the strawberries in the United States are grown in Florida or California, but faced with growing competition in the industry from Mexico, a team of UF researchers is looking for ways to diversify the industry.
The American Meat Science Association announced winners from the National 4-H Meat Evaluation and Identification Contest, held October 22, 2013, at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers announces the 2013 inductees into the AEM Hall of Fame, which recognizes and celebrates outstanding individuals in the off-road equipment industry, and their legacy of innovation, service and leadership.
Tractor Supply Company announced that its Board of Directors has elected Cynthia T. Jamison, 54, to succeed James F. Wright as Chairman of the Board upon the conclusion of Mr. Wright’s term at the end of the year.
DuPont Pioneer and Archer Daniels Midland Company announced that ADM will double the acreage contracted for Plenish® high oleic soybeans in 2014 with the intention of marketing the high oleic soybean oil for use by the food industry in 2015.
DRAXXIN 25 (tulathromycin) Injectable Solution is now available from Zoetis – offering a convenient tool to fight swine respiratory disease in nursery pigs.
During the 63rd Annual Fall Convention the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association elected Marc McConnell, Art’s Way Manufacturing Co., as the 61st President of the Association.
The illinois.coop website, created by the Illinois Cooperative Council ICC), has information about what cooperatives are, the Council’s activities, and an award application for cooperative leaders.
Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker James Moll has unveiled an advance trailer and website for his latest film, Farmland, a feature length documentary follows the next generation of American farmers and ranchers, examining the lives of farmers and ranchers in their 20s, in various regions across the US.
Mosaic Co. announced it plans to sell its Argentina and Chile operations.
The Ram Truck brand celebrated the passion ignited around its “Year of the Farmer” initiative by presenting Clay Sapp, 2012-2013 National FFA President, with a $1 million donation at the 2013 National FFA Convention & Expo in Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 30.
Hubbard Feeds, the leading provider of researched based nutritional products, has launched their new and improved Hubbardfeeds.com website.
Design the logo for the 2014 Ag Media Summit by Friday, November 8 2013 and pocket the money.
With harvest running a little later and growers in the field longer than expected, the first session of the NCGA DuPont New Leader Program, previously scheduled for November, has been moved to January by the National Corn Growers Association.
Filament Marketing, located in the heart of Madison, Wis. is excited to once again offer a summer internship experience in 2014.
