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02.09.2010
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    • BASF has announced increased support of Operation S.A.F.E. (Self-Regulating Application and Flight Efficiency) fly-ins by incentivizing aerial applicators who participate in Operation S.A.F.E. fly-ins. The provided financial support can be used by participating aerial applicators towards membership in NAAA or for new spray equipment.
    • The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has recognized two U.S. conservation districts for efficient equipment use that enhances local conservation efforts.
    • Pioneer Hi-Bred announced the addition of Jerry Flint to its Biotech Affairs and Regulatory Department as senior director, Registration and Regulatory Affairs.
    • The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is seeking active dairy producers, who have an interest in serving the state’s dairy industry and directing its future, for nomination to the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board’s Board of Directors.
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      Posted by Melissa • February 8, 2010 • 10:42 am

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      • TeeJet Technologies introduces the only system available offering guidance and live video to be displayed simultaneously, which helps improve accuracy and efficiency in field operations: the Matrix Guidance System with RealView Guidance Over Video.
      • Valley Irrigation announces it has entered into an agreement with Computronics Holdings Ltd. This agreement allows for the development and distribution of Farmscan Variable Rate Irrigation (VRI) controls through Valley dealers worldwide.
      • John Deere announces it is holding Drive Green Tractor Experience events at more than 50 locations across the southern and eastern United States for 2010.
      • Monsanto Company announced it has received approval from the U.S. EPA for the sales of a new formulation of acetochlor for early post-emergence use in cotton and soybeans. The product will be marketed as MON 63410 Herbicide for the 2010 growing season.
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        Posted by Melissa • February 5, 2010 • 9:56 am

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        • Extreme Makeover Home Edition has just “knocked on the door” of the home of Brian and Audra Skaggs, Lexington, Okla., active in the Limousin breed and a familiar face in the cattle industry. The reveal will be held Sunday, Feb. 7, and members of the cattle and livestock industry are encouraged to be there when they “move that bus”!
        • Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., announces the promotion of three professional service veterinarians. Tom Wetzell, DVM, Angela Baysinger, DVM and Greg Cline, DVM, have been promoted to senior veterinarian.
        • BASF and Farm Plan have teamed up to help growers finance their purchase of two crop protection products from BASF through Farm Plan with 0% interest through next fall. To take advantage of this special offer, growers need to sign up by Feb. 15, 2010.
        • Newsham Choice Genetics is launching a new Web site to benefit pork producers.
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        Posted by Melissa • February 3, 2010 • 10:15 am

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        • Elanco Food Solutions has introduced its first food-safety product for the poultry industry. AviBrom is a post-harvest carcass rinse that reduces Salmonella pathogens during processing.
        • The National Association of Farm Broadcasting announces that Nov. 10-12, 2010, will be the annual convention at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo.
        • In preparation for key battles it foresees for the beef industry in coming years, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Board of Directors voted to adopt a report and governance structure concept by a Governance Task Force that would lead to significant structural changes to the organization.
        • Linder Farm Network announces its annual Marketing and Management Seminars, held Feb. 15-19, 2010. Registration begins at 8 a.m. each day. Cost is $30 per person.
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          Posted by Melissa • February 1, 2010 • 10:21 am

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          • Vermeer is pleased to announce a 3-Year Cutterbar Warranty on new Vermeer mowers.
          • Joey Spicola, owner and operator of a West Texas cattle ranch, is developing and marketing a computer driven, hand-held livestock weighing device, ClicRweight.
          • AG CONNECT Expo 2010 attracted more than 7,700 registered attendees, making it a resounding success in these tough economic times. Planning is already underway for AG CONNECT Expo 2011, which is set for Jan. 7-10, 2011, in Atlanta, Ga.
          • EMD Crop BioScience has introduced a new formulation of Torque IF with LCO Promoter Technology for corn that offers growers and Retailers more flexibility and convenience.
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            Posted by Melissa • January 29, 2010 • 7:28 am

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            • New Holland Agriculture received two prestigious 2009 GOOD DESIGN™ awards for the Boomer 8N compact tractor and the SideWinder II armrest.
            • USDA reports commercial red meat production during December totaled 4.148 billion pounds, including a new record high for the month in beef production. 2009 red meat production totaled 49.264 billion pounds, down 2% from 2008’s 50.225 billion.
            • KIOTI Tractor is pleased to announce the appointment of Brent Baer as territory manager in the Canadian province of Ontario.
            • Producers interested in growing biomass crops can eliminate financial risk through the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP).
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              Posted by Melissa • January 27, 2010 • 6:42 am

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              • BASF Plant Science and KWS SAAT AG announced a collaboration in plant biotechnology. The objectives are developing sugar beet varieties for the global market with higher sugar and energy yields as well as greater drought tolerance.
              • Novus International, Inc. announced its establishment of a new blending plant in Singapore for animal feed supplements.
              • The deadline for nominating a peer for the NAMA Marketer of the Year awards is Friday, Jan. 29. This award, along with the Agribusiness Leader of the Year award, will be presented at the 2010 Agri-Marketing Conference, April 21-23, in Kansas City, Mo.
              • The National Association of Conservation Districts has announced that Jeff Eisenberg will take the helm as the association’s new chief executive officer beginning Feb. 1, 2010.
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              Posted by Melissa • January 25, 2010 • 10:26 am

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              • New Holland’s TS6030 high-clearance tractor puts the power of 96 PTO horses into rows of tall vegetables or specialty crops without worry of plant damage.
              • EMD Crop BioScience has recently added three sales representatives in new territories in the United States and Canada: Lynn Justesen, sales representative for Western Iowa; Chuck Haefele, Nebraska territory; and Wyatt Burnett, South Western Prairies territory in Canada.
              • Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health announces the introduction of RESFLOR GOLD, the only medication on the U.S. market that combines the antibiotic florfenicol and the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug flunixin meglumine into one convenient dose for treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD).
              • The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is preparing for the upcoming Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) director elections. Producers interested in representing their district should click here to learn more, or contact Noel Favia at (608) 224-5140.
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                Posted by Melissa • January 22, 2010 • 10:03 am

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                • Syngenta Seeds, Inc. has named Evan Uthof of Jackson, Neb. the 2009 Golden Harvest Seeds, Inc. Seedsmen of the Year.
                • Headline fungicide from BASF was recognized as fungicide of the year during the 17th Annual National No-Tillage Conference 2009 No-Till Product of the Year awards presentation.

                • The National FFA Foundation

                  • has named Todd Greenwood the new team leader, corporate contributions, effective Jan. 25, 2010.

                • No-Till Farmer readers have weighed in on the products that performed the best in their no-till operations, citing the Keeton Seed Firmer as the “2009 No-Till Product Of The Year.”
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                  Posted by Melissa • January 20, 2010 • 9:52 am

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                  • To meet ever-growing market demands as well as compliment its strategy of offering readers and clients a complete suite of integrated informational and marketing solutions, Meister Media Worldwide announces the creation of the Meister Events Group.
                  • Monsanto Company announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has issued a civil investigative demand (CID) requesting information on its soybean traits business, primarily seeking a confirmation that, as Monsanto has previously indicated, farmers and seed companies will continue to have access to the first-generation Roundup Ready trait following patent expiry in 2014.
                  • Pfizer Animal Genetics announced the completion of HD 50K, the beef industry’s first commercially available predictions based on a High-Density panel of more than 50,000 markers. This breakthrough represents significantly greater selection opportunities for owners of black Angus cattle.
                  • Elanco announced that it will launch a new business platform focused on food safety.
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                    Posted by Melissa • January 18, 2010 • 10:35 am

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                      Posted by Melissa • January 15, 2010 • 10:18 am

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                      • Syngenta Seeds, Inc. announced that it has licensed its transgenic cotton event, COT102, containing the novel Vip3A protein, to Dow AgroSciences, which plans to combine it with WideStrike Insect Protection to develop its next generation products.
                      • A robust pipeline of biotech and conventional traits at Advanta promises to springboard sorghum into a prominent crop in North America and around the world.
                      • Dana Peterson, a longtime policy staffer at Kansas Wheat, will be the next chief executive officer of the National Association of Wheat Growers.
                      • Farm Journal Media announces the promotion of Charlene Finck to senior vice president, editorial & content development.
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                        Posted by Melissa • January 13, 2010 • 10:21 am

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                        • NMPF announced a reorganization of its staff to achieve the best possible results in the year ahead.
                        • Keith H. Heffernan will serve as senior vice president of operations and industry relations of the Washington, D.C., based U.S. Grains Council.
                        • Farmers National Company is pleased to announce that Rod Ferguson, Accredited Farm Manager (AFM) of Argenta, Ill., has been named the company’s 2009 Farm Manager of the Year.
                        • Gibbs & Soell, Inc., has promoted Kerry Henderson to managing director of its Raleigh, NC, office, effective Jan. 1, 2010.
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                          Posted by Melissa • January 11, 2010 • 10:02 am

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                          • AgraQuest Inc. announced the launch of SERENADE SOIL, the first soil fungicide based on its patented active ingredient Bacillus subtilis strain QST 713.
                          • Patrick Pelstring, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of National Wind, lays out the ways in which farmers can benefit economically from wind energy and demonstrates how unobtrusive wind turbines can be to farming.
                          • Syngenta and Dow AgroSciences, announced that Syngenta has granted Dow AgroSciences licenses to a number of VipCot cotton varieties, as well as access to its COT102 cotton transgenic event.
                          • Thank you to those who have responded with nominees for the 2010 Agricultural Leadership and Excellence Award. If you have not yet had a chance to send in your response, please do so by Jan. 15, 2010. Please send to erica.venancio@agbizkc.com.
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                            Posted by Melissa • January 8, 2010 • 10:04 am

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                            • Bunge Limited announced that it has entered into an agreement to become the 100% owner of Usina Moema Participacoes S.A.
                            • The Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) releases the third edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching (FASS Ag Guide).
                            • The 2009-10 National FFA officer team, an FFA state representative from each state and Puerto Rico, along with four representatives of the Stars Over America program participated in the 121st Tournament of Roses parade…and the float won the “Exceptional Showmanship and Dramatic Impact Award.”
                            • Donald E. Irwin, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, at Sartori Memorial Hospital, Cedar Falls. His professional career was mainly in the advertising agency business, with most of those years as a vice president of Colle & McVoy Advertising Agency, Waterloo, based out of Minneapolis.
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                                Posted by Melissa • January 4, 2010 • 11:00 am

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                                • Growers planting Pioneer brand sorghum hybrids recently won 11 of the 15 national categories in the 2009 National Sorghum Producers Yield and Management Contest. Eight of these growers won with Pioneer sorghum hybrid 84G62.
                                • Brandt Consolidated, Inc. announced the acquisition of Monterey AgResources, headquartered in Fresno, Calif.
                                • Proceed Concentrate, a second formulation of new Proceed seed treatment fungicide, has been registered by the U.S. EPA.
                                • A new Web site has been designed to guide people of all ages through the process of launching a farming career. The site is supported by an alliance of five agricultural organizations: Ohio State University Extension, the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association, Cuyahoga Countryside Conservancy, the Ohio Department of Agriculture, and the Organic Food and Farming Education and Research Program.
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                                  Posted by Melissa • December 28, 2009 • 10:26 am

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                                  • Kleffmann Group has once again grown this year. In 2009, the group’s turnover will increase by 5.2% to $28.5 million despite the tough times the market research industry has encountered as a whole.
                                  • Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an agreement with U.S. dairy producers to accelerate adoption of innovative manure to energy projects on American dairy farms.
                                  • The Appaloosa Horse Club is proud to announce the induction of five pillars of the Appaloosa community into the Hall of Fame.
                                  • Certified Angus Beef LLC, despite a challenging global economy in fiscal 2009, achieved record sales for the third consecutive year.
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