FERN is pleased to announce a new partnership with veteran agriculture reporter Charles “Chuck” Abbott, who will produce a daily round up of top agriculture news to be called “FERN’s Ag Insider by Chuck Abbott.”
Pork producers Dr. Howard Hill from Cambridge, Iowa, Dr. Ron Prestage from Camden, S.C., and John Weber, from Dysart, Iowa, were elevated to the post of president, president-elect and vice president, respectively, for the National Pork Producers Council.
Fresh on the Menue App, allows users to locate nearby restaurants that serve Certified South Carolina Grown food, took top honors at the 2014 American Advertising Federation Awards.
The National Pork Board honored four farms as recipients of the Pork Industry Environmental Stewards Award at the annual National Pork Industry Forum.
During the annual meeting of its voting delegates at last week’s Commodity Classic in San Antonio, the farmer members of the American Soybean Association plotted the association’s policy course for the coming year during the open resolutions process.
Farmer and rancher members of Farm Bureau from around the country officially kicked off the organization’s new “Our Food Link” program in conjunction with a conference for state leaders of Women’s Leadership and Promotion & Education programs.
The Purdue University College of Agriculture has awarded $1 million in state-funded grants for a wide variety of projects designed to advance Indiana’s leadership in plant and animal agriculture and rural development.
Nominations are due March 15 for the Agricultural Public Relations Hall of Fame, an award program honoring agricultural public relations professionals who have made lifetime contributions to the industry.
Monsanto Company announced that it has been named one of the “World’s Most Admired Companies” by FORTUNE magazine.
American Farm Bureau Federation Executive Vice President and Treasurer Julie Anna Potts and Pennsylvania Farm Bureau President Carl Shaffer presented Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson with AFBF’s “Golden Plow” award on Wednesday during Pennsylvania Farm Bureau’s National Legislative Conference.
Syngenta announced that ELATUS, a breakthrough foliar fungicide, has been approved by the Brazilian authorities.
Merivon fungicide from BASF has received registration for use on almonds in California.
University of Missouri Extension researchers and USDA scientists on the MU campus are collaborating with DuPont Pioneer to pool soil data, expertise and other resources to help grain farmers improve yields and reduce costs.
American Farm Bureau Federation Executive Vice President and Treasurer Julie Anna Potts and Pennsylvania Farm Bureau President Carl Shaffer presented Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson with AFBF’s “Golden Plow” award on Wednesday during Pennsylvania Farm Bureau’s National Legislative Conference.
broadhead, a Minneapolis-based advertising and marketing agency, hires Cindy Hackmann as senior content writer and Taylor Carlson as account coordinator.
Solum Inc. announced it has changed its name to Granular Inc. and launched a new cloud business software and analytics offering for farmers.
BASF announced that Sercadis fungicide has received full U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration.
Elanco, the animal health division of Eli Lilly and Company announced an agreement to acquire Lohmann SE (Lohmann Animal Health), a privately-held company headquartered in Cuxhaven, Germany.
DuPont, the University of Missouri and the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service have announced an innovative new collaboration to pool soil mapping resources, predictive technologies and expertise to help growers more sustainably improve crop yields through better nitrogen application management and other field input planning.
Since the first commercial sale of Posilac on Feb. 4, 1994, it has helped deliver substantial economic and environmental benefits, in addition to helping today’s dairy producers meet a growing demand for milk.
The National Chicken Council has launched a new website, www.ChickenRoost.com, which features information on issues such as animal welfare, food safety, environmental stewardship, antibiotic use and the modern partnership between farmers and chicken companies.
FMC Corporation has named Michael Seyfert as director of Government Affairs for FMC Agricultural Solutions.
For the second year, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. is excited to partner with the checkoff-funded Beef Quality Assurance program and sponsor BQA certification for all producers who enroll from February 3 through April 15.
Georgia Peanut Commission Farm Bill Update Meeting and Webinar will be held on Monday, Feb. 24 at 10:30 a.m and will be broadcast live at the University of Georgia (UGA) Tifton Campus Conference Small Auditorium in Tifton, Ga. and five additional locations in Georgia.
DuPont announced that its Advisory Committee on Agricultural Innovation and Productivity for the 21st Century has added two new members, Jason Clay and Dr. Ruth K. Oniang’o.
Meredith Corporation announced that it has promoted Scott Mortimer to Vice President of Meredith Corporation & Group Publisher at Meredith Agrimedia, effective immediately.
The Agricultural Retailers Association and The Fertilizer Institute announced plans to create ResponsibleAg, an independent, not-for-profit organization designed to support fertilizer retailers’ compliance with federal safety and security regulations.
Beck’s Hybrids is now the sixth largest seed company in the U.S. Under Sonny Beck’s leadership.
The American Hereford Association and Hereford World staff are excited to announce Juston Stelzer, Aledo, Texas, is serving as the advertising representative for Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.
Novozymes and Monsanto Company announce they have completed the closing of the The BioAg Alliance, as announced on December 10, 2013.
Brownfield Ag News is excited to announce the addition of heritage agriculture radio stations WOWO-AM and WOWO-FM in Fort Wayne and powerhouse station WIKY-FM in Evansville, Indiana to the growing list of affiliate partners carrying Brownfield Ag News programming.
Purdue Extension agricultural economists who follow farmland values agree that farmers need to carefully assess land prices and farm financial health before investing.
Farm income increased in the fourth quarter of 2013 (relative to a year earlier), according to the latest Agricultural Finance Monitor, published by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Ag Engage and Penton Farm Progress Group announce their new Precision Aerial Ag Show, the first-ever outdoor exposition for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) use in agriculture, to be held July 9 and 10, 2014 at Progress City USA, Decatur, Ill.
Beck’s Hybrids is excited to announce a continued collaboration with Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. to conduct on-farm research by providing expertise in hybrid placement, developing spatial management zones, and site-specific seeding.
The Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) unanimously elected Kim Brackett of Buhl, Idaho, to serve as CBB chairman for the coming year; Jimmy Maxey of Fresno, Calif., to serve as vice chairman; and Anne Anderson of Austin, Texas, to fill the position of Beef Board secretary/treasurer for 2014.
DuPont and the Story County Sheriff’s Office are working together to establish the first-ever Farm Watch program in Iowa to enhance security and safety of rural residents and farmers.
MGEX announced that preliminary trading volume reached 26,404 futures and options contracts, breaking the previous daily Exchange volume record by nearly 12 percent. The previous volume record had been set on April 25, 2005.
Farm Journal Media announced the scheduled launch of “Market Rally” with Chip Flory, the first-ever long-format national radio program focused exclusively on agricultural commodity markets.
This week the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) honored nearly three dozen individuals for their outstanding contributions to the field of weed science.
Support for the beef checkoff, at 78 percent, is the highest recorded in the past 21 years, according to a recent survey of 1,225 beef and dairy producers nationwide.
The Agrievolution Alliance announces that Japan has joined the alliance and is the 12th member of this global coalition of agricultural equipment manufacturing associations.
Hoegemeyer Hybrids, a family-run seed company based in Hooper, Neb., has selected broadhead, a Minneapolis-based full-service marketing communications agency, to solidify the brand’s reach across the Western Corn Belt.
The Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) announced the launch of GreenDecoys.com, a website devoted to exposing radical environmentalists camouflaged under outdoor-sounding names whose real objective is to serve the interests of their wealthy backers.
The Aurora Cooperative, a leading grain marketer and agricultural supplier based in Nebraska and serving America’s farmers in multiple states, announced finalization of its Aurora Agronomy expansion in Colorado with the acquisition of Tri County Ag, located in Wray and Paoli, CO.
Registration is now open for the 2014 New England Meat Conference happening March 7-8 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, New Hampshire.
MANA announced that it will operate under the new corporate brand name, ADAMA, as of second quarter 2014.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking nominations for the National Peanut Board, due by May 1, 2014.
The National FFA Organization Board of Directors and National FFA Foundation Board of Trustees have approved a new consolidated management structure that unifies both organizations’ executive management through a joint governance committee of the two boards, a common chief executive officer and a common chief financial officer.
Ram Trucks will be promoting youth in agriculture and the National FFA Organization (FFA) with the first ever FFA Day at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Trade Show on Thursday Feb. 6, during the Cattle Industry Convention.
Pet Care Systems, creator and manufacturer of pet care products, has named Minneapolis-based broadhead agency of record for Swheat Scoop cat litter brand.
Swanson Russell, Nebraska’s largest advertising agency, with locations in Lincoln and Omaha, has joined less than one percent of agencies nationwide achieving Google Partner status.
Raven Industries, Inc. announced a collaboration with Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. to bring a new multi-hybrid planter control system to Kinze’s world-leading product offering.
Cheminova, Inc. announced it has hired Ken Phelps as Senior Marketing Manager.
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that its subsidiary, The S.M. Stoller Corp., has hired Jeffery M. Baker to serve as an assistant vice president at Stoller’s Broomfield office.
Darcia Dugger was the winner of the John Deere’s Facebook page Big Gear Giveaway last November.
University of Missouri Extension specialists have evaluated and recommended several smartphone and tablet apps that might help you get your New Year’s resolution back on track.
DuPont Pioneer has expanded its high oleic soybean line by introducing four new Pioneer brand soybeans with the Plenish high oleic trait for the 2014 planting season.
To help provide answers as to why Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations are an important part of the poultry industry, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association has created a series of six short videos.
DuPont and the U.S. Agency for International Development formally announced a joint agreement to deepen efforts to reduce global hunger and poverty by enabling smallholder farmers access to proven, safe and transformative agricultural innovations.
