Mark your calendars for the Regional Best of NAMA Awards ceremonies. New report on no-till: ERS researchers compiled data from the Agricultural Resource Management Survey and the National Resources Inventory-Conservation Effects Assessment Project’s Cropland Survey. The data show that approximately 35.5 percent of U.S. cropland planted to eight major crops, or 88 million acres, had no tillage operations in 2009. …

John Woolfolk, Jackson, Tenn., was announced as the new president of the American Hereford Association (www.hereford.org). Syngenta has received a prestigious Agrow Award in recognition of the company’s new Agrisure Viptera corn trait in the Best Novel Agricultural Biotechnology category. BASF Crop Protection is adding a level of flexibility to its CLEARFIELD Production System for Rice, enabling growers to use …

The Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition has named Dr. Harold F. Reetz, Jr. its new executive director. Ag Leader Technology, Inc. introduced its latest product offerings: the GPS 2500 all-in-one antenna and GNSS receiver. Trimble introduced the new AG GCS200 system for agricultural water management. BASF and Monsanto Company announced significant progress toward launching next-generation dicamba-based weed control systems for soybeans …

Pioneer Hi-Bred is adding 29 new soybean varieties to its 2011 lineup. Winfield Solutions, LLC is keeping the tradition of the Careers in Agriculture Scholarship Program, by announcing that scholarships worth $1,000 will be awarded to 10 high school seniors and 10 first- or second-year college students who demonstrate scholastic achievement, leadership in agriculture and a perceived ability to contribute …

The Cattle Business Weekly newspaper has named its Top 10 Industry Leaders for 2010. Farm Market iD announced it has named Christopher Sidles as regional sales director, effective immediately. This year, ten students were named agri-entrepreneurs of the year during the 83rd National FFA Convention. Heifer International named Pierre U. Ferrari its chief executive officer.

Wyffels Hybrids added to its 2011 product lineup by releasing two new products: W5077 and W7147. Deere & Company is introducing a new name – John Deere Financial – for its business unit that offers credit and other financial services. John Deere has added three new lines of offset disks to its Frontier family of tillage products: the DH51 Series, …

Senninger Irrigation announces the introduction of their new UP3 (Universal Pivot Products Platform). The new features of this design have been applied to the proven technologies of the i-Wob, Xi-Wob and LDN. Monsanto Company and the Makhteshim Agan Group announced an agreement that makes Makhteshim Agan key partner of selected offpatent molecules to support Monsanto’s Roundup Ready PLUS weed management …

Cellectis plant sciences announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Midwest Oilseeds Inc. The agreement provides Cellectis plant sciences with the ability to utilize Midwest’s Aerosol Beam Injector technology for precise modification of plant genomes. Ag Software Designs, LLC is pleased to announce the launch of FieldRx, an independent web-based precision ag engine to be used by ag …

Farm Journal Television announces the launch of “Outdoors on the Farm,” a new, national 30-minute weekly program showcasing farmers and ranchers who utilize their land for more than crop and livestock production. What started as a grassroots effort by a group of young people to support American family farmers and ranchers, has become an official non-profit organization. I Love Farmers…They …

The 2010 Minnesota Agri-Growth Council Annual Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 4 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that USDA plans to open a centralized data collection and processing center near St. Louis, Mo. as part of the agency’s efforts to streamline operations and better serve the statistical needs of agriculture and rural America. …