New perspectives on rural economic growth will be discussed at the Farm Foundation Forum on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The National Corn Growers Association has added two new managers, Susan Powers and Cathryn Wojcicki Dixson, to fill vacant positions on its award-winning communications team as it works to promote the image of corn farmers and the importance of U.S. corn and …

DuPont has received full Canadian regulatory approval of its proprietary herbicide tolerance trait, Optimum GAT, in corn and soybeans for cultivation, feed, and food. Monsanto Company announced a non-exclusive research and commercial license agreement with France-based Cellectis S.A. for broad use of its meganuclease technology in plants. Larry A. Quinn, assistant director of the USDA Office of Communications, will retire …

The Corporate Council on Africa announced that the United States Agency of International Development will sponsor the 7th Biennial U.S.–Africa Business Summit: Realizing the Investment Power of Africa, to be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, 2009. The American Phytopathological Society (APS) is pleased to announce its new officers for …

Emily Winegar, 14, of Aubrey, Texas, took home her first AQHYA World Champion in Youth Reining. Winegar and Red Berry Wine owned by Green Valley Ranch earned the win with a score of 215.5. Alltech was featured as one of eight green companies by Inc. magazine. Syngenta is launching the new NK-1 Class Soybeans for the 2010 planting season. Blake …

Ag Leader Technology, Inc., announced new and enhanced industry file format support from the market-leading SMS Basic and SMS Advanced precision farming desktop software. NAFB is initiating its third major national research study in four years, with the Internet Ag Information Usage Study commissioned with Ag Media Research, Sioux Falls, S.D. T-L Irrigation Co., announces the availability of a 3-wheel …

Bayer CropScience announced an investment of $25 million for further enhancing operational safety at its Institute, W.Va. site. Farm Journal Media announces that the nation’s longest-running daily agricultural television program is moving to a new and improved time slot on RFD-TV. Beginning Aug. 31, 2009, AgDay will air weekday mornings at 8:00 a.m. EST/7:00 a.m. CST. Ernest Keith, Ph.D, Product …

Phyllis Parks, CPA, CVA, an accountant from Danville, IL, was elected to serve as the president of the Farm Financial Standards Council. Arenus recently donated a supply of their joint health product, STEADFAST EQUINE, to NARHA centers nationwide. The new Genome Alberta GenOmics Facebook application will be a one stop source for genomics and other related ‘omics’ news including nutrigenomics, …

The 5th annual Missouri Friends of Injured Marines Golf Outing will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 30, 2009, at the Country Club at the Legends in Eureka, Mo. New Holland’s new H5920 deluxe carted wheel rake builds windrows perfectly matched for crop and field conditions. Swanson Russell has won the assignment to work with AGCO on marketing communications …

Mani Iyer, President of Mahindra USA Inc. in Tomball, Texas, has been named to the Board of Directors of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. The 2009 STIHL Dogs and Logs World Championship presented by STEADFAST CANINE was held last month in Stillwater, MN, gathering the world’s top DockDogs and Ironjacks (elite competitive lumberjacks). This year’s competition featured the top 54 …

The United Soybean Board announced that it will partner with Oranni Consulting and Transition Management Consulting to complete an external market analysis identifying effective models for international marketing programs. The Obama Administration’s proposal to mandate certain kinds of health care coverage could increase the cost of health insurance for farmers and ranchers and other self-employed individuals in Nebraska and the …