Syngenta announced that the yield average of acreage enrolled in the 2008 AgriEdge Soybean Program exceeded the 2008 USDA national average by 38 percent. More than 3 million acres in 15 states were enrolled in the program, a 50 percent increase over 2007 AgriEdge program enrollment. Church & Dwight Co., Inc.’s Specialty Product Division announced the addition of Michael Cain, …

Georgia-Pacific Plant Nutrition announces that three distributors in the Southeast U.S. are adding Nitamin Steady-Delivery plant nutrition to their existing nitrogen product lines. Agreements mean broader availability of Nitamin Nfusion and Nitamin 30L fertilizers. GRUPO LALA and Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. announced that LALA has acquired milk processing company National Dairy from DFA. Filament Marketing, LLC, announces that Jon …

McCormick Company in Kansas City has recently been awarded two Pro-Comm awards by the Business Marketing Association for excellence in b2b marketing communications. Syngenta Crop Protection announced that the California Department of Pesticide Regulation has granted Section 18 emergency exemption approval of Inspire fungicide for use on Alternaria in almond orchards in Butte, Glenn, Kern and Tehama counties. With help …

Marrone Organic Innovations, Inc., has revised its name to Marrone Bio Innvations, Inc., in a move to more accurately represent the company’s leadership in the discovery and development of effective and environmentally responsible pesticide active ingredients from novel biological sources. Neogen Corporation has acquired International Diagnostic Systems Corp. A part of IDS’s operations will be relocated to and integrated with …

John Deere Ag Management Solutions and Raven Industries, Inc. announced an agreement to supply customers with a broad suite of application control solutions in the precision agricultural market. Monsanto has signed a new three year trademark licensing agreement with Chapin International. Chapin will provide new sprayer technology for use with agricultural herbicide products including Roundup PROMAX and QuikPRO. Pfizer Animal …

Rabo AgriFinance and participating AGCO Parts Dealers have the QuickLink Valued Customer program to provide existing QuickLink users a special discount on AGCO parts and service purchases over $1,000 between now and May 31. DLG (German Agricultural Society), the organizer of Agritechnica, and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers , organizer of the new agricultural trade show AG CONNECT Expo, announced …

Tulare County Farm Bureau is proud to announce on behalf of the “noon” Kiwanis Club of Tulare their choice for this year’s Farmer of the Year, Richard “Butch” Gist. A new white paper titled “Technology’s Role in the 21st Century: Food Economics and Consumer Choice” has been published, providing a comprehensive review of the growing challenge of feeding the world’s …

Bayer CropScience LP presented United Fresh Produce Association with a $1.1 million endowment over the next four years to create the Center for Global Produce Sustainability. Schillinger Genetics has announced the opening of new southern Illinois research station this coming May at their new facility located in Vandalia, Ill. This spring, USDA will conduct the first-ever, wide-scale survey of organic …

The United Soybean Board and soybean checkoff are proud to serve on the steering committee for Field to Market, the Keystone Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture. The soybean checkoff will provide nearly $160,000 in funding to Field to Market. Please join the nation’s top thinkers for a Summit to discuss agriculture, science and new solutions for cultivating a new generation of …

The United Sorghum Checkoff Program is pleased to welcome new Director of Western States Field Services, Dusti Fritz of Wamego, Kansas. Honored with the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute’s Golden Bullet Award, National Biodiesel Board CEO Joe Jobe pointed out that biodiesel is among renewable energy solutions that, when combined, pack a powerful opportunity to lead America towards energy independence. Charleston|Orwig, …