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  • Applications for the Murray Wise Associates Foundation have been extended to April 15 to allow promising agriculture students to apply and ensure that no scholarships go unclaimed.
  • Charles Whitt has joined Becker Underwood as communications manager for the company’s U.S.- and Mexico-based operations.
  • Syngenta announced the launch of Catalyst, a new seed brand that gives growers an additional opportunity to purchase hybrids containing Syngenta germplasm and Agrisure trait technology from their local seed company sales representative.
  • Great American Media Services has announced the launch of its marketing services division.

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      • Wyffels Hybrids rolled out 27 new products, including 12 new base genetics, for 2013.
      • Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., announces the three recipients of its annual Advancement in PRRS Research Awards.
      • Thousands of FFA members from 856 FFA chapters in 12 states have finished a huge effort to connect with local farmers, and many of those members dedicated to agricultural education are celebrating this week.
      • The prices being paid for farmland across Illinois continue their upward spiral with the tops being in the $10,000 to $13,000 per acre range across the state.

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      • The Agricultural Marketing Service Fruit and Vegetable Program invites you to take part in a series of free, interactive webinars on our many programs and services.
      • Now is the time for farmers to support their school district through America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education, a program that gives farmers the opportunity to nominate their public school district to compete for a grant of $10,000 or $25,000 to support a science and/or math educational program.
      • California agricultural producers who are certified organic or transitioning to organic production may qualify for technical and financial assistance. Applications are due by March 30.
      • Dakota Micro is proud to announce a new factory install partnership with Kinze Manufacturing.

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        • Agro Culture LIQUID Fertilizers has announced its intention to break ground on a new corporate headquarters facility in St. Johns, MI this spring.
        • The Georgia Peanut Commission will hold a referendum March 15 through April 15 giving peanut producers an opportunity to vote on reaffirming the commission.
        • The U.S. EPA has granted registration approval for DuPont Fontelis fungicide.
        • DuPont announced that it has received registration from the U.S. EPA for Optimum AcreMax XTreme insect protection for corn.

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        • Brownfield Mobile, the most comprehensive and user-friendly mobile agriculture information product available today, is getting an upgrade.
        • The PrecisionAg Give-Away winners were announced at the 2012 Commodity Classic. Click here to see a list of winners.
        • Farm Progress Companies is pleased to announce its latest honor as a finalist in the MediaPost Appy Awards in the Business Media App category for its Farm Futures app.
        • Farm Journal Media announced it has acquired the PEAK agricultural peer network.

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        • Issues Ink announced that it has continued the expansion of its client offerings and services with the appointment of Jeff Hamilton to the role of Director, Integrated Strategies.
        • Farm Journal announces that Jim Bartelson has joined the company in the newly formed role of Senior Vice President and General Manager of its Database Strategies division.
        • Wyffels Hybrids rolled out 27 new products, including 12 new base genetics, for 2013.
        • FMC Corporation and Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., announced that they have entered into an exclusive global agreement to evaluate a new herbicide for potential global development and commercialization.

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        • Cargill is offering a free re-usable egg carton with the purchase of three bags of select Nutrena poultry feed.
        • The National Pork Producers Council at its annual business meeting elected new officers and members to its board of directors.
        • What better way to learn more about the alpaca industry than at the Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association National Alpaca Show.
        • The USDA will conduct a referendum March 19-30, 2012, on proposed amendments to a federal marketing order regulating the handling of tart cherries grown in Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

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        • The crop protection and specialty pesticide industries are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Ag Container Recycling Council.
        • The International Production & Processing Expo will serve as the umbrella name for the new U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, American Feed Industry Association, and American Meat Institute 2013 Expo in Atlanta.
        • China’s future economic performance and the potential implications for U.S. and global agriculture will be examined at the Farm Foundation Forum on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. Email julie@farmfoundation.org for more.
        • A free mobile app that tracks agricultural commodity markets, weather and news is now available for the Android platform. Get AgReader for Android free.

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        • Kent Bamford of Haxtun, Colo., has been elected president of CattleFax, and Kevin Hughes, Boise, Idaho, was named president-elect.
        • The U.S. Grains Council has launched a significantly enhanced website.
        • Ag Leader Technology announces the launch of Insights magazine, a new precision farming publication produced by the Ag Leader team.
        • Fostera PRRS, a modified-live vaccine for growing pigs from Pfizer Animal Health, brings a new high standard of innovation to the costly battle against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) respiratory disease.

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          • Ohio Brownfield Ag News radio network is pleased to announce it has partnerships with 47 radio stations that are carrying Brownfield programming.
          • The Farm Journal Foundation announced its Farmers Feeding the World campaign’s largest single commitment to date, with a $1 million grant to Heifer International.
          • The economic nuts and bolts of paying farmers, ranchers and other landowners for providing environmental services will be examined at a conference April 17-18, 2012, at Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C.
          • Hay producers can now determine the moisture content of the hay they are baling on the go with the Advanced Baler-Mounted Hay Moisture Tester from John Deere.

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            • Craig Colonno of Anderson Erickson Dairy, Des Moines, Iowa, was elected President of the National Ice Cream Mix Association.
            • U.S. agricultural equipment exports increased 23 percent in 2011 compared to the previous year for a total $11 billion of machinery shipped to other nations, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
            • The sophisticated food demands of newly affluent consumers in China and other developing nations are likely to cause major change in U.S. farming and food production, Asian food policy and world trade, according to Food 2040, a new study of emerging food trends in Asia by the U.S. Grains Council.
            • Liesel Olson has joined Bader Rutter & Associates as a social media specialist.

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              • Kubota Tractor Corporation proudly unveiled the Grand X – the revolutionary new generation of its deluxe M-Series line; the M100GX, M110GX, M126GX and the M135GX.
              • Farmers can better predict corn yields throughout the year using a site-specific Web application developed and commercialized by Advanced Ag Solutions LLC.
              • Bunge Limited announced an agreement for acquisition of Climate Change Capital Group Limited.
              • The National Corn Growers Association recently released its newest World of Corn statistical look at the corn industry both domestic and worldwide.

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                  • The University of Nevada, Reno has announced a national search for a permanent dean of the college.
                  • Vermeer Corporation introduces the newest partner in its forage product line with Vermeer brand netwrap – Vermeer Net, available for 4′ and 5′ balers, and Rebel Net, designed for Vermeer Rebel Series Balers.
                  • Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack appointed 33 representatives to serve on the National Potato Promotion Board.
                  • Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and USDA’s National Agricultural Library, in partnership with the American Farm Bureau Federation, announced Start2farm.gov, a new online portal that helps to provide assistance for beginning farmers and ranchers.

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                    • The Georgia Peanut Commission is seeking eligible peanut producers who are interested in serving on the National Peanut Board.
                    • The Fertilizer Institute announced the election of James T. Prokopanko, president and chief executive officer of The Mosaic Company, to serve a two-year term as chairman of the Institute’s Board of Directors.
                    • MasterCop fungicide/bactericide from MANA has received approval by the EPA for its new copper complex formulation of copper sulfate pentahydrate.
                    • The American Lamb Board presented a new five-year strategic plan and their FY 2011 Annual Report.