National 4-H Council has named Dr. P. Bai Akridge as its new Director of Global Projects. Feedstuffs is excited to announce that veteran communicator Andy Vance will be joining its editorial team in a full-time capacity effective March 1. The USDA will amend the federal marketing order regulating the handling of pistachios produced in California, Arizona and New Mexico. A …
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Jon M. “Mike” Garnett of Spearman, Texas, was re-elected on Jan. 26 to serve as chairman of The Farm Credit Council Board of Directors. Farm Progress Companies has been selected by the Illinois Soybean Association, Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, Ohio Soybean Association and South Dakota Soybean Association to publish their official magazines. Alltech has promoted Patrick Charlton to the position …
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Merck Animal Health announced that it intends to centralize certain functions at the existing Merck Campus in Summit, New Jersey. The Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation launched a new website. DuPont and OligoCo have entered into a collaboration to develop new technology that could enable the intense use of synthetic biology to help feed a growing global population. The …
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A pocket guide designed by Purdue Extension to be an in-field reference for corn and soybean producers is now available. Eddie Sandberg, Courtland, Kan., was selected as the 2012 Hereford Herdsman of the Year. In 2012, Deere & Company marks the 175th anniversary of its existence, which began when company founder John Deere successfully manufactured and marketed the self-scouring plow …
They just won’t stay up!
Socks have many eras. There were men’s dress socks, tube socks with stripes, leg warmers, socks that were worn scrunched down (two colors and two pairs at a time), knee socks, anklets and a whole slew of others. Ever had a pair of basketball socks that were supposed to stay up around your calf and the elastic either was getting …
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Wheat Growers promotes Stephen Briggs to Senior Vice President of Agronomy and Corporate Marketing and Roger Krueger to Senior Vice President of Grain. Terry Sekel joined Rural Media Group, Inc. as senior vice president of advertising sales; Andrew Eder joined as vice president of sales; Sandy Lawson as director of equine sales; and, Sally Stith-Burdette as account representative. The National …
The Marcel Iron
If you are reading this post and you’re a female, think back over the years to all the things you’ve done to your hair. Possibly cut it, dyed it, crimped it, curled it, permed it, hot roller’d it, straightened it, and if you had really kinky hair back in the 70s, maybe even used a clothes iron to iron it …
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A new CAST Issue Paper, Energy Issues Affecting Corn/Soybean Systems: Challenges for Sustainable Production, examines energy issues within the corn/soybean production system. The national soy checkoff once again plans its Green Ribbon Fairs reimbursement program, aimed at encouraging fairs across the country to promote and use soy-based products. Animal Welfare Approved is pleased to announce the 2011-12 Good Husbandry Grants …
Ah, the memories.
I mentioned a few posts back that in December, my dad had a farm sale. I noted the old 4020, the bigger combine, and all the semi trucks, but I failed to mention all the JUNK he dug out of who knows where. There were boxes and bins and piles on the ground, all available to the highest bidder. These …
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Hamlet Protein is holding a grand opening ceremony for its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Findlay, Ohio, on Jan. 27. On Jan. 20, 2012, DEKALB officially started its 100th anniversary celebration and invites farmers and dealers to join in the festivities all year long. Valent BioSciences Corporation received a building permit on January 3 for a $146 million manufacturing facility …