Monsanto says its latest agreement with the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation means farmers can opt to have their insurance premiums slashed by up to 24 percent in four states. Monsanto is launching an innovative crop insurance pilot program with its hybrid corn seeds. A new pilot program recently approved by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) will provide farmers an …
CropLife America Elects Board Members
Leaders from top crop science companies monitor pesticide management regulation as newly elected and re-elected board members of CropLife America. CropLife has elected its new Board of Directors. Eric Wintemute, president and chief executive officer of American Vanguard Corporation, was elected chairman of the Board of Directors of CropLife America, the nation’s largest trade association for pesticide manufacturers, formulators, developers …
Bunge Expands With Growth of Ag Shipping Industry
The number of shipments of raw and processed agricultural commodities is steadily increasing and Bunge North America is expanding its trade capabilities to meet that growth. The food and feed ingredient company has added a Georgia port to its shipping operations. Bunge North America, the North American operating arm of Bunge Limited (NYSE:BG) , announced that it has signed a …
CropLife Rewards Pesticide Excellence
The nation’s largest trade organization for agriculture pest management, CropLife, has named the recipients of its annual awards for excellence in pesticide development. The CropLife awards are meant to recognize responsible and effective use of pesticides to provide a safe, affordable and abundant food supply. Fourteen recipients of 2007 CropLife America industry awards were honored in six categories for excellence …
Zimfo Bites
Beck’s Hybrids, a leading corn seed company in Indiana, is teaming up with Bayer CropScience to offer growers an opportunity to earn up to $6.25 back per acre when they apply Liberty® herbicide to their Beck’s stand alone LibertyLink™ hybrids and Herculex® hybrids through the Liberty Greenback Offer. The Liberty/LibertyLink system is the only non-selective alternative to the Roundup Ready® …
Hereford Product Best In Years
Texas cattle producer Lee Haygood is a board member of the American Hereford Association. He chairs the breed improvement committee which he says is a busy committee but he thinks it’s fun. Lee says the committee oversees the research projects like those we learned about today. He says the industry needs to get more efficient and that the Hereford breed …
National Beef Sells Certified Hereford Beef
One of the companies that Certified Hereford Beef is working with to market their product is National Beef. On hand with us today at lunch was Nick Rausch, National Beef Brand Manager, CHB. He says they target retailers to market the beef and sees penetration into the food service industry as a real growth area but only if they get …
Managing Certified Hereford Beef
The General Manager of Certified Hereford Beef is Arden Gremmert. Arden spoke to us today about the program including giving us a lot of facts and figures. For example, they’re shooting for 25 percent growth in sales in the coming year and one of the ways they’re going to try to accomplish that is through a new food service expansion …
Certified Hereford Beef
Here at the American Hereford Association media day I got to eat Certified Hereford Beef and learn more about the program. The President of Certified Hereford Beef is Bill Cox. He’s a producer from Pomeroy, WA. Bill says he loves the Hereford breed and I think you’ll hear that in my interview with him. Bill says that the research programs …
Overview of the American Hereford Association
The group attending the American Hereford Association media day has just finished another pleasant eating experience. Getting us started here at City Tavern is Craig Huffhines, EVP of AHA. I talked to Craig before we ate and he explains the history of the Hereford breed and AHA. He says they’ve got about 40 employees working in 4 major divisions in …