- One-stop shopping for agricultural information: The National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) 2007 Convention – “A Rural Renaissance” – will be held Nov. 14-16 at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo. Trade talk is from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15th. Visit the NAFB site for a tentative agenda and registration information.
- Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc. (MANA), announces the addition of John Gertz to its new product development team as senior product manager – special projects and new product development. Gertz comes to MANA with eight years of experience at some of the biggest companies in the crop protection industry, bringing great commercial management experience from such companies as SipcamAgro USA, Agriliance LLC and Dow AgroSciences.
- CHS, a leading energy and grains company, has announced an expanded partnership with Agriculture Future of America (AFA), a collegiate organization that provides leader and career development for students pursuing careers in agriculture. Under the expanded partnership, CHS is making a $40,000 contribution that will help AFA provide quality programs and experiences for college students. Funded by CHS and the CHS Foundation, the dollars will also sponsor 20 students, including CHS and cooperative system interns, to the annual AFA Leaders Conference, Nov. 8-11, in Kansas City, Mo.
- Getting toward the end of the year and finding that you still need CEUs? Don’t forget about “Spray Drift Management To Minimize Problems,” a FREE, online continuing education course developed by Southwest Farm Press for all licensed, certified applicators in Texas and Oklahoma. It has been accredited for 1.50 recertification credits (0.50 credits in laws and regulations and 1 credit for drift minimization) by the Texas Department of Agriculture. It has been accredited for two CEUs (one CEU each for Categories 1A-Ag Plant and 10-Demo and Research) by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. And there’s an ASA-accredited one-CEU course in Pest Management for all Certified Crop Advisers in the U.S. and Canada.