- Bunge North America renewed its support of the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day program for 2008 with the presentation of $100,000 during the Progressive Agriculture Foundation annual meeting in Indianapolis, Ind. And Bunge not only contributes financially, but encourages company’s employees to volunteer with the program.
- DuPont and Beijing Weiming Kaituo Agriculture Biotechnology Co., Ltd. announced the formation of a joint venture to accelerate the discovery of genes for high value agronomic traits such as stress tolerance and efficient nutrient utilization to improve the performance of important crops for farmers in China and throughout the world. For DuPont, this marks another step toward the globalization of its R&D capabilities to accelerate new product launches and drive business growth for its worldwide seed business, Pioneer Hi-Bred. Pioneer is the first major global seed business to have a significant presence in key Chinese corn markets through two previous joint ventures.
- McCormick International and its parent company ARGO S.p.A have won a contract to supply 200 McCormick XTX Series tractors to Kamaz, Inc., a leading Russian vehicle group. The tractors will be sold under the Kamaz brand to farmers in Russia. The McCormick XTX Series was chosen for its balance of modern technology and price, which will be an ideal fit for Russian farmers investing in more productive machinery.
