- Syngenta Crop Protection and No-Till Farmer magazine honored three outstanding individuals and one outstanding organization during an awards ceremony held Jan. 10 at the 16th annual National No-Tillage Conference in Cincinnati. The 2007 No-Till Innovators are: Don Hoover, Lititz, Penn., Binkley & Hurst Bros. – Business and Service; Bill Richards, Circleville, Ohio grower – Crop Production; Clearwater Direct Seeders – Organization; and Bud Davis, Kansas – Research and Education.
- Diamond V® recently announced plans to build a new $12,000,000 manufacturing facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Construction on the new 28,000-square-foot facility will begin this summer and it will become operational in 2009.
- Deemed as one of the greatest events in 30 years, The Mile High Night National Hereford Sale was the talk of Denver, posting the highest selling bull and highest average of the National Western Stock Show, grossing $533,950 and averaging $25,426. When Eddie Sims, National Cattle Services Inc., silenced the gavel for the final time, six bulls averaged $52,808 and 15 females commanded $14,473 per female.
