- Trimble announced it has acquired the assets of privately-held Rawson Control Systems based in Oelwein, Iowa. Rawson’s products work in conjunction with the Trimble FieldManager Display.
- BASF announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Sorex Holdings Ltd. The transaction, which includes U.S.-based Whitmire Micro-Gen and U.K.-based Sorex Ltd., will give BASF an increased presence in the United States and Europe.
- Dec. 15, 2008, will mark a special anniversary for the U.S. wheat industry and its global customers. On that day, 50 years ago, producers from Washington, Oregon and Idaho adopted articles of incorporation in Pendleton, Ore., to form Western Wheat Associates. Those organizations merged in 1980 to become U.S. Wheat Associates.
- The Minnesota Agri-Growth Council is pleased to announce the addition of Tony Mondry as the association’s program manager. Mondry will assist in all activities of the Council, including policy development, membership recruitment and management, event planning and office management duties.
