- International Institute for Ecological Agriculture announced that its executive director, permaculture and biofuels expert David Blume, received the American Corn Growers Association’s prestigious Truth in Agricultural Journalism award.
- The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture has authorized Dow AgroSciences to sell its first corn hybrids with HERCULEX I Insect Protection technology.
- CHS Inc., has completed its acquisition of Winona River & Rail, Inc., a subsidiary of Rosen’s Diversified, Inc., Fairmont, Minn.
- BASF announced that Headline fungicide is the first fungicide to have EPA approved Plant Health claims on its label. State approvals are currently pending.
