- The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Michael A. Gerber as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
- Cooperatives Working Together announced that it has reached its goal of signing up a supermajority of the nation’s milk supply for two years (from Jan. 2009 through Dec. 2010), which will enable the self-help program to focus on reducing the current devastating imbalance in milk supply and demand. 67% of the nation’s milk supply has now committed to pay the 10 cent per hundredweight membership assessment.
- New Holland’s new line of finishing mowers complements the versatility of New Holland’s 28-hp to 60-hp compact and utility tractors. Click here for complete product information.
- The United Soybean Board (USB) recently was presented with the results of its independent return-on-investment study, which was conducted by Dr. Gary Williams, director of the Texas Agribusiness Market Research Center at Texas A&M University. The study found that the soybean checkoff has returned $6.40 in additional profits to U.S. soybean farmers for every dollar invested.
