- Farm Market iD has released two new data files. Due to continued demand, the company has updated its popular Turf & Ornamental Database now representing almost 210,000 companies and facilities who purchase equipment, seed, chemicals, fertilizer and other products and services. For more information about the new Farm Market iD databases, contact Dick Olmsted at 800-313-4778, ext. 202.
- The 2009 Ag Media Summit which is being conducted jointly with the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists will bring together an estimated 700 agricultural communicators from around the world for workshops, panel discussions, tours and networking opportunities. The meeting will be held Aug. 1 through Aug. 5 at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel in Ft. Worth, Texas.
- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is making more than $17 million in grants available under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. Vilsack also described recent initiatives, such as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), designed to help producers and keep farmers on the land.
- CoBank has named Mark Yonkman executive vice president and general counsel.
