- Tulare County Farm Bureau is proud to announce on behalf of the “noon” Kiwanis Club of Tulare their choice for this year’s Farmer of the Year, Richard “Butch” Gist.
- A new white paper titled “Technology’s Role in the 21st Century: Food Economics and Consumer Choice” has been published, providing a comprehensive review of the growing challenge of feeding the world’s population, including both historical data and projections that underscore the absolute necessity for new and existing technologies in food production.
- MGEX (Minneapolis Grain Exchange or Exchange) set its all-time monthly volume record for electronic trading in April with 84,834 contracts traded. The all-time daily electronic trading record was set Tuesday, April 21 with 10,350 contracts traded.
- The American Society of Agricultural Consultants has selected Nashville as the site of the organization’s 2009 Conference and Annual Meeting, Nov. 8 – 10.
