- The United Soybean Board announced that it will partner with Oranni Consulting and Transition Management Consulting to complete an external market analysis identifying effective models for international marketing programs.
- The Obama Administration’s proposal to mandate certain kinds of health care coverage could increase the cost of health insurance for farmers and ranchers and other self-employed individuals in Nebraska and the nation by more than100 percent, Nebraska Farm Bureau warned. Such increases would make private health insurance unaffordable for many farmers and ranchers.
- CME Group announced that it has named Timothy Andriesen as Managing Director, Agricultural Commodities.
- Commercial and other high-volume hay producers can now take advantage of a new, heavier-duty version of North America’s best-selling 14 X 18 baler: New Holland’s BC5070 Hayliner small square baler.
