- The American Farm Bureau Federation is partnering with the Agriculture Department’s National Agricultural Library to create the National Curriculum and Training Clearinghouse for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers.
- Advanta has reached a research and commercial development agreement with Bioceres S.A., for the development of drought-tolerant sorghum, rice, cotton and brassicas.
- Boston Millennia Partners (BMP II) has announced that its portfolio company, Athenix Corporation, has been acquired by Bayer CropScience for $400 million.
- The Land O’Lakes Foundation announced the establishment of a new program, Feeding Our Communities, focused specifically on helping alleviate hunger in rural America.
