- Gene Nemechek, a swine veterinarian from Springdale, Ark., has been elected president of the National Pork Board by his fellow board members. The board also elected Everett Forkner, a pork producer from Richards, Mo., vice president.
- Makhteshim Agan of North America, the manufacturer of endosulfan, announced the reasons behind its voluntary participation in the plan to withdraw endosulfan over time.
- Select Sires Inc. has completed a new global production facility located in Plain City, Ohio.
- FMC Corporation announced it has acquired the herbicide fluthiacet-methyl from Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., and Ihara Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., both of Tokyo.
