- Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced that Ed Schafer, former Governor of North Dakota and former Secretary of the USDA, has agreed to join Bion’s management team through the end of 2013.
- Bayer CropScience is cooperating with the EPA following an announcement to cancel uses of aldicarb, sold as Temik brand insecticide/nematicide, on potatoes and citrus. Uses on all other crops will remain, but will be phased out over the next few years.
- S&W Seed Company announced that veteran agriculture sales executive Gary Leach has joined S&W as Regional Sales Manager.
- Aquamer Medical Corp. announced the acquisition of Urban Agricultural Corp.