- Representatives from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers participated in the third meeting of the Agrievolution Economic Working Group, where the group announced that production volumes overall worldwide for 2010 will end slightly above the production volumes for 2009.
- A new advisory council has begun to explore the sky-high possibilities of North Carolina’s most down-to-earth business sector: the North Carolina Agricultural Biotechnology Advisory Council.
- The Agriculture Council of America calls on 9th to 12th grade students to submit an original, 450-word essay or a two-minute video essay about the importance of agriculture. This year’s theme is “American Agriculture: Your Food. Your Farmer.” and the deadline is Feb. 4, 2011.
- The National Corn Growers Association announces the addition of Dr. Rick Vierling as director of research and new uses.
