- Three quarters of the area farmed with soybeans and more than half of the area planted with corn use GM seeds in the 2010/11 season, according to the 2nd issue of study performed by Celeres.
- Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. and Ihara Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. have granted BASF the exclusive right to develop and commercialize solo herbicide products with pyroxasulfone for corn, soybeans, wheat and sunflower in the United States and Canada.
- The National FFA Organization and National FFA Foundation have entered into a new, strategic alliance with the USDA and National Council for Agricultural Education designed to develop agriculture students’ skills, leadership qualities, personal growth and career success.
- Pfizer Animal Health and Morris Animal Foundation awarded five veterinarians with The Pfizer Animal Health–Morris Animal Foundation Veterinary Fellowship for Advanced Degree.