- Emily Krueger of West Salem, Ohio, competed against 47 other college students or recent graduates to win the American Farm Bureau’s 2011 Collegiate Discussion Meet at the AFBF Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Conference.
- Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. helped seedstock producers add value through its Range Ready Health Warranted Breeding Stock program and has now extended its offering to include the Range Ready Quality Feeder Calf program.
- The soybean checkoff and American Farm Bureau Federation have partnered on a joint Internet Facebook page (www.facebook.com/NationalFoodCheckoutWeek) to promote national Food Check-Out Week, Feb. 20-26.
- Five state cattlemen’s associations recently received the Intervet Schering-Plough Animal Health Resflor Gold industry advancement grant.