- Developed by climatologist and meteorologist Mike Sandstrom, the Insect Migration Risk Forecast monitors the daily migration of damaging pests, such as corn earworm, from May through September.
- Members of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture elected five members to their first three-year term on its Board of Directors and re-elected three to their second term.
- The Mosaic Company has created a new website with resources for growers looking to maximize cotton yields in 2011.
- USDA’s child nutrition programs are implementing new rules designed to encourage use of local farm products in school meals.
