The Georgia Peanut Commission is seeking eligible peanut producers who are interested in serving on the National Peanut Board. The Fertilizer Institute announced the election of James T. Prokopanko, president and chief executive officer of The Mosaic Company, to serve a two-year term as chairman of the Institute’s Board of Directors. MasterCop fungicide/bactericide from MANA has received approval by the …
Puddle Jumping
Even though I work from home, I still elect to take our son to daycare for a number of reasons. First, so I can actually GET work done and not have to entertain all day; second, so he gets social interaction with other children his age; and third, so he appreciates coming home at night to mommy and daddy. This …
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Leica Geosystems has entered into a software license agreement with Deere & Company to provide guidance software for a range of new AutoTrac Ready tractor models directly via the ISOBUS. AgGateway will facilitate a new project called Crop Protection Canada Connectivity to electronically link crop protection product manufacturers, distributors and retailers. U.S. Wheat Associates recently celebrated 50 years of partnership …
R+K names Rob Merritt VP, Director, Public Relations
Rhea + Kaiser has named public relations professional Rob Merritt as VP, Director, Public Relations, effective immediately. Rob will lead public relations strategic planning and project implementation for all clients; oversee public relations new business efforts; and foster and build the agency’s public relations team. Rob brings more than 20 years of public relations and integrated marketing and communications experience …
Stick a fork in it.
That’s kind of how I feel about today – Valentine’s Day. Not that I don’t tell the people I love that I love them and not that I don’t believe in love, it’s just over-priced, over-hyped and over-rated if you ask me. I instructed my husband if he was thinking of getting me flowers to save his money and buy …
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Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan invites state departments of agriculture across the United States and its territories to submit applications for specialty crop block grants. Reims Management School has launched a new chair dedicated to agri-bio-industrial research, confirming its contribution to the development of the bio-based economy. SFP announces its next generation of executive leadership. US Secretary of Agriculture Thomas …
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ADVOCIN (danofloxacin mesylate) is now available from Pfizer Animal Health – offering a cost-effective fluoroquinolone alternative for the treatment of bovine respiratory disease. Agriculture Future of America works to assist young people pursuing agricultural-related careers by providing academic financial support and by partnering with other organizations to offer scholarship opportunities. Farm Press and Penton Media are bringing back the Mid-South …
Can You Identify These Animals?
Growing up in southeast Nebraska, I’m used to seeing cattle, hogs and even a herd of buffalo. But about 10 miles up the road from us lives this eclectic collection of animals, most of which I cannot identify. The large cow with long, straight horns is an Ankole-Watusi, a breed native to Africa. How he ended up here in Nebraska …
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The Board of Directors of Wheat Growers elected their officers for 2012 at their January meeting. The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is requesting proposals for matching grant funds under the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program. Six new faces are laced through numerous Osborn & Barr departments: Anna Bethmann, James Coston, Jim McWilliams, Kelsey Phelps, Sheryl Melton and Nancy Lester-Dean. FMC Corporation …
It’s a Hairy Job…
I have the luxury of working from him which means my attire consists of running shoes, sweat pants, t-shirts and sweatshirts. Gone are the days of getting up more than an hour early just in order to apply make-up, wash and style my hair and stand in my closet thinking, “I have nothing to wear” for 15 minutes. I’m sure …