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Melissa Sandfort January 20, 2012

The “Farmland Investment Fair”, sponsored by The Chicago Farmers will be Feb. 4, 2012. Registration is now open online.
CLAAS of America Inc. has announced their expansion and restructuring of their senior management team in North America.
An Olympic Gold Medalist, the coronation of the Nebraska Dairy Princess and a seminar on handling high commodity prices are on the agenda for the 2012 Nebraska Dairy Convention March 13-14.
High school and two-year college students planning to study an agricultural field are invited to apply for a $1,000 scholarship from the CHS Foundation.

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ZimmCast 750 – Interviews from FPS

Besides an interview with Rob Shaffer, Illinois farmer, about the John Deere announcement about B30 biodiesel compatibility across all of their engine portfolio, I’m sharing an interview with Andy Heggenstaller, Global Oilseeds and Cereals Portfolio Strategy Head, Syngenta, who talks about Syngenta and M.S. Technologies and the next generation in soybean herbicide tolerance, and then Craig Abell, National Executive Agronomist, Syngenta, who talks about a new soil-applied insecticide product soon to come to market.