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Melissa Sandfort February 6, 2012

National 4-H Council has named Dr. P. Bai Akridge as its new Director of Global Projects.
Feedstuffs is excited to announce that veteran communicator Andy Vance will be joining its editorial team in a full-time capacity effective March 1.
The USDA will amend the federal marketing order regulating the handling of pistachios produced in California, Arizona and New Mexico.
A new Issue Paper from CAST examines the impact of certain weed management practices on soil conservation objectives and addresses ways to mitigate negative effects.

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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.