- Nominations for the 2011 St. Louis Agribusiness Club Agribusiness Leader of the Year are due September 17. The award is given to an outstanding individual in the St. Louis region who demonstrates leadership and promotes agriculture throughout the area.
- Arkema and United Phosphorus Inc. have agreed that Arkema will assume all sales and marketing responsibilities for Paladin soil fumigant for United States and Mexico. Arkema is the world’s largest producer of thiochemicals.
- The National Grange welcomes Austin Miller to the D.C. headquarters as the new Program Assistant for the 145-year-old nonprofit, fraternal advocacy organization focusing on rural America and agriculture.
- Kent Meister, field staff member of Pioneer FBFM, was recently elected to serve as the president of the Farm Financial Standards Council. He succeeds Kathy Rancour, accounting manager for Christiansen Land and Cattle Company, who will now serve as the past-president on the organization’s Executive Committee.
