- The Center for Rural Affairs announced that Assistant Executive Director Brian Depew has been named the new Executive Director, effective September 1, 2013.
- Tractor Supply Company, the largest retail farm and ranch store chain in the United States, announced that its Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split of its common stock.
- Five FS member cooperatives were recognized by GROWMARK, Inc. for business performance improvement during the GROWMARK annual meeting in Chicago
- Katie Hancock, Water Valley, Ky., recently joined Brock Associates as an agricultural commodity marketing consultant and will work one-on-one with farmers to minimize market risk and capture market opportunities.