- DuPont and the Story County Sheriff’s Office are working together to establish the first-ever Farm Watch program in Iowa to enhance security and safety of rural residents and farmers.
- MGEX announced that preliminary trading volume reached 26,404 futures and options contracts, breaking the previous daily Exchange volume record by nearly 12 percent. The previous volume record had been set on April 25, 2005.
- Farm Journal Media announced the scheduled launch of “Market Rally” with Chip Flory, the first-ever long-format national radio program focused exclusively on agricultural commodity markets.
- This week the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) honored nearly three dozen individuals for their outstanding contributions to the field of weed science.
