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Talia Goes February 19, 2014

Meredith Corporation announced that it has promoted Scott Mortimer to Vice President of Meredith Corporation & Group Publisher at Meredith Agrimedia, effective immediately.
CAST has released a new video based on its Issue Paper “Animal Feed vs. Human Food: Challenges and Opportunities in Sustaining Animal Agriculture Toward 2050”.
The Agricultural Retailers Association and The Fertilizer Institute announced plans to create ResponsibleAg, an independent, not-for-profit organization designed to support fertilizer retailers’ compliance with federal safety and security regulations.
Beck’s Hybrids is now the sixth largest seed company in the U.S. Under Sonny Beck’s leadership.

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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.