- The NFI Salmon Council continues to expand its category marketing of farmed and wild caught salmon with the addition of new members Blumar USA and Platina Seafood USA.
- Organizers of the International Floriculture Expo have announced plans to co-locate the 2015 and 2016 editions of the floral industry’s leading education program and trade show with the United Fresh Produce Association’s United Fresh Show, starting in Chicago June 9-11, 2015 at McCormick Place.
- CropLife America joined by associations from fertilizer, ag retailer, equipment, and other sectors – have agreed to proceed with the formation of a new group called the Precision Ag Coalition.
- The American Soybean Association welcomed the announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that the agency will award $6 million to universities and state cooperative extension services for the development of web-based tools to assist farmers in choosing new programs within the Agricultural Act of 2014.