- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a new peanut revenue policy that will be available for eligible peanut producers.
- Monsanto is expanding the Corn Rootworm Knowledge Program to include projects on insect pests that can significantly impact all row crops across the U.S.
- AgReliant Genetics LLC and Spensa Technologies Inc. signed an agreement that will help growers integrate innovative and precision planting tools with AgReliant hybrid information to improve overall crop production.
- CHS hosted the National Teach Ag Day celebration at its headquarters in Inver Grove Heights, Minn. which included the announcement of a $1.5 million gift over the next three years from CHS to further agricultural education in the United States.