- The Board of Directors of the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) has hired Linda Halley to be the interim executive director of the organization for the next five to six months.
- The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) has officially named Dr. J. Craig Venter as the recipient of its 2016 George Washington Carver Award for innovation in industrial biotechnology.
- Agnition announced that it has launched Commence® for Corn, a Microbial Catalyst® seed treatment for corn that stimulates microbial activity for healthier soil and a superior growth environment.
- The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has recognized 11 educators – teachers and classroom volunteers – for their exceptional efforts to encourage agricultural literacy.
- The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has launched this year’s My American Farm Outreach Grant Program.
- DTN’s premier market intelligence and analysis platform has received a next-generation boost.