- The National Potato Council (NPC) will award one $10,000 academic scholarship to honor a graduate student (Master’s degree or higher) working to improve the future of the U.S. potato industry.
- USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announces the retirement of Mark Harris, Chairperson of USDA’s Agricultural Statistics Board and Director of the Methodology Division, after a 36 year career with NASS.
- Penton Agriculture, the largest most diversified agriculture information business in North America, announces that Editor of Wallaces Farmer, Rod Swoboda, has been honored with an Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Leader Award for his innovative content.
- Syngenta will launch 16 new crop protection products in 2016, with multiple launches expected over the next five years, according to Jeff Cecil, head of crop protection product marketing for Syngenta, North America.
- Cultivating the next generation of farmers and ranchers to carry on the legacy of American agriculture is the main focus of the National Farmers Union (NFU) Beginning Farmer Institute.
- Massey Ferguson, a global brand of AGCO Corporation(NYSE:AGCO), is pleased to introduce “The Last Tractor You’ll Ever Need” campaign.