The World Food Prize Foundation announced the recipients of the 2017 John Chrystal and Elaine Szymoniak Awards. Francine Barchett, Nicholas Grandstaff, Akriti Bhattaria and Madeline Song received the award for their work as part of the 2016 Borlaug-Ruan Internship Program.- For the third year in a row Science Magazine has recognized Novozymes in the top 10 in its 2017 Top Employers Survey. This year they have earned second place.
- The National Wheat Foundation has been invited to take part in a series called FoodQuest which goes across the globe to look at some of the most popular food staples. The episode will air today, Friday, October 27 at 9:30am EST on the Food Network.
- The Illinois Ag in the Classroom (IAITC) Program is reaching more students than ever before. During the 2016-2017 school year more than 661,000 students received an agriculture lesson.
- The Farm Foundation Forum on Wednesday, November 1 will explore the forces that drive soil and water conservation on farms today. It will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. Register to attend in person or online.
- The 42nd annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Georgia. The one-day show is free and open to all farmers and industry representatives to attend.
- Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Georgia Young Peanut Farmer. The award application is available online at www.gapeanuts.com or by contacting Joy Crosby at 229-386-3690 or joycrosby@gapeanuts.com.
- The American Farm Bureau Federation and seven other major farm groups are applauding the introduction of bipartisan legislation to improve the Agriculture Risk Coverage program. The bill would prioritize use of data collected from USDA’s Risk Management Agency to calculate crop yields, among other things.
