The Agriculture Division of DowDuPont has announced the name of the intended company once it is spun-off, which is expected to happen by June 1, 2019. The intended Agriculture company will become Corteva Agriscience, which is derived from a combination of words meaning “heart” and “nature”.- The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) has announced the selection of Des Moines, Iowa, as the location for the 2019 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology. The event will be held July 8-11, 2019
- Citing harm to the nation’s agriculture economy, Judge William Shubb of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting California from implementing its “false and misleading” Prop 65 labeling requirement for the herbicide glyphosate. The injunction was sought by more than a dozen leading agriculture groups and supported by eleven attorneys general across the U.S. The preliminary injunction will halt California’s labeling requirement until a final ruling on the matter is issued by the court.
- Just over one month after its national launch, Americans for Farmers & Families (AFF) has secured its hundredth member organization. AFF is a broad-based coalition of growers, refiners, producers, transporters, retailers and consumers that is working to ensure President Donald Trump and Congressional leaders understand the importance of preserving and modernizing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to America’s agricultural and retail economies.
- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced the appointment of 30 members to serve three-year terms on the National Potato Promotion Board beginning March 1, 2018. More information about the board is available at PotatoesUSA.com, the National Potato Promotion Board’s website.
- One of NAFB’s most decorated award winners, Tony Purcell, has passed. Tony was the recipient of four ‘Oscars® In Agriculture,’ and over a dozen NAFB Marketcast, Newscast, or News Service Awards. Since 1998, Tony had been the voice of the Texas State Networks’ Lone Star Farm and Ranch Report; his prior NAFB membership was with the Mid-America Ag Network from 1983 to 1988.
- TOMRA Food has engaged Porter Novelli as its new global public relations agency. Porter Novelli is an award-winning and leading agency, serving agriculture, food, consumer and technology clients worldwide.
