- The potential economic impacts of Mexican and Canadian retaliatory tariffs and the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on U.S. agricultural trade, will be the focus of the Farm Foundation Forum on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. Register HERE for the free, live audiocast made possible by a grant from Farm Credit.
- Syngenta has announced it will establish a major Global and North America Seeds office in the western suburbs of Chicago.
- Filament announces the hiring of Allison Luety as a marketing executive. Luety will assist with strategic marketing communications plans and focus on content development.
- Applications for Class XI of the Peanut Leadership Academy have been extended until Oct. 31, 2018. To download a copy of the upcoming class application, visit www.southernpeanutfarmers.org. Applications must be postmarked by Oct. 31, 2018, for consideration. The first session will begin in December 2018.
- Charleston|Orwig announces the addition of Taylor Ruffing as an account executive within account services.
- With harvest already underway in many parts of the country, the National Corn Growers Association reminds farmers that National Corn Yield Contest entrants must report within two weeks of their final yield check or by Nov. 16, whichever comes first. For access to contest information and a detailed list of the entry and harvest rules, click here.
- Advanta Seeds, a global agriculture company specializing in seeds and agricultural solutions, announces Barry Lubbers as Business Director for North America.
- Frank Lessiter, who has reported on no-till since 1972, has written ‘From Maverick to Mainstream: A History of No-Till Farming,’ an all-new book including over 416 pages, 650 photos and another 125 visuals. Details on From Maverick to Mainstream: A History of No-Till Farming can be found at No-TillFarmer.com/Maverick.
- Since its inception in 2005, the Alltech Young Scientist has had participation of over 60,000 students from more than 70 countries and has awarded $1 million in prizes. New for 2019, the AYS competition is open exclusively to university graduate students (master’s degree and Ph.D.) and professor nominations are no longer required. Registration is currently open for the 2019 competition and will close on Jan. 31, 2019.
- Katharine Girone of Varna, Illinois, is the grand prizewinner of the 2018 Thrive #RootedinAg contest from Syngenta.
