- Louis Dreyfus Company Agricultural Industries LLC announced the opening of its new soy liquid lecithin plant in Claypool, Indiana, positioning the site as the country’s largest facility integrating soybean processing, biodiesel production, and glycerin and lecithin refining operations, as well as a food-grade packaging line and canola oil distribution terminal.
- Jenni Badding, formerly the Digital Technology Go-to-Market Manager for John Deere, has been named Production & Precision Ag Public Relations Manager for North America. Badding replaces Chad Passman who was named Tactical Marketing Operations Manager at John Deere.
- GROWMARK, Inc. is excited to announce Orange Madison Cooperative as the newest FS Member Company to join the GROWMARK System. Orange Madison Cooperative is based in Orange, Virginia.
- The National FFA Organization announced a record-high student membership number of 850,823, an increase of 15% from last year. In addition, chapter numbers increased by 178, resulting in 8,995 chapters in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Six students recently received 2022 Accelerating a Generation Syngenta Scholarships. These students, who are acquiring degrees focused on agricultural pursuits, will each receive a $2,500 scholarship. The selected winners and their designated charities are: Taylor Baggett from Jay, Florida, a sophomore at the University of Florida ― Farm Aid; Regan Draeger from Lindsey, Ohio, a senior at The Ohio State University ― The Roper’s 4-H Club; Luke Heupel from Kalispell, Montana, a sophomore at Montana State University ― Field of Hope; Johanna Hooten from Red Bud, Illinois, a senior at Murray State University ― The Arboretum at Murray State University; Deziree Lee from Coffeyville, Kansas, a freshman at Kansas State University ― Montgomery County 4-H Fair; and Ashlyn Persyn from Hondo, Texas, a freshman at Texas A & M University ― Medina Valley FFA Boosters.
- The Georgia Cotton Commission, Georgia Peanut Commission and the University of Georgia Extension Cotton and Peanut Teams, will co-sponsor a joint research field day on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Tifton, Georgia.
- Troy Schroeder may not be quite ready to include the number 1884 in his next Powerball Lottery ticket, but the President + Founder of CLUTCH is justifiably proud of where the Minneapolis firm landed on the Inc. Magazine 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. CLUTCH, a hybrid consultancy and agency with a roster of clients across the agriculture and food value chain, has experienced over 300 percent growth in revenue in the last three years.
- After years of establishing relationships, the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council investment has paid off. This week – for the first time – Uzbekistan traders imported 700 MT of U.S. soymeal.
- Parker Migliorini International, a $3 billion enterprise that annually supplies 1.6 billion pounds of beef, chicken, pork, eggs, and seafood products all over the world, announced a partnership with CityServe International to provide protein to Ukrainian refugees. PMI Foods first delivery of desperately needed food to CityServe’s warehouse included 32,400 cans of shelf stable food that will go directly to assist those suffering in Ukraine.
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that the Department will begin accepting applications on September 6 for funding to expand access to high-speed internet for millions of people in rural America nationwide, part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to investing in rural infrastructure and affordable high-speed internet for all. USDA is making the funding available under the ReConnect Program, which received new funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
