Farmers and growers will have the opportunity to talk business, politics and more at the first-annual DTN/Progressive Farmer Ag Summit. Mark your calendars for early December. DTN and The Progressive Farmer magazine announced today that it will host its first agriculture summit on December 5-7 at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel in Chicago. The 2007 DTN/Progressive Farmer Ag Summit, “Grow …
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Novus International, Inc., a leader in the animal health and nutrition industry, have announced that it has broken ground on a new global headquarters facility in the Missouri Research Park in Saint Charles, Missouri (suburban Saint Louis). When completed, the 90,000 square foot facility, a $20 million investment, will consolidate Novus’s headquarters and the Novus International Research Center into a …
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Exports of U.S. beef continue to increase, thanks in part to promotions funded by U.S. beef producers through the Beef Checkoff Program. These efforts are coordinated on behalf of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) and state beef councils by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). For the Beef Board’s fiscal year ending Sept. 30, more than $4.8 million in national …
Fall Family Fun on The Rock Ranch
Mark your calendars for September 15th, when The Rock Ranch kicks off its Fall Family Fun Days. Scheduled events include a art, square dancing, music and more. The Rock Ranch, a 1,250-acre cattle ranch owned by Chick-fil-A® Founder S. Truett Cathy, kicks off its “Fall Family Fun Days” on Sept. 15 with its unique blend of “agritainment” (a mix between …
Ag Investment Co. Seeking to Expand
Ag Processors Alliance has offered a proposal to acquire AGP. The proposed transaction would give AGP owners the ability to seek opportunities in today’s agriculture landscape. Ag Processors Alliance, LLC, an Omaha-based company, has delivered a letter of intent to acquire Ag Processing Inc. (AGP), an Omaha-based cooperative currently owned by local and regional cooperatives and individual members in several …
Plans for New Beef Task Force
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell announces the creation of Pennsylvania Beef Task Force in an effort to improve the state’s beef and cattle industries. Pennsylvania’s beef industry will begin to explore ways to enhance profitability and promote itself through the creation of a task force, Governor Edward G. Rendell said today. “The beef and cattle industries in Pennsylvania include 28,000 producers …
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Penton Media’s Farm Industry News®, The Corn and Soybean Digest®, National Hog Farmer® and Hay & Forage Grower® were named as award winners by the American Agricultural Editors Association (AAEA) at the annual association awards banquet held in Louisville, KY during the Agricultural Media Summit. Dale Miller, editor of National Hog Farmer, won a gold award for his personality profile, …
New Leadership at Bader Rutter
Bader Rutter & Associates is bringing a new Vice President on board. Nesh Malinovic has been named Vice President, Media Director at Bader Rutter & Associates. Malinovic comes to the agency from Kelly, Scott & Madison in Chicago where he was an associate media director. Originally from London, England, Malinovic has nearly 20 years of strategic media experience, working for …
Missouri Governor Recieves Flex-Fuel Hybrid
The latest in renewable energy vehicles from Ford joins Missouri Governor Matt Blunt’s official fleet. Ford has produced just 20 of its hybrid-electric, flex-fuel Escapes that can run on E85 fuel and Ford Manager Tony Reinhart handed Blunt the keys to one of these rare vehicles. Blunt says the specially-equipped Escape will help promote his Missouri Renewable Fuel Standard, which …
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With an ever-increasing demand from the livestock industry on RFID technical services, Allflex USA has promoted Chuck Rogers to Technical Services Manager. Rogers joined the Allflex expert team in 2006 and has helped to elevate the company’s technical expertise in helping producers with all aspects of implementing and troubleshooting EID systems. Rogers will manage the North America Technical Team and …