NMPF announced a reorganization of its staff to achieve the best possible results in the year ahead. Keith H. Heffernan will serve as senior vice president of operations and industry relations of the Washington, D.C., based U.S. Grains Council. Farmers National Company is pleased to announce that Rod Ferguson, Accredited Farm Manager (AFM) of Argenta, Ill., has been named the …
World Ag Expo Goes Digital
Exhibitors and attendees can now make the most of their time at World Ag Expo using the Digital Show Grounds feature at WorldAgExpo.com. The Digital Show Grounds feature allows those planning to attend World Ag Expo to view a high-resolution map of the show grounds and map out their experience minute-by-minute with seminars, tours and stops at exhibits that apply …
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AgraQuest Inc. announced the launch of SERENADE SOIL, the first soil fungicide based on its patented active ingredient Bacillus subtilis strain QST 713. Patrick Pelstring, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of National Wind, lays out the ways in which farmers can benefit economically from wind energy and demonstrates how unobtrusive wind turbines can be to farming. Syngenta and Dow AgroSciences, announced that …
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Bunge Limited announced that it has entered into an agreement to become the 100% owner of Usina Moema Participacoes S.A. The Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) releases the third edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching (FASS Ag Guide). The 2009-10 National FFA officer team, an FFA state representative from …
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TechWorks Campus has announced that interior construction is complete on the third floor of Tech 1 and anchor tenant, University of Northern Iowa’s National Ag-Based Lubricants (NABL) Center, is currently moving into the 25,000 square-foot space. Syngenta held a ground-breaking ceremony for the permanent site of Syngenta Biotechnology (China) Co., Ltd. Make plans now to attend the 10th Annual Nebraska …
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Growers planting Pioneer brand sorghum hybrids recently won 11 of the 15 national categories in the 2009 National Sorghum Producers Yield and Management Contest. Eight of these growers won with Pioneer sorghum hybrid 84G62. Brandt Consolidated, Inc. announced the acquisition of Monterey AgResources, headquartered in Fresno, Calif. Proceed Concentrate, a second formulation of new Proceed seed treatment fungicide, has been …
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Kleffmann Group has once again grown this year. In 2009, the group’s turnover will increase by 5.2% to $28.5 million despite the tough times the market research industry has encountered as a whole. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an agreement with U.S. dairy producers to accelerate adoption of innovative manure to energy projects on American dairy farms. The Appaloosa Horse …
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FMC Corporation announced the introduction of Broadhead rice herbicide. Gary Tretter, G&J Farms, of Murphysboro, Ill. was drawn as the winner in a random drawing, and he now has the opportunity to demo a Challenger tractor on his operation. The Alltech-Muhammad Ali Center Global Education and Charitable Fund recently launched a cell phone recycling program. Proceeds from the sale of …
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Kevin Moffitt, president and CEO of Pear Bureau Northwest, has been named chairman of the U.S. Agricultural Export Development Council. BASF and the National Agricultural Aviation Association unveiled a scholarship program designed to help its recipients pursue a career in agricultural aviation. Novus International, Inc. announced its intent to acquire the Animal Nutrition Division of Albion Laboratories Inc. Syngenta Seeds, …
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Pour-on dewormers commonly used by beef producers simply are not working like they used to, according to new research data from the USDA National Animal Health Monitoring System Beef 2007-08 cow-calf survey. Bayer CropScience announced that it will launch a revolutionary new biocontrol seed treatment in corn, soybeans and cotton for the 2011 season. San Diego-based biotech firm Cibus Global …