Advanta US announces the addition of long-time sorghum seed professional Mike Northcutt to its North American sales and development team for wholesale accounts. Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP announced that Telisport W. Putsavage and his science-based and regulatory pesticides practice have joined the firm’s Washington, DC office effective July 1, 2009. Dow AgroSciences LLC and NemGenix announced a newly established …
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Rabobank announced the establishment of a Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Finance (REIF) team in the Americas, and the arrival of Thomas Emmons, Managing Director, as its head. Darlington dairy producer, Jay Stauffacher, has been re-elected to a fifth term as chairman of the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. Stauffacher’s term began July 1, 2009 and concludes June 30, 2010. AgriLabs is …
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The Iowa Corn Growers and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board announced a unique partnership with Learfield Sports on behalf of the University of Iowa and Iowa State University Athletic Departments for a statewide, multi-year, multi-sports promotional joint venture. AgRobotics, LLC, and GVM Incorporated, have formed a strategic alliance and marketing partnership for a ‘next generation’ GPS/GIS telematics offering which allows …
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GreenStone Farm Credit Services has broken ground on a new corporate headquarters in East Lansing, Mich. Farmers, ranchers and rural business owners have until July 31, 2009 to apply for the USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants. Syngenta Seed Care announced that the first seed treatment insecticide for small-seeded vegetables has been approved by the EPA for use …
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Ag Leader Technology recently broke ground on Ag Leader Academy, a 25,000 square-foot facility dedicated to providing the ag industry with specialized, hands-on training of precision farming systems. United Fresh Produce Association is gratified to see key produce industry objectives incorporated in the Obama Administration’s food safety recommendations being announced at the White House. On the eve of the Russia-USA …
Campbell Joins U.S. Wheat
U.S. Wheat Associates welcomed Shawn Campbell as the new Assistant Director, West Coast Office, Portland, OR, July 6, 2009. USW’s West Coast Office staff maintains a liaison with the grain export trade and constituent state wheat commissions, hosts visiting foreign trade delegations, leads the USW crop quality improvement efforts, and serves the needs of USW offices around the world. While …
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Cooperatives Working Together has now finished the farm audits of its seventh herd retirement round since the program was started in 2003, removing 101,040 cows that produced almost two billion pounds of milk. Hoosier Ag Today has announced a new service to deliver time sensitive information wirelessly: current weather, market, and farm news to any web-enabled wireless device. This year, …
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Bayer CropScience AG and Monsanto Company have agreed to cross license their respective herbicide tolerance traits in rapeseed/canola on a non-exclusive basis for commercialization within their respective branded canola seed businesses. USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) report, Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S., was released July 1, 2009. US Farms, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of …
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By a vote of 46 to 11, the Oregon House passed SB 676, a bill that permits production and possession of industrial hemp and trade in industrial hemp commodities and products. Hoosier Ag Today, Indiana’s most listened to farm radio network, has revamped its popular Web site. The Hondo Group announced Courtney (Yuskis) Kleefuss will be joining the Hondo Green …
Taiwanese Cowboy Round-up!
The beef checkoff funded a “2009 Hottest Little U.S. Cowboy Competition” that promoted U.S. beef and taught some young Taiwanese “cowboys” and “cowgirls” about the importance of beef in a balanced diet. The contest was a big hit with the little ones, who really threw themselves into their cowboy roles. Twenty contest winners and more than 120 family members took …