Phibro Animal Health Corporation announces that Larry Miller has joined the Company as President, Animal Health and Nutrition. Miller’s global responsibilities include the Phibro Animal Health Division and Prince Agriproducts, after a transition period. Miller previously was with Schering-Plough Corporation. Dr. Ronnie Green, a respected and noted expert in cattle genetics and genomics, has joined Pfizer Animal Genetics as Senior …
FMC Supports “Be a Hero, Support a Hero”
Crop producers in a variety of markets will have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of U.S. servicemen and women stationed overseas, with the “Be A Hero, Support A Hero” program from FMC Corporation. Throughout 2008, FMC will continue its support of the United Service Organization’s (USO) Operation Care Package initiative as part of the company’s ongoing …
New Milk Board Appointee
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the appointment of a new member to the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board. Newly appointed to fill a vacancy lasting less than 18 months is Jay S. Bryant, Reston, Va. (Region 6). The term for this appointee expires June 30, 2009. This new member will be seated at the board meeting July 17-19, …
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Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Conner will open the 13th season of USDA’s Farmers Market June 6 at 10 a.m. The opening ceremony will have live entertainment, raffle prizes and an information booth where customers can obtain free material on related USDA programs. The market is open to the public and will operate every Friday, June 6 through Oct. 31, …
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Jeff Murphy, vice president of sales for Kemin AgriFoods North America, announces the appointment of Marc Hoopingarner as the Key Account Manager responsible for Kemin sales development in the territory which covers Delmarva, West Virginia, Virginia, North and South Carolina. Doug Macklin, who previously serviced these accounts, will now focus solely on managing the Kemin account managers in the East …
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Monsanto expanded the potential commercial availability of its breakthrough Roundup Ready 2 Yield™ soybean technology by granting a global royalty-bearing license to Syngenta for use across its soybean seed brands. Monsanto now estimates a potential available acreage for the product of 45 million to 55 million acres in the U.S. Monsanto’s Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans will be introduced on …
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The American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA) announces Summer Education Week ’08 held July 14-18, 2008, Omaha, Neb. ASFMRA’s Management Education has been reformatted into modules including: Production Practices, Client Goals and Strategic Plan, Professionalism, Principles of Leasing, Conservation Practices, Selling Skills, Commodity Market Planning and Listening Skills. Summer Education Week ’08 is open to the public …
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Syngenta has created the Resistance Fighter™ Resistance Management Module, a unique tool to help growers manage resistance by offering herbicide solutions tailored to corn and soybean fields. The interactive solutions module allows growers to input attributes unique to their farm and management style, generating a herbicide program designed to fit their needs. Each solution is customized by crop, weed, county, …
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DuPont and Genencor, a division of Danisco A/S, announced an agreement to form DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC, a 50/50 global joint venture to develop and commercialize the leading, low- cost technology solution for the production of cellulosic ethanol — a next generation biofuel produced from non-food sources — to address a $75 billion global market opportunity. Land O’Lakes Member …
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Novus International, Inc. announced a worldwide agreement with emerging biotechnology company BioResource International, Inc. (BRI). The signed agreement states that Novus will be the exclusive worldwide marketer for BRI’s patented enzyme technologies. BASF is pleased to announce the appointment of Nevin McDougall as Vice President, U.S. Business Operations, Crop Protection Division. Most recently, McDougall led BASF operations in the Asia …