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Agriculture Under Secretary Nancy Johner for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services announced the appointment of Dr. Brian Wansink as the Executive Director of the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP). Dr. Wansink currently serves as the John S. Dyson Professor of Marketing and the Director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab in the Department of Applied Economics and …

The American Angus Association® Board of Directors has selected five individuals for induction to the Angus Heritage Foundation. The 2007 inductees include John Barton, Kansas City, Mo.; Bob Hartley, Vinita, Okla.; Blanford Pierce, Creston, Ill.; and T.D. Steele, Roanoke, Va. Fred Francis, formerly of Wilmington, Ill., will be inducted posthumously. A special recognition of the inductees was held during the …

The National Pork Board has given its approval to a $51 million budget and operating plan for 2008 that addresses five critical issues facing the U.S. pork industry. The board approved the 2008 budget and plan at its meeting in Des Moines Nov. 13-14. The budget now goes to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for final approval. The five critical …

Kip Cullers of Purdy, Mo., outdid himself by growing an astounding 154.7 bushels of soybeans per acre this year, beating his own world record established last year with 139.39 bushels per acre. He accomplished his record-breaking production by planting Pioneer® 94M80 soybeans on an irrigated and conventionally-tilled field near Stark City, Mo. Cullers attributes an intensive plant management program to …

Mark your calendars. The 2008 NCBA Legislative Conference is set for March 31 to April 4, 2008 in Washington, D.C. – Holiday Inn on the Hill. This is your chance to speak with key congressional and agency influencers and make your voices heard! A strong showing in Washington is vital to the beef industry. Questions? Contact the NCBA Convention & …

Join us Monday, Nov. 19, 2007 for the ”NEIGHBOR FRIENDLY FARMING” program at the Illini Center, campus of UIUC in Illinois. Registration begins at 11:30. Julie Maschoff, co-owner of The Maschhoffs Inc., a network of over 250 independent family farmers working together to create environmentally responsible pork operations, will lead the program. Learn about the Maschhoff family’s approach to building …

Penton Media’s BEEF® magazine, America’s leading cattle publication, is collaborating with 12 leading land grant universities to conduct the first Beef Stocker Survey, a national effort to benchmark and characterize the management practices and challenges of stocker operators and backgrounding operations. The confidential survey questionnaire was mailed this month to an extensive list of industry contacts, representative of the segment’s …