A new website offers visitors a closer look at the legendary America Needs Farmers campaign, started by Hayden Fry during the 1980s Farm Crisis, and a better understanding of how farmers raise food, fuel and fiber. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., announces the addition of more than 75 positions to its U.S. sales force. The Progressive Agriculture Foundation is establishing a …
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Mike Marshall from Clarion, Iowa, has been named the September winner of the “Gary Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award.” The American Meat Science Association in cooperation with the National Pork Board will host PORK 101 October 15-17 at Iowa State University. Recently, 34 Pioneer brand soybean varieties passed final scrutiny from the Pioneer research and development, field sales and agronomy …
Register for Borlaug Dialogue 2012
Register now for The World Food Prize – Borlaug Dialogue 2012, October 17-19, 2012, in Des Moines, Iowa. Themed “Transforming the Global Food Security Agenda”, this event will feature the expertise and diverse perspectives of governmental leaders, policymakers, CEOs and executives from agribusiness and NGOs, scientific and academic experts, development leaders and young leaders from around the world. The Secretary-General …
Muddy Footprint Mystery
It seems like things disappear on the farm and no one knows where they go. Grandma’s flowers were eaten overnight, and it wasn’t until she caught the rabbit red-pawed that we knew for sure who the culprit was. But that’s nature at work so I can’t be upset. Tools in our shop seem to grow legs. I am disheartened when …
Fuel Prices Are Impacting Farms and Businesses
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “Have high fuel prices had an impact on your farm/business?” Our poll results: Sixty-four percent said Yes, big impact on our budget; fourteen percent said Yes, minimal impact on our budget; twelve percent said No, not yet; and ten percent said No, don’t expect any. Our new ZimmPoll is now live and asks the …
Push Back on New School Lunches
Healthier school lunches, required for the first time this year, are getting some push back from students and teachers across the USA who say they are still hungry after eating the noon meal. A new YouTube video parody, created by two teachers and some high school students in Kansas, has students singing We Are Hungry as they try to make …
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The Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center is excited to announce a series of courses leading to a certificate in Professional Butchery and Meat Cutting. FMC Corporation recently announced changes in leadership for the company’s Agricultural Products Group. Syngenta announced that it expects sales for its eight key strategic crops to reach $25 billion by the end of the decade, compared …
E-marketplace Connecting Farmers
A new website recently launched, www.Sproutrade.com, is a U.S.-based niche e-marketplace to connect farmers, growers and agriculture companies in a similar way as they might through broad e-commerce platforms, such as Amazon. Essentially, it is a way for farmers, growers and agriculture companies to market their products directly to consumers and other companies, via an online platform. One of the …
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The Channel seed brand will introduce at least fourteen new Genuity VT Triple PRO RIB Complete blended seed corn products in the 85- to 118-day maturity range for 2013 planting. Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. has continued its progress on Kinze Autonomy, refining the capabilities of its groundbreaking autonomous row-crop solution and undertaking release previews on three large Illinois farms this harvest …
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Syngenta announced that it has agreed to acquire Pasteuria Bioscience, Inc., a US-based biotechnology company. Monsanto Company has pledged up to $3 million dollars to support academic research on corn rootworm. Registration is now open for the 24th Annual Independent Professional Seed Association Conference. Lessing-Flynn Advertising is pleased to welcome Kylee Willard to the team as a project manager.