The International Poultry Expo is celebrating 65 years of tradeshow service to the poultry and egg industry. Broadhead continues to grow with the naming of three new account supervisors: Sheri Hansen, Malorie Drugg and Abby Barin. American Soybean Association has confirmed 16 soybean growers from nine states to ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Committee in 2012-13. World …
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SFP has expanded staff across its sales, research and product management departments to meet demands of growers and dealers. Dr. James Adams has been promoted to Director of Product Development for Nichino America, Inc. CoBank has once again been named to Global Finance magazine’s list of the safest banks in the world. The United States Potato Board is pleased to …
Beef Bucks Holds Largest Golf Tourney Ever
More than 200 golfers turned out on behalf of the beef industry on the tenth anniversary of the Beef Bucks Golf Challenge—the largest number ever for the major fundraising event of Beef Bucks, the South Dakota-based volunteer-run beef promotion organization. Sporting 52 teams, this year’s Beef Bucks Golf Challenge on August 17 at the Brandon Municipal Golf Course brought together …
Buck-a-Liter Program Supports Wounded Warriors
Beef and dairy producers will have the opportunity to show wounded veterans their appreciation, simply by buying Cydectin® Pour-On from Sept. 1 to Nov. 30, 2012. For each liter of CYDECTIN (moxidectin) Pour-On purchased, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. will donate $1.00 to Wounded Warrior Project™ (WWP). In 2011, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. donated nearly $200,000 to support Wounded Warriors through …
In Perfect Design
Being the mother of a little farm boy, I fully expect to find leaves in his jeans pockets, worm “dirt” under his fingernails and an assortment of other wigglers and crawlers under the seat of his big wheel. In fact, the day he came toting his first fish into the house on the stringer, dripping on the wood floor the …
Poll Reveals a Close Presidential Race
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “Which team for President would be best for agriculture?” Our poll results: Forty-two percent said Romney/Ryan; thirty-five percent said Obama/Biden and twenty-three percent said neither, we need a better choice. Our new ZimmPoll is now live and asks the question, “Beyond commodity prices, what will this year’s drought have a greater impact on?” From …
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The Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour provides accurate late-season information about likely corn and soybean yields during the upcoming harvest season at the state and regional level. The Meat Industry Hall of Fame is delighted to announce Dr. Temple Grandin will deliver the keynote presentation at the Annual Induction Ceremony and Dinner. Rhea + Kaiser has recently promoted four current …
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The Farm Progress Show, Monsanto and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation have teamed up to help feed Iowa’s hungry with the America’s Farmers Food Drive. Dow AgroSciences announced the launch of POWERCORE™ in Argentina to control major pests in corn. Register now to attend the NAMA 2012 Smart Marketing Trends webinar, Sept. 13 at 2 pm EST. The Louisiana Farm …
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During the U.S. Grains Councils 52nd Annual Board of Delegates Meeting, Gerry Salzman of Case IH was awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. Archer Daniels Midland Company announced that Todd Werpy, Ph.D., has been appointed vice president, Research and Development. The American Seed Trade Association will host is Corn, Sorghum & Soybean Seed Research Conference and Seed Expo Dec. 7-9, …
Seeking Nominations for Charles Eastin Award
The National Farm-City Council is now seeking nominations for its second annual Charles Eastin Outstanding Service Award. The award pays tribute to an outstanding individual within the United States who has contributed to Farm-City activities as an advocate for accurate communications between rural and urban audiences. The national award is in honor of Dr. Charles “Charlie” Eastin, DVM, who played …