Croplife America has released a new video on modern ag production practices. Titan Tire Corporation donated approximately $160,000 worth of agricultural tires to the Illinois and Indiana Future Farmers of America Organizations during their auction at the Farm Progress Show. The American Farm Bureau Federation board of directors elected Julie Anna Potts executive vice president of AFBF. William Shurtleff, cofounder …
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MANA Crop Protection announced the introduction of a new state of the art Parallel Plus formulation, offering a powerful, more convenient combination of metolachlor and atrazine for use on corn and grain sorghum. Koch Agronomic Services announced that it has completed an asset acquisition of AGROTAIN International. The Nobel Foundation announced Dan Shechtman of Iowa State University, the U.S. Department …
The View Out Front
Our front lawn now has more color. In addition to the forklift, skid steer, scissor lift, four F250s, two cars, two flat bed trailers, one enclosed trailer and a chevy, there’s also the new barn being erected which is the exact opposite of our house. People keep telling me we should’ve just added “horse’s quarters” to the front of our …
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Diamond V unveiled a new corporate brand strategy that supports the unique Diamond V portfolio of trusted products and services: “The Trusted Experts in Nutrition & Health”. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. enhances a vaccine that already stepped beyond conventional reproductive protection: Express® FP 10. CropLife America honored Col. Ed Duskin, executive vice president of the Southern Crop Production Association, with …
2012 National Beef Ambassador Team Chosen
John Weber (Minnesota), Kim Rounds (California), Arika Snyder (Pennsylvania), Rossie Blinson (North Carolina), and Emily Jack (Texas) were chosen as the 2012 National Beef Ambassador Team at the annual competition, funded in part by the beef checkoff, held Sept. 30 – Oct. 2 at the Shisler Conference Center and Hilton Garden Inn in Wooster, Ohio. Eighteen senior contestants, ages 17-20, …
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Professor Jenks Britt, D.V.M., D.A.B.V.P. from Western Kentucky University Department of Agriculture, received the Mentor of the Year Award from the American Association of Bovine Practitioners and Merck Animal Health. Osborn & Barr has expanded its team of communication professionals to include seven individuals who will support the agency’s growth in account service, public relations, media, production and network administration. …
I Hope They Don’t Mind…
My neighbors up the road, that is. Since my family planted soybeans across the highway this year, I had to go to the adjacent field to cut down some corn for my outside decorations. I hope they don’t mind. It was only about 8 stalks. And I picked ones that had fewer ears so the squirrels weren’t climbing our overhang …
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Monsanto Company announced it has acquired Beeologics, which researches and develops biological tools to provide targeted control of pests and diseases. Syngenta consolidates U.S. Communications with Martin Williams Advertising, Gibbs & Soell. FFA New Horizons relaunched in September to rave reviews from the magazine’s sponsor, the National FFA Organization, and its more than 500,000 members. Osborn & Barr has added …
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Issues Ink has expanded its business development department to include two results-driven business development representatives, Jeff Hamilton and Hiten Shah. Geosys is adopting a new visual identity in preparation for its 25th anniversary in 2012. The new identity was unveiled during the launch of Geosys’ new website on Sept. 12. The Adisseo Group, one of the worldwide leaders in the …
Look – Corn! Look – More Corn!
Over the weekend, we loaded up 10 bales of hay onto my husband’s flatbed trailer and took five kids under the age of 5 on a hay rack ride. For about an hour, we toured the 10 rectangular miles around our house and ended at our make-shift pumpkin patch. Since “real” pumpkin patches were too far away to drive to, …