RiceTec will hold its annual Arkansas Field Day on August 14 beginning at 4:00 pm at their Harrisburg, AR Business Center. BASF announced the official publication of Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) established by the European Commission for Sharpen® herbicide in the EU. Helping farmers and landowners choose the right farm bill risk coverage package in the months ahead will be …
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McDonald’s and the Iowa Food & Family Project (IFFP) are partnering to dish up fresh and fun information about quality food and the farm families who grow it. The National Corn Growers Association welcomes Jennifer Myers who joins the organization as the Communications Manager based in the Washington office. Jim Kelm, principal at Kelm Mangement, Red Wing, MN, was elected …
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Dr. Guy Fipps, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service irrigation engineer, was recently named Professional Engineer of the Year at the meeting of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers in Montreal, Canada. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Administrator Anne Alonzo announced over the weekend that USDA’s National Farmers Market Directory now lists 8,268 markets, …
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Two new programs will benefit sheep producers and the sheep industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced July 28. Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity is partnering with Indiana’s agriculture community for the fifth consecutive year to construct a three-bedroom house during the Indiana State Fair. Beck’s is pleased to announce the purchase of the former …
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Captain Keith Colburn, one of the stars of the hit television series Deadliest Catch on Discovery Channel, has become an Ambassador for the nonprofit organization Seafood Nutrition Partnership (SNP). On Wednesday, Aug. 20 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., The Center for Food Integrity, in cooperation with the Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska, will host the Forum for …
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Wheat Growers has hired Mike Fillaus as the agronomy sales manager for the cooperative’s southern trade area. Syngenta announced plans to broaden and scale up its PLENE® platform of integrated sugar cane solutions. The American Farm Bureau Federation together with Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business Global Social Enterprise Initiative and the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative’s StartupHoyas announced the Rural Entrepreneurship …
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United Suppliers, a wholesale supplier of crop protection and crop nutrient products, has selected Swanson Russell to develop a brand architecture system for its proprietary and manufactured products. The North American Deer Farmers Association (NADeFA) announces that, in conjunction with the Cervid Livestock Foundation, it is sponsoring research at Kansas State University to develop an all-new testing protocol for Chronic …
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Exmark announced a joint promotion with leading animal nutrition company, Hubbard Feeds Inc., the companies are teaming up to give away three top-of-the-line Exmark zero-turn mowers away in the Hubbard Life ‘This is the Life’ Sweepstakes. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has declared August 3 through 9, 2014, “National Farmers Market Week“. Biotechnology Industry Organization announced the Livestock Biotech Summit will …
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Robert L. Carlson, former president of the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO), has been appointed United Nations (UN) Special Ambassador of the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF). The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture announced the winners of its Agriculture in a Growing World Essay contest. The shareholders of GRAINLAND Cooperative and MINIER COOPERATIVE GRAIN COMPANY approved a merger of …
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The 37th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission will take place Monday 14 July to Friday 18 July 2014 Acclaimed late night TV host Jay Leno will give the closing session keynote address at the 96th AFBF Annual Convention and IDEAg Trade Show in San Diego on Jan. 12, 2015. Already an agriculture industry leader for online and mobile media, …