The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) is hosting a webinar on Thursday, May 19 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern. The seminar is entitled “Precision Content – Applying the Lessons of Modern Farming to Optimize Communications Efforts” will help communication professional navigate the process of creating content just as growers move through the growing cycle. Speakers Keith Negrin and Bill Brozak will discuss how …
New Holland Supports 1st Fisher House in WI
The first Fisher House in Wisconsin was officially dedicated on Saturday, April 23 by Ken Fisher, Chairman and CEO of Fisher House Foundation, Andrew Roberts, President of Fisher House Wisconsin, and James McLain, Acting Director of Milwaukee VA Medical Center. Rebecca Gunderson, Community Relations Manager for New Holland North America, was on site representing New Holland during the dedication ceremony. …
Celebrating 60 Years of Warren Kester Journalism
The National Association of Farm Broadcasters is saddened to share the news that charter-signing member Warren Kester has passed away. Kester was a life-long member of the agriculture community and worked as a journalist in print and on air for almost 60 years. Kester was 95 years old at the time of his passing in March. He was born on …
BASF & Balchem Collaborate on New Product
BASF and Balchem Corporation are working together to bring next generation feed efficiency and health products to the North American swine industry. This relationship will open the door to a portfolio of products and technologies that improve feed hygiene, safety and overall animal performance. Look for offerings at World Pork Expo, June 8-10 in Des Moines, Iowa. “Our alliance with …
CNH Releases 2015 Sustainability Report
CNH Industrial has proven time and again that they are a sustainable company. For the fifth year in a row they have been named an Industry Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability (DJSI) World and Europe Inducies. They were the 2015 DJSI Capital Goods Industry Group Leader and were included on the CDP Climate A List. Now the company is …
Simple Solutions from LibertyLink
Soybeans are no longer a simple crop to grow and market. With new traits still pending approval for export to other countries, and some elevators announcing they won’t accept specific traits, choosing the right soybean for your operation may be down right complicated. LibertyLink soybeans, however, offer a simple solution. These soybean traits have all been approved for domestic and …
Monsanto Announces Farm Mom of the Year
Monstanto‘s latest announcement is just in time for Mother’s Day. After two weeks of online voting, Mary Courtney has been named Farm Mom of the Year. Courtney farms with her husband, Shane and grows corn, soybeans, burley tobacco, mixed vegetables, green bell peppers, eggplant, cucumbers, squash and zucchini, specialty peppers and seedless watermelon, along with cattle. Mary was one of …
Syngenta Appoints President and CEO
J. Erik Fyrwald has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Syngenta. Fyrwald is the current President and CEO of Univar. He will succeed John Ramsay, who has been acting as interim CEO since November of 2015. “After a rigorous search, the Board concluded that Erik’s leadership and considerable experience in both agriculture and chemicals, along with his strong track record of …
Workshop Explores Changing Dynamics of Ag Finance
Farm Foundation, NFP, along with USDA’s Economic Research Service and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, has organized a workshop that intends to explore the implications of the evolving trends regarding non-farmer investor interest in agricultural resources and the use of more diverse business organization tools by farm landowners. The workshop will be held June 6-7, 2016, at the Brown Hotel, …
AFBF Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge Has Opened
Online applications for the American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) third Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge will open May 1, coinciding with the beginning of National Small Business Week. The competition, in which entrepreneurs will compete for a prize of $145,000 in startup funds, provides an opportunity for individuals to showcase ideas and business innovations that benefit rural regions of the United States. …