The Agricultural Marketing Service Fruit and Vegetable Program invites you to take part in a series of free, interactive webinars on our many programs and services. Now is the time for farmers to support their school district through America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education, a program that gives farmers the opportunity to nominate their public school district to compete for a …

The USDA will amend the federal marketing order regulating the handling of dates produced or packed in Riverside County, Calif. Twelve of the nation’s premier agriculture students were recently selected for the 2012 International Collegiate Agricultural Leadership Program. Peanut Proud 2012 will be held Saturday, March 24 in Blakely, Ga. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association submitted comments on the USDA’s …

Agro Culture LIQUID Fertilizers has announced its intention to break ground on a new corporate headquarters facility in St. Johns, MI this spring. The Georgia Peanut Commission will hold a referendum March 15 through April 15 giving peanut producers an opportunity to vote on reaffirming the commission. The U.S. EPA has granted registration approval for DuPont Fontelis fungicide. DuPont announced …

Brownfield Mobile, the most comprehensive and user-friendly mobile agriculture information product available today, is getting an upgrade. The PrecisionAg Give-Away winners were announced at the 2012 Commodity Classic. Click here to see a list of winners. Farm Progress Companies is pleased to announce its latest honor as a finalist in the MediaPost Appy Awards in the Business Media App category …

Issues Ink announced that it has continued the expansion of its client offerings and services with the appointment of Jeff Hamilton to the role of Director, Integrated Strategies. Farm Journal announces that Jim Bartelson has joined the company in the newly formed role of Senior Vice President and General Manager of its Database Strategies division. Wyffels Hybrids rolled out 27 …

Cargill is offering a free re-usable egg carton with the purchase of three bags of select Nutrena poultry feed. The National Pork Producers Council at its annual business meeting elected new officers and members to its board of directors. What better way to learn more about the alpaca industry than at the Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association National Alpaca Show. …

The crop protection and specialty pesticide industries are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Ag Container Recycling Council. The International Production & Processing Expo will serve as the umbrella name for the new U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, American Feed Industry Association, and American Meat Institute 2013 Expo in Atlanta. China’s future economic performance and the potential implications for U.S. …

Kent Bamford of Haxtun, Colo., has been elected president of CattleFax, and Kevin Hughes, Boise, Idaho, was named president-elect. The U.S. Grains Council has launched a significantly enhanced website. Ag Leader Technology announces the launch of Insights magazine, a new precision farming publication produced by the Ag Leader team. Fostera PRRS, a modified-live vaccine for growing pigs from Pfizer Animal …

Ohio Brownfield Ag News radio network is pleased to announce it has partnerships with 47 radio stations that are carrying Brownfield programming. The Farm Journal Foundation announced its Farmers Feeding the World campaign’s largest single commitment to date, with a $1 million grant to Heifer International. The economic nuts and bolts of paying farmers, ranchers and other landowners for providing …

Craig Colonno of Anderson Erickson Dairy, Des Moines, Iowa, was elected President of the National Ice Cream Mix Association. U.S. agricultural equipment exports increased 23 percent in 2011 compared to the previous year for a total $11 billion of machinery shipped to other nations, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. The sophisticated food demands of newly affluent consumers in …