Cattle-Exchange.com, a new website connecting cattle buyers and sellers, was launched by Beef Today magazine. Unverferth Manufacturing Co., Inc., manufacturer of Brent Grain Carts, announces the “Why Do You Choose Brent?” video contest finalists. The finalist’s fellow farmers and general public can view and vote for their favorite video here. BASF has unveiled a video highlighting how American farmers are …

Bayer CropScience has created the Young Farmer Sustainability Award to acknowledge farmers under the age of 40 who are demonstrating sustainability in their operations. U.S. soybean farmers can now apply for the United Soybean Board’s free See for Yourself program, which will enable 10 U.S. soybean farmers this year to witness for themselves how the soybeans they grow are used …

Vitasoy-USA announced the appointment of Susan Rolnick as Vice President, Sales & Marketing. Beck’s Hybrids is hosting 53 grower meetings across Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan throughout January and February. ANIMART announces the recent promotion of Ed Salettel to Operations Manager. The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture presented its fifth annual “Book of the Year” award to Chris …

New Holland Agriculture has been honored with four prestigious AE50 Awards by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. Producers can fine-tune their farming operations with information gained at the 36th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show on Jan. 19, 2012. Farm Journal Foundation’s Farmers Feeding the World initiative announced that GROWMARK has entered into a multiyear agreement to support …

Bayer CropScience released two new mobile apps for the cotton market: the Variety Selector Tool and Seed Planner. Valley Irrigation and CropMetrics were presented with the Irrigation Association New Product Contest Award in Agriculture at the 2011 Irrigation Association Show. Farm Industry News has announced the 22 products it has chosen as the recipients of its 2012 FinOvation awards on …

In a new study funded by the Pork Checkoff researchers at Texas Tech and Iowa State universities found that the pork industry can generally use less bedding year-round than it currently does while improving overall animal well-being – a breakthrough finding that could save the industry an estimated $10.1 million per year. Direct Solutions launched its new logo and tagline …

Moving into the new year, farmers are slightly more positive about the health of their operations than they were going into the harvest, according to the latest DTN/The Progressive Farmer Agriculture Confidence Index. Beck’s Hybrids is pleased to announce the Hayden family from Lake County, Ind., as the 2012 Indiana Farm Family of the Year. Shawn Etheridge has joined Vance …

Members of the United Farmers Cooperative signed a letter of intent to purchase the Marquette, NE based Midwest Ag Partners LLC. The Kansas Soybean Commission and the Kansas Soybean Association are hosting the 2012 Kansas Soybean Expo on January 11. North America’s premiere used combine network is here. A series of webinars on using social media, mobile apps and other …

American Farmland Trust has appointed J. Michael Baise its Midwest Director of Illinois, Iowa and Indiana. Pfizer will provide more than $1 million in sponsorships of National FFA Organization programs, local chapters and more this year. FMC Corporation announced the appointment of Kenneth A. Gedaka as vice president, Corporate Communications. The National Corn Growers Association launched the next-generation of its …

Osborn & Barr is strengthening its digital and creative teams with five new additions: Julia Edwards, Matthew Tornetto, Ekkachai Danwanichakul, Britton Clapp and Jim McWilliams. Swanson Russell announces the promotion of Jason Schmaderer to vice president/account supervisor. With the promotion, Schmaderer becomes an officer of Swanson Russell. Syngenta announced that the EPA has granted registration approval for Zemax herbicide. Swanson …