The Board of Directors of Wheat Growers elected their officers for 2012 at their January meeting. The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is requesting proposals for matching grant funds under the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program. Six new faces are laced through numerous Osborn & Barr departments: Anna Bethmann, James Coston, Jim McWilliams, Kelsey Phelps, Sheryl Melton and Nancy Lester-Dean. FMC Corporation …

National 4-H Council has named Dr. P. Bai Akridge as its new Director of Global Projects. Feedstuffs is excited to announce that veteran communicator Andy Vance will be joining its editorial team in a full-time capacity effective March 1. The USDA will amend the federal marketing order regulating the handling of pistachios produced in California, Arizona and New Mexico. A …

Jon M. “Mike” Garnett of Spearman, Texas, was re-elected on Jan. 26 to serve as chairman of The Farm Credit Council Board of Directors. Farm Progress Companies has been selected by the Illinois Soybean Association, Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, Ohio Soybean Association and South Dakota Soybean Association to publish their official magazines. Alltech has promoted Patrick Charlton to the position …

Merck Animal Health announced that it intends to centralize certain functions at the existing Merck Campus in Summit, New Jersey. The Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation launched a new website. DuPont and OligoCo have entered into a collaboration to develop new technology that could enable the intense use of synthetic biology to help feed a growing global population. The …

A pocket guide designed by Purdue Extension to be an in-field reference for corn and soybean producers is now available. Eddie Sandberg, Courtland, Kan., was selected as the 2012 Hereford Herdsman of the Year. In 2012, Deere & Company marks the 175th anniversary of its existence, which began when company founder John Deere successfully manufactured and marketed the self-scouring plow …

Wheat Growers promotes Stephen Briggs to Senior Vice President of Agronomy and Corporate Marketing and Roger Krueger to Senior Vice President of Grain. Terry Sekel joined Rural Media Group, Inc. as senior vice president of advertising sales; Andrew Eder joined as vice president of sales; Sandy Lawson as director of equine sales; and, Sally Stith-Burdette as account representative. The National …

A new CAST Issue Paper, Energy Issues Affecting Corn/Soybean Systems: Challenges for Sustainable Production, examines energy issues within the corn/soybean production system. The national soy checkoff once again plans its Green Ribbon Fairs reimbursement program, aimed at encouraging fairs across the country to promote and use soy-based products. Animal Welfare Approved is pleased to announce the 2011-12 Good Husbandry Grants …

Hamlet Protein is holding a grand opening ceremony for its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Findlay, Ohio, on Jan. 27. On Jan. 20, 2012, DEKALB officially started its 100th anniversary celebration and invites farmers and dealers to join in the festivities all year long. Valent BioSciences Corporation received a building permit on January 3 for a $146 million manufacturing facility …

The “Farmland Investment Fair”, sponsored by The Chicago Farmers will be Feb. 4, 2012. Registration is now open online. CLAAS of America Inc. has announced their expansion and restructuring of their senior management team in North America. An Olympic Gold Medalist, the coronation of the Nebraska Dairy Princess and a seminar on handling high commodity prices are on the agenda …

No-Till Farmer readers selected the 20/20 SeedSense/AirForce system as the best product of 2011. Trimble announced a strategic alliance with Great American Insurance Group to help farmers automate their crop insurance reporting under the USDA Federal Crop Insurance Program. Trimble announced that it will supply information management solutions that can increase efficiencies and productivity for U.S. Sugar Corporation. After 22 …