Pfizer Animal Health has added to the expertise and services available to its customers by adding four marketing and creative professionals to its U.S. Cattle Marketing team — Ryan Dunn, Jean Lonie, Charlotte Ami Yi-Kochoa and Heather Campbell. Amanda Bacon, Prairie Grove, Ark., was crowned the 2011-12 National Hereford Queen during the American Royal National Hereford Show. CHS Inc. announced …

David Breiner, Alma, Kan., was recently announced as the new president of the American Hereford Association. Cotton farmers in the Delta and Southeast will have more choices for managing weeds and earning financial incentives under the 2012 Roundup Ready PLUS® Weed Management Solutions platform, recently announced by Monsanto Company. U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc. will co-locate its 2013 annual conference at …

Twelve meat and poultry industry leaders were formally inducted into the MEAT INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME as new Members of the Class of 2011. Cargill and BASF Plant Science have joined forces to lead the development of a new, cost-effective dietary source of EPA/DHA: enhanced canola oil. The Global Harvest Initiative announced that IBM has joined as a new member. …

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack appointed 19 representatives to serve on the first national Softwood Lumber Board. Prowl H2O has received registration from the Pest Management Regulatory Agency for use in soybeans. ABS Global, Inc., is currently seeking internship candidates for three positions being offered for the summer of 2012. The American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers announce the …

Canada’s Outdoor Shows Limited has been acquired by Vancouver-based Glacier Media. As part of the inaugural “Yield Signs 4 Success” Program, SFP recently announced the National 4-H Council won its 30-Day Facebook Challenge. SFP will donate $2,000 to 4-H to further its agricultural education endeavors with America’s youth. ABS Global, Inc. is pleased to announce Chris Berning has joined the …

Agriculture.com recently released an updated mobile version of the leading agriculture site, m.agriculture.com, which now features an up-to-the-minute markets ticker, video, upgraded weather coverage and in-depth news and markets analysis. Eighteen months after the introduction of the iPad, 11% of U.S. adults now own a tablet computer of some kind. But a majority says they would not be willing to …

Farm Journal Media’s AgWeb.com launched its mobile application, providing smartphone users with easier, more graphic access to its market-leading content. Croplife recently released a new video on fertilizer, crop protection product handling and distribution. Watch the video here. The soybean-checkoff-funded U.S. Soybean Export Council launched a revamped website for its global aquaculture program to communicate the benefits of soy in …

Pioneer Hi-Bred International is suing Monsanto, accusing the seed giant of illegally using seed production methods developed by Dupont. Japan is preparing to ease restrictions on U.S. beef imports: Japan may raise the age limit of cattle from which U.S. beef can be imported from 20 months of age or younger to 30 months and younger. The National Cattlemen’s Beef …

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council welcomed news from EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson that the decision has been made to retain the current coarse particulate matter (dust) standard. Brownfield Ag News reports that the U.S. corn and soybean harvests have progressed steadily over the past week and that the harvest is running ahead of the past …

The Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference of American Trucking Associations announced that it has hired veteran agricultural lobbyist Jon Samson as its new executive director. United Nations Agency chiefs and top international personalities met to celebrate World Food Day, whose focus this year is on the recent wave of food price swings which threatens to push millions more people into …