Bayer CropScience and DuPont announced that they have entered into a global licensing agreement for a canola herbicide tolerance trait. Verde Bio-Science has added a line of patent-pending EPA-registered and USDA-certified organic products available for licensing by others. GROWMARK announced it intends to purchase the assets of Select Seed, Camden, Ind. A new online tool to help farmers decide which …

Osborn & Barr welcomes the return of Mark Green to the agency’s management team as vice president, director of strategic innovation. Farmers and ranchers may be spending more time online now than they did five years ago, but they may not be satisfied with their results, according to a recent study. A new resource developed by Iowa State University’s Corn …

CNH will open a remanufactured parts distribution center within its CNH Reman operations facility in Springfield, Mo., to expedite delivery of its remanufactured products to equipment dealers throughout North America. A new website is a collaborative effort of the fertilizer industry aimed at increasing awareness of 4R nutrient stewardship, a site-specific, scientific framework that addresses farmers’ use of the right …

Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete by Monsanto Company has received registration from the EPA. The Makhteshim Agan Group announced that it will acquire DuPont Crop Protection’s global non-mixture diuron business. O&B Kansas City names Peter Cook as associate creative director; Brian Howard joins as account supervisor on a variety of animal-focused accounts; Tyler Bowser joins the Kansas City team as public …

Farm Journal Media announces a new database comprising 32,122 U.S. agricultural retail locations, plus a new link between producers and their primary ag chem Dealer. Massey Ferguson and Rural King will begin offering a select line of Massey Ferguson sub-compact, compact and light utility tractors through Rural King stores. The 2011 Ag Machinery Conference has moved to Waterloo, Iowa. The …

The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association announced the appointment of David Thomas as its new Chief Lobbyist and Leticia Phillips as the organization’s Representative for North America, both based at UNICA’s Washington, D.C. office. Syngenta and Bayer CropScience announced a co-development agreement on an HPPD herbicide tolerance trait for soybeans. The National Potato Council launched a new website to inform school …

The American Meat Science Association has announced registration is now open for the AMSA 64th Reciprocal Meat Conference, to be held June 19-22, 2011, in Manhattan, Kan. Kubota Corporation has named Mr. Yuichi “Ken” Kitao as the new President of Kubota Tractor Corporation, based in Torrance, Calif. On April 12 in Chicago, Ill., the American Meat Science Association Student Membership …

The NAFB Board of Directors has selected Jerry Hurley of Association Executive Resources Group to assist in the search to find a new Executive Director. The beef checkoff announces the release of “The Cattlemen’s Stewardship Review: Connecting Our Vision and Values,” which is a first-of-its-kind inside look at cattlemen’s influence on the nation’s communities, the economy, public health and the …

World Dairy Expo is pleased to announce that Janet Keller has accepted the position of Communications/Public Relations Manager. Beck’s Hybrids and MyRainReport.com, powered by RainWave, are pleased to announce a partnership enabling Beck’s Hybrids to be the exclusive provider of MyRainReport.com. The first 60 products were unveiled that consumers will soon see in stores throughout the country bearing the new …

Kubota Tractor Corporation announces the latest version of its popular RTV900 workhorse utility vehicle model, the new and improved RTV900XT. Planters is announcing the inaugural Naturally Remarkable Planters Awards to celebrate American peanut farmers who are implementing sustainable practices and making positive social changes in their local communities. 4-H Tech Wizards, a new 4-H group mentoring program, will expose underrepresented …