The Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs announced they have designated 2011 the “Year of the Farmworker Child.” Producers can fine-tune their farming operations with information gained at the 35th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show on Jan. 20, 2011, at the Albany Civic Center in Albany, Ga. John Deere is giving customers additional reasons to visit their local dealers this winter: …

Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred have resolved a dispute regarding the marketing of certain corn seed products sold through Pioneer’s PROaccess business unit. As part of the resolution, Pioneer will continue to distribute products through its PROaccess business unit, with modified packaging. The Organic Materials Review Institute has approved Alltech’s application for Sel-Plex 1000. National Association of Farm Broadcasting president …

Organic yogurt leader Stonyfield Farm has launched the Stonyfield Organic Farmers Grant-a-Wish Program to help fund innovative organic farming projects that can make a strong environmental impact or improve the long-term viability of organic farming. Valley Irrigation recently announced a formal agreement with CropMetrics. With five completely new models, the Fendt 800 Series high horsepower tractors continue the tradition of …

U.S. Wheat Associates (www.uswheat.org) welcomes Tyler Jameson as Assistant Director of Policy in its Arlington, Va., headquarters effective today. A cooperative effort between Hoosier Ag Today and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, all the photos featured on the Indiana Agriculture Calendar were taken by Indiana farmers and are of scenes from Indiana farms and rural communities. Bayer CropScience announced …

Thomas C. Dorr, president and CEO of the U.S. Grains Council and former USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development during the George W. Bush administration, has been named to the board of directors of the Farm Journal Foundation. Participate in the new Hoard’s Dairyman monthly webinar series starting next Monday, Jan. 10, at noon, central time. To sign up, visit …

Murray Wise Associates LLC has announced the addition of Matt Conlon to its Clarion, Iowa, office. The University of Illinois is holding its 2011 Bioenergy Feedstocks Symposium on Jan. 11 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Jan. 12 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at University of Illinois I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. Ingersoll Tillage Group is …

The Andersons, Inc. announced it has completed the purchase of two grain storage facilities in Kearney and Riverdale, Neb., and assumed a third leased facility in Paxton, Neb., from B4Grain, Inc. Eight agriculture programs in Illinois received checks totaling one-million dollars from Farm Credit Services of Illinois. Pfizer Animal Health announced an agreement to acquire Synbiotics Corporation. Hertz Farm Management …

The Senninger UP3 received the most innovative new agricultural product of 2010 from the Irrigation Association at the IA annual international irrigation show. DuPont announced it has acquired Seed Consultants, Inc., Washington C.H., Ohio, and Terral Seed, Lake Providence, La., as part of its Pioneer Hi-Bred PROaccess business strategy. The preliminary findings of a months-long study that examines how wind …

Mark your calendars and come join the Board of Directors of the Texas Rice Council as they celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the organization. Dave Rolli has been named a region sales manager for Wyffels Hybrids, responsible for supervising seven district sales managers. The Renewable Fuels Association is proud to announce the Flex-Fuel Station Locator application for Android phones. The …

EGT, LLC, announced it is building two high capacity shuttle train loaders in Montana to ensure that EGT can efficiently ship wheat from a key growing region to the company’s export grain terminal. Allflex USA is introducing a one-piece, self-piercing tag called the A-Tag. Vivando fungicide from BASF Crop Protection has received full registration from the U.S. EPA and the …