The 2010 Minnesota Agri-Growth Council Annual Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 4 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that USDA plans to open a centralized data collection and processing center near St. Louis, Mo. as part of the agency’s efforts to streamline operations and better serve the statistical needs of agriculture and rural America. …

Silk Soymilk announced a new website that allows consumers to trace the origin of the soybeans in each carton of Silk down to the county level. Cibus Global has moved its U.S. research facilities to a state-of-the-art, Platinum LEED-certified location in San Diego. At the fall Board meeting of the American Butter Institute, Mark Korsmeyer, Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., …

Becker Underwood announced that it has acquired Biological Control Products (Pty) Ltd., a leading company in Africa for solid-state fermentation of fungal products. More than 60 representatives from more than 20 national food and agricultural organizations agreed to incorporate a U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) to focus on working together to enhance U.S. consumer trust in modern food production …

The Cotton Board, Memphis, Tenn., is pleased to announce William A. “Bill” Gillon as its new President and CEO. The man who has served as executive director of the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers since its inception six years ago, Aaron Putze, has accepted a position with the Iowa Soybean Association. The United Fresh Produce Association has hired Dr. Barry …

The 2010 Annual Meeting of the ASFMRA will be held Nov. 1-4 in Orlando Florida under the theme, ’81 Years of Magic’. American Farmland Trust has launched “Dine out for Farms” – a national, weeklong event (Oct. 10-16) that will bring together restaurants and consumers together across the country to support a sustainable future for America’s farms. Bunge North America …

During the month of September, as part of Hunger Action Month, 55 food banks in 24 states received monetary donations on behalf of Weeding out Hunger, a hunger-relief campaign based on grower purchases of Halex GT corn herbicide. The National Corn Growers Association announced that Kyle Fergason has been promoted to National Corn Yield Contest Manager and will handle the …

The 2010 Minnesota Agri-Growth Council Annual Meeting is scheduled for Nov. 4 at the Minneapolis Convention Center and will focus on contemporary issues facing the food and agriculture industry while also looking back at the hurdles and successes this proud industry has experienced. The CR9060 combine manufactured by New Holland Brazil was awarded Gerdau’s Best of the Land Award Silver …

Farm Credit Services of Illinois and the Illinois Pork Producers Association are teaming-up to provide free grilled pork burger meals during the sixth annual “Harvest Lunch Tour.” ANIMART, Inc. announces the recent addition of Kayla Buske as marketing associate of the large animal dairy and livestock division which provides animal health products and supplies to producers. Public Lands Council held …

In an effort to offer real-world experience to future agriculture professionals, Novartis Animal Health US, Inc., will offer grants to eight high school students of the National FFA Organization as part of an ongoing partnership. The National Milk Producers Federation announced the launch of its Foundation for the Future website: www.FutureForDairy.com. Two e-learning modules, K-Mag High Yielding, High-Quality Crops and …

Unveiled on the final day of the National Fisheries Institute’s (NFI) annual meeting in Chicago, PickMyFish.com is designed to end indecision by helping people find types of fish they’ll enjoy eating. Nicholson Kovac, Inc., has announced promotions in its media and public relations departments, as well as six recent additions to the agency’s account service, social media and public relations …