The FDA has granted approval for feeding Optaflexx (ractopamine hydrochloride) to beef cattle as a topdress to increase live weight gain and improve feed efficiency during the final 28 days to 42 days of the finishing period. Farm Market iD announced it has made available for commercial use previously unavailable information on more than 26,000 agricultural producers in Florida derived …

Premier Companies will be moving its main headquarters to a location at 875 S. Marr Rd. (Columbus, Ind.). The current office was damaged by floods in June 2008, yet the company has experienced financial growth over the past two years. Paulsen Marketing interviewed producers to uncover why, when and where they are adopting new communication technologies. John Deere has taken …

The Chicago Farmers 75th Anniversary Luncheon will bring together old and new friends, and commemorate the special occasion with Master of Ceremonies, Orion Samuelson. The North American alpaca industry is meeting to discuss an industry-wide initiative to support the increased growth of a domestic alpaca fiber market. For the past two years, Pfizer Animal Health has helped to increase interest …

StollerUSA recently launched Bio-Forge ST, a new formulation of Bio-Forge specifically developed for growers interested in seed treatment application as a cost-effective way to increase yields. Bethany Nolan, Gilmer, Texas, was crowned the 2010-11 National Hereford Queen during the American Royal National Hereford Show in Kansas City. Thirteen Iowa college students from a wide range of backgrounds have been named …

Syngenta highlights its celebration of the company’s 10th anniversary by embarking on an ambitious program to feed 10,000 families in the United States. The new DeLaval AMR will suit herds exceeding 300 cows, the first commercial rotaries will have a 90 cow/hour capacity, and up to five robots will simultaneously operate the system. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company announces that the …

Syngenta and DuPont announced that Syngenta has assumed full ownership of GreenLeaf Genetics, LLC, effective Nov. 8, 2010. Telling the story about the role of Modern Agriculture’s science and technology to outside audiences is an obligation of all employed by the crop protection industry, according to the president of CropLife America. Becker Underwood has added two new case sizes for …

Social media is taking the internet by storm, but within that storm are dangers lying in wait for your company. Simply being aware of what some of those dangers are is the easiest way to prevent you or your company from facing legal ramifications. Join us for the next NAMA Webinar, Thursday, Dec. 9 at 1:00 p.m. (Central Time) and …

Mark your calendars for the Regional Best of NAMA Awards ceremonies. New report on no-till: ERS researchers compiled data from the Agricultural Resource Management Survey and the National Resources Inventory-Conservation Effects Assessment Project’s Cropland Survey. The data show that approximately 35.5 percent of U.S. cropland planted to eight major crops, or 88 million acres, had no tillage operations in 2009. …

John Woolfolk, Jackson, Tenn., was announced as the new president of the American Hereford Association (www.hereford.org). Syngenta has received a prestigious Agrow Award in recognition of the company’s new Agrisure Viptera corn trait in the Best Novel Agricultural Biotechnology category. BASF Crop Protection is adding a level of flexibility to its CLEARFIELD Production System for Rice, enabling growers to use …

The Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition has named Dr. Harold F. Reetz, Jr. its new executive director. Ag Leader Technology, Inc. introduced its latest product offerings: the GPS 2500 all-in-one antenna and GNSS receiver. Trimble introduced the new AG GCS200 system for agricultural water management. BASF and Monsanto Company announced significant progress toward launching next-generation dicamba-based weed control systems for soybeans …