Beginning April 1, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be conducting the 12th National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. Registration and Housing are now open for the 2011 International Dairy Show, Sept. 19-21 in Atlanta, Ga. The United Soybean Board has retooled its website to sharpen its focus on meeting the needs of the nearly 600,000 farmers …

Farm Journal Media recently received the Grand Neal Award, which recognized the service and multimedia strength of the Farm Journal Legacy Project. Chris Nelson, Pete Holman, Bill Freeman and Col. Randy Baxley have joined forces to form Roundup Internet Livestock Marketing, based in Visalia, Calif. The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service and the National FFA organization announce the availability of …

Brownfield Ag News introduces Brownfield Mobile Smartphone applications for iPhone and Android platforms. Agri-Pulse Communications launches expanded information and features on the firm’s newly redesigned website. Syngenta is sponsoring the Syngenta Almond Scholarship program for the second year. Advanta US and Chromatin, Inc. have entered into a commercial license agreement for the development of sorghum.

Jon Ferguson of Kensington, Kan., has been elected as the new president of CattleFax, and Kent Bamford, Haxtun, Colo., as its president-elect. Jeff Lautt was named President of POET. The National Pork Board announced a new branding position celebrating pork’s ability to offer a wide range of options in the kitchen: Pork® Be inspired. The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council is …

Fastline Publications introduced their newest edition: Big Ag Edition. Osborn & Barr congratulates team member Jason Gerke on his recent appointment as chairman of the Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee with the Missouri Farm Bureau. Porter J. Martin, president of Porter Martin Farmland and Cattle Company, based in Shabbona, Ill., was presented the Hall of Fame Award from the Illinois …

Iowa Corn is proud to announce 10 scholarships to be awarded through the Iowa Corn Future of Agriculture Scholarship program to high school seniors college students who are pursuing a degree in the 2011-12 school year. New leadership was elected by the members of the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. America’s Heartland, the only nationally-distributed program …

Ohio Brownfield Ag News radio network will be introduced in 2011. Monsanto Company will provide more than $1 million in sponsorships of National FFA Organization programs, awards, events, student scholarships and more this year. MGEX announced preliminary February monthly electronic trading volume of 190,639 contracts, eclipsing the previous record set in June 2010. John Melick, a fruit and vegetable farmer …

American Farmland Trust, USDA NRCS and Farm Foundation NFP invite you to participate in a forum to address the future of U.S. agriculture, natural resource conservation and rural lands. The 29th National Beef Cook Off is kicking off a recipe contest for everyday home cooks and entertaining enthusiasts nationwide. Submit your best beef recipes online for a chance to win …

Syngenta Seeds, Inc., has released 17 new NK brand soybean products, featuring more varieties with Syngenta’s Aphid Management System. The Georgia Peanut Commission will be holding a mail-ballot referendum March 15 – April 15, 2011 for peanut farmers to vote on increasing the assessment paid by growers from $2 to $3 per ton. Advanta US is improving and consolidating its sorghum …

In 2011, Massey Ferguson will proudly be the “official tractor” of Rodney Atkins. R&D LifeSciences, LLC, recently added Jon Cunningham and Jon Engels as territory managers for the biotech animal health and feed solutions company. The Almond Board of California has released election results for members of the Board of Directors whose terms of office will begin March 1, 2011. …