Carbon Credited Farming has named Brian Sullivan as the new CEO of the Green Oil and Agroforestry Division, and Barry McWilliams as the new CEO of Commercial and Operational Activities. Former United Soybean Board farmer-leader Sander “Sandy” Ludeman will be receiving the Siehl Prize for Excellence in Agriculture in the category of production agriculture from the University of Minnesota. BASF …

The People’s Choice BBQ Contest at World Pork Expo, sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health, features three of Iowa’s top competing Pit Masters. The two-day event will occur June 9 and 10, near the Pfizer tent, #60, north of the Varied Industries Building on the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Exploring both the benefits and adversities of farming in the diverse lands of …

The National Sustainable Agriculture Standards Committee will hold its third meeting in Fayetteville, Ark., on June 14 and 15, 2010. Bayer CropScience Canada has officially retained M2 Universal, one of Canada’s largest media services companies. M2 Universal assumes all media planning (online & off-line) and purchasing responsibilities for Bayer CropScience Inc., Canada. The RISE President Search Committee is pleased to …

Georgia-Pacific Plant Nutrition announces the addition of Bruce Prock as senior technical services manager. The 10th International Conference on Precision Agriculture kicks off Sunday, July 18 at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center in Denver and runs through July 21. Drovers, with sponsorship from Dupont Land Management, announces the Pasture and Rangeland Resource Center, a new source for pasture and range …

John Deere Harvester Works recently rolled the half millionth self-propelled combine , a 9870 model, off the assembly line at the East Moline, Ill. manufacturing facility. Winfield Solutions, LLC, recently named twenty 2010 recipients for the organization’s Careers in Agriculture Scholarship program. Amye Hughes, a recent Indiana University graduate, joins Farm Journal Media’s Database Strategies Division as Account Representative for …

Anyone interested in hay and forage production will want to be in Strawberry Point, Iowa, June 16 and 17 for the Hay Expo. Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) and the Beef Cattle Institute (BCI) at Kansas State University have collaborated to produce the Animal Care Training Web site, offering training video, testing and certification in specific areas of livestock handling. Myran …

Sponsored by Pro*Act, LLC, five chefs from across the country and throughout the industry received top honors in the 2010 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards Program at United Fresh 2010. Agrium Advanced Technologies has announced the promotion of Jeff Novak to vice president, marketing and innovation and the expansion of its marketing department to include agronomy, communications, marketing, product innovation …

The American Meat Institute, the Food Marketing Institute, and the United Fresh Produce Association announced the co-location of their premier trade shows – the FMI Exhibit and Education Event, the AMI International Meat Poultry and Seafood Convention and Exposition, and United Fresh – beginning in 2012 at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. Borden Milk is proud to join …

CME Group announced the submission of a petition to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for approval to list twelve new agricultural swaps to be available on CME ClearPort. The North American Equipment Dealers Association and Spader Business Management have formed a partnership to promote training, 20 groups and consulting services for equipment dealers. Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of …

A new tool is available to hay and forage producers, locally and nationwide, to help them harvest a better quality crop: Dur-Adjust features a dual spring and rod system for DARF Hay Rakes. Sci Protek Inc. has secured exclusive global licensing rights to a new technology, a yeast, that will help manage the spread of one of the worst diseases …