Kansas City’s Mike Haverty and Steve Hunt were recently awarded with the “Jay B. Dillingham Award for Agricultural Leadership and Excellence.” The Award was presented by the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City. The Makhteshim Agan Group and Albaugh Inc.,announced that they have signed a Letter of Intent providing for the acquisition of Albaugh by Makhteshim. Filament Marketing, LLC, announces …

Syngenta Seedcare announced Ryan McGruder, a rice grower from Wynne, Ark., as the grand-prize winner of the CruiserMaxx Rice Sweepstakes, which celebrated the recent launch of CruiserMaxx Rice, the first insecticide/fungicide seed treatment combination for rice. Advanta US, Inc., announces the addition of Steve Ligon as business manager. All three DuPont biofuels collaborations received top honors in the 2010 “Transformative …

Syngenta Seeds, Inc. has received approval from Japanese regulatory authorities for the Agrisure Viptera trait and the Agrisure Viptera 3111 trait stack. This approval clears the way for U.S. corn growers to plant corn hybrids with the Agrisure Viptera trait during the 2011 planting season. Premier Power, LLC has designed a new, mobile PTO power source for farm operations needing …

Adam Wells-Morgan, executive chef of The Club at Old Hawthorne in Columbia, Mo., won top honors in the 21st annual National Taste of Elegance contest in Baltimore, Md. The competition was sponsored by the Pork Checkoff. Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, has been named a 2010 World Food Prize laureate. As the official ice cream of …

Gene Nemechek, a swine veterinarian from Springdale, Ark., has been elected president of the National Pork Board by his fellow board members. The board also elected Everett Forkner, a pork producer from Richards, Mo., vice president. Makhteshim Agan of North America, the manufacturer of endosulfan, announced the reasons behind its voluntary participation in the plan to withdraw endosulfan over time. …

The National Milk Producers Federation has a new Vice Chairman and three new board members. John Underwood was elected the Third Vice Chairman of NMPF. The new Board members include: Mickey Childers of Somerville, Ala.; Dan Senestraro of Johnson, Kan.; and Jim Werkhoven of Monroe, Wash. Syngenta Crop Protection announced that Inspire Super fungicide received EPA approval for use on …

The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal released a list of the top 100 Minnesota private companies, listed by revenue. Food and agriculture companies are a leading demographic in this list, holding nearly 40% of the spots. Further, the Agri-Growth Council is proud to have six companies included in their membership within the top ten. The U.S. Wheat Associates have developed an …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces new members of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee for its 2010-2012 term. Today, the American Agri-Women will be hosting its 17th annual symposium in Washington, D.C., over “Agriculture Under Siege: How to Be a Force for Truth.” FreshCowInnovationCenter.com is a new hub for everything fresh cows developed by Cattlenetwork and Dairy Herd …

The 37th annual National Inventor of the Year Award will be presented to a DuPont research team for advancing sustainable agriculture and addressing the needs of the growing global population by discovering an advanced insect control product. Erica Pagel, Director of Raw Materials Management for Foremost Farms USA in Baraboo, Wis., has begun a three-year term of service on the …

According to the new Rabobank U.S. Farm & Ranch Survey, more than 70 percent of U.S. agricultural producers now report that they have taken a range of measures on sustainable ag practices – the highest level since the survey began in 2008. The United Soybean Board/soybean checkoff will sponsor the National Tractor Pullers Association’s 2010 season and its newest competition …