NPD Group Vice President Harry Balzer, a leading expert and spokesperson on the food, beverage and foodservice industries, will be one of the general session speakers at POTATO EXPO 2010. TerraSphere System engineers have developed a solid state lighting system that is currently being used to support plant germination. The company is working to apply their advanced system to support …
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Arenus announces that STEADFAST CANINE will sponsor the 2009 DockDogs National Championship scheduled for Oct. 16-18 at King’s Island Resort in Mason, Ohio. Invited guests gathered with 300 employees in Minnetonka, Minn., to celebrate the grand opening of the new Syngenta Seeds, Inc., headquarters building for North America. AgVenture Spangler Seed has announced they’ve hired seed sales professional Art Tessmann …
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Members of the Missouri Renewable Fuels Association have selected Ryland Utlaut of Alma, Mo., as the organization’s 2009-10 president. New Optimize 400 with LCO Promoter Technology delivers new treatability benefits for retailers and extraordinary ROI for growers. Vermeer Corporation offers a new carted wheel rake, called the VR-Series. It is available in 8 and 10 wheel sizes. Cibus is now …
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Alltech proudly announced Tuffy’s Pet Foods as an Official Animal Health and Nutrition Partner for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010. This August, BASF Crop Protection partnered with Horizon Ag to donate funds to the Stop Hunger Now organization’s record-breaking University Million Meal Week where students and community volunteers packaged 1,031,776 meals for the less fortunate around the world. …
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The National FFA Organization announced that Dr. W. Dwight Armstrong of Dayton, OH, will become chief operating officer effective Oct. 5, 2009. Fastline is pleased to announce the new Auctions.Fastline.com. This new online auction is designed to offer Fastline customers an easy and effective tool to sell their farm and construction equipment to their audience. Thirty-eight college students from Illinois, …
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The 2009 American Hereford Association experienced an increase in registrations and membership as production sale prices remained consistent with previous years. Wisconsin Crop Production Association’s Board of Directors announced Robert J. Poehnelt as the new executive director of the association effective Sept. 23, 2009. Novartis Animal Health announces the introduction of Healthy Heifer, a new heifer management program designed specifically …
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New perspectives on rural economic growth will be discussed at the Farm Foundation Forum on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The National Corn Growers Association has added two new managers, Susan Powers and Cathryn Wojcicki Dixson, to fill vacant positions on its award-winning communications team as it works to promote the image of corn farmers and the importance of U.S. corn and …
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DuPont has received full Canadian regulatory approval of its proprietary herbicide tolerance trait, Optimum GAT, in corn and soybeans for cultivation, feed, and food. Monsanto Company announced a non-exclusive research and commercial license agreement with France-based Cellectis S.A. for broad use of its meganuclease technology in plants. Larry A. Quinn, assistant director of the USDA Office of Communications, will retire …
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The Corporate Council on Africa announced that the United States Agency of International Development will sponsor the 7th Biennial U.S.–Africa Business Summit: Realizing the Investment Power of Africa, to be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, 2009. The American Phytopathological Society (APS) is pleased to announce its new officers for …
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Emily Winegar, 14, of Aubrey, Texas, took home her first AQHYA World Champion in Youth Reining. Winegar and Red Berry Wine owned by Green Valley Ranch earned the win with a score of 215.5. Alltech was featured as one of eight green companies by Inc. magazine. Syngenta is launching the new NK-1 Class Soybeans for the 2010 planting season. Blake …