Veteran agribusiness professional Dr. Jim Budzynski announces the founding of MacroGain Partners. Through a Section 24(c) Special Local Need Registration for INSTINCT nitrogen stabilizer in Iowa during 2008, growers got a first look at the product’s performance in on-farm field trials. This summer, INSTINCT received federal registration and now is widely available across the Corn Belt. J. R. Simplot Company …

Bayer CropScience officially opened its new Cotton Research and Development Laboratory in Lubbock, Texas. New Holland’s new WORKMASTER tractors bear a trusted name, and the same important qualities that made the original WORKMASTER tractors so popular in the 1960s. A team of researchers led by University of California, Riverside (UCR) Professor of Chemical Engineering Wilfred Chen has constructed for the …

The 21 industry legends elected in June as the Class of 2009 are now charter members of the Meat Industry Hall of Fame. AG CONNECT Expo announced a new awards program for those who support “in a compelling way the work of farmers and ranchers to provide abundant and affordable food and fiber.” There are three categories: Ag Woman of …

Hoosier Ag Today has launched two new podcasts in cooperation with two of Indiana’s largest agricultural organizations. Farmcast is a weekly podcast for Indiana Farm Bureau. Hoosier Horsepower is a weekly podcast produced by HAT and the Indiana Soybean Alliance and Indiana Corn Marketing Council. Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health announces the launch of its new Guardian vaccine Web site which provides …

Boehringer Ingelheim announced that it has closed its deal with Pfizer to acquire a significant portion of the Fort Dodge Animal Health business. Syngenta announced a partnership with the California Department of Water Resources to improve irrigation and water management in the Gilroy, Calif. area. A new California Irrigation Management Information System station Syngenta provided is active and providing weather …

Frost & Sullivan recognizes AgraQuest with the 2009 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Growth Leadership. MANA Crop Protection has acquired Bold Formulators, LLC, with facilities in Tifton and Ocilla, Ga. Art’s Way Manufacturing, Inc., is pleased to announce the company has signed a letter of intent to acquire the manure spreader product line of Roda Manufacturing, Inc., Hull, Iowa. …

John Deere has refined the chassis of its popular autonomous vehicle to give the go-anywhere R-Gator an independent suspension and improved ground clearance. The updated R-Gator also boasts a faster top speed, travelling up to 35 mph in manual mode. A new Pfizer Animal Health was unveiled as Pfizer’s acquisition of Wyeth, including its subsidiary Fort Dodge Animal Health, was …

Global Animal Management announces the launch of its newly renovated Web site designed to educate consumers on the importance of animal identification. More than 150 area residents joined global animal health company Alltech to celebrate the opening of its new facility in Clovis on Thursday, Oct. 15. Farm Journal Media is proud to announce its new event, Marketing Rally 2009, …

Jim McCarthy, Iowa, has been selected as the newest winner of the Kleckner Trade and Technology Advancement Award. New Holland has further extended its range of specialized tractors with the introduction of the new TDF Series, designed for customers with specialized needs such as orchards, olive groves, wide vineyards and full-field horticulture farms. The Monsanto Beachell-Borlaug International Scholars Program announced …

The Natural Resources Defense Council announced nominations for its 2nd annual Growing Green Awards. New this year is a “Water Steward” category. Applications are due Dec. 4, 2009, and a $10,000 prize will go to the winning green Food Producer. A group of some 50 produce industry leaders have come together to begin work on a major initiative to drive …