The brand that revolutionized ice cream celebrates its 20th Birthday in May by offering its customers free ice cream. On the afternoon and evening of May 20, local Dippin’ Dots Franchised locations will offer their customers a free cup of their delicious beads of ice cream. The company has even produced a special flavor the occasion. Birthday Cake flavor is …

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) announced that Tim Bettington has been named the senior associate director of swine marketing. Bettington has served the global animal health industry for over a decade. Asoyia has finalized an agreement with two key venture capital firms, securing $4 million to expand marketing, research and development of its ULTRA low linolenic soybean products. St. Louis-based …

Denise Donovan has joined the Ayres Kahler team as an account administrator and project manager. She is responsible for traffic, proofing and client service support. Prior to joining Ayres Kahler, Donovan spent 14 years in various marketing roles with MDS Pharma Services. Most recently she was the logistics manager for global marketing. The Common Ground Alliance (CGA) has designated May …

Penton Media and Western Farm Press® will be the publisher of the official World Ag Expo magazine and show guide in 2009. The official magazine is distributed to thousands of farmers and ranchers preceding the opening of the worldwide event in February in Tulare, Calif. The magazine is the primary news source for all official Expo details and events. World …

American Butter Institute (ABI) members elected new board representatives from three member companies: Cody Gruwell, United Dairymen of Arizona, in Tempe, AZ; Michael John, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Inc. in Reston, VA; and Dean Van Tuinen from Darigold, Inc., in Seattle, WA. In addition, John Whetten, ABI’s President from 1999-2001 received the American Dairy Product Institute’s Award …

Ag Leader Technology recently broke ground on a building expansion at their facility in Ames, Iowa. The 96,000 square foot addition will more than double the size of the current facility and create approximately 58 new jobs in the Ames area. Lew Lewis was recently promoted to Senior Key Account Manager for Kemin AgriFoods North America. In this role, Lew …

American Dairy, Inc., one of the leading producers and distributors of infant formula, milk powder and soybean and walnut products in China, announced that its flagship brand, “Feihe,” has been named the “Most Energetic Brand” in the “Top Ten Best Infant Formula” category at the Annual Baby and Infant Industry Ceremony, hosted recently by SINA Corporation. The American Meat Institute …

Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer appointed one producer alternate member to serve on the Hass Avocado Board. Kay S. Wild, from Vista, Calif., has been immediately appointed to complete the term that ends on Oct. 31, 2008. Hero insecticide from FMC Corporation recently received an expanded label and now can be used to control tough foliar pests that can impede plant …

Two new fungicides from BASF recently received registration from the EPA for use on cereals, providing growers with broad-spectrum activity on rust, head scab and other major cereal diseases. Caramba™ fungicide, the first fungicide registered, provides activity against head scab. The second fungicide registered for use by the EPA is a premix fungicide product containing the active ingredients pyraclostrobin, the …

Nominations are open for the Grower Achievement Award and those interested in nominating a deserving grower can do so here. The deadline for nominations is May 30. The Grower Achievement Award honors vegetable growers for excellence in marketing efforts, innovative food quality and safety procedures, industry leadership, and community outreach. The award is sponsored by Syngenta and is presented by …