Jeff Murphy, vice president of sales for Kemin AgriFoods North America, announces the appointment of Marc Hoopingarner as the Key Account Manager responsible for Kemin sales development in the territory which covers Delmarva, West Virginia, Virginia, North and South Carolina. Doug Macklin, who previously serviced these accounts, will now focus solely on managing the Kemin account managers in the East …

Monsanto expanded the potential commercial availability of its breakthrough Roundup Ready 2 Yield™ soybean technology by granting a global royalty-bearing license to Syngenta for use across its soybean seed brands. Monsanto now estimates a potential available acreage for the product of 45 million to 55 million acres in the U.S. Monsanto’s Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans will be introduced on …

The American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA) announces Summer Education Week ’08 held July 14-18, 2008, Omaha, Neb. ASFMRA’s Management Education has been reformatted into modules including: Production Practices, Client Goals and Strategic Plan, Professionalism, Principles of Leasing, Conservation Practices, Selling Skills, Commodity Market Planning and Listening Skills. Summer Education Week ’08 is open to the public …

Syngenta has created the Resistance Fighter™ Resistance Management Module, a unique tool to help growers manage resistance by offering herbicide solutions tailored to corn and soybean fields. The interactive solutions module allows growers to input attributes unique to their farm and management style, generating a herbicide program designed to fit their needs. Each solution is customized by crop, weed, county, …

DuPont and Genencor, a division of Danisco A/S, announced an agreement to form DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC, a 50/50 global joint venture to develop and commercialize the leading, low- cost technology solution for the production of cellulosic ethanol — a next generation biofuel produced from non-food sources — to address a $75 billion global market opportunity. Land O’Lakes Member …

Novus International, Inc. announced a worldwide agreement with emerging biotechnology company BioResource International, Inc. (BRI). The signed agreement states that Novus will be the exclusive worldwide marketer for BRI’s patented enzyme technologies. BASF is pleased to announce the appointment of Nevin McDougall as Vice President, U.S. Business Operations, Crop Protection Division. Most recently, McDougall led BASF operations in the Asia …

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 …