Fifty years after opening his small welding shop, Jon Kinzenbaw, Kinze® Manufacturing, Inc.’s founder, president and CEO, has been inducted into the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) Hall of Fame. Krone announces a new strategic business partnership with Clutch+ Business Advisors, a consulting and training firm focused on the agribusiness and food industries. FLM+, a hybrid strategic consulting, marketing and …

O’Fallon, Illinois-based Brookside Agra recently expanded its sales team with the addition of Tim Nelson, Director of Ag Sales – North Region. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) honored JCB North America with its “Pillar of the Industry Award” as part of its annual I Make America initiative. The Minnesota AgriGrowth Council and AGree launched a new partnership in Minnesota …

Join MoKan NAMA on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. for a lunch and learn on Inte-GREAT-ed Marketing. Across the globe, clients of The Context Network now have access to a new website. The Public Lands Council welcomes Ethan Lane to the association in his new role as executive director. Jason Andringa will serve as Vermeer Corporation’s President and …

Tom Liebe has been hired as president and CEO of Cooperative Network, the statewide association for cooperatives in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Missouri’s farmers and ranchers are helping tell the story of agriculture and the beef industry through a new interactive exhibit opening summer 2016 at the Saint Louis Science Center. At its October 27, 2015, Organizational Meeting, the MGEX Board …

JCB was recognized as the 2015-Mid Sized Company TAG (Technology Across Georgia) Excalibur award winner. In support of promoting a more sustainable and efficient agricultural industry, Verdesian Life Sciences has been named a partner of the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Program. The Equipment Dealers Association (EDA) announced that Fred J. Whyte, retiring president of STIHL Inc. in Virginia Beach, VA, has …

JCB is marked its 70th anniversary by the introduction of a JCB limited edition backhoe loader. Spud Smart, Canada’s media outlet dedicated to delivering timely information to potato growers, processors, industry suppliers and policymakers from coast to coast, has rolled out an improved, mobile-responsive website. NAMA’s “How Marketers Can Respond in a Down Ag Economy” webinar hosted by Greg Guse …

The Agri-Business Educational Foundation Online Media Auction is open for bidding until November 15, 2015. Kubota Tractor Corporation (KTC) broke ground on Oct. 20th, 2015 for its new corporate headquarters location in Grapevine, Texas. The National Corn Growers Association Nominating Committee is accepting applications from members for the 2017 Corn Board.

The “Upper Midwest Organic Agriculture Tour” planned at the Synergy in Science ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN, on Nov. 14th will highlight the Twin Cities’ organic food system. Swanson Russell announces the promotion of Megan Bollish and Jeremie Memming in its Lincoln office. broadhead has made eleven across the board hires and promoted seven current agency …

RFD-TV News announced that Market Day Report – its daily live news program devoted exclusively to the agriculture industry – is the winner of the 2015 Cablefax Award in the news category for “Best Show or Series.” Representatives from the Vermont Agencies of Agriculture, Education, & Health will join state legislators, Burlington schools superintendent, local school board members, farm to …

Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc. (TKI), a U.S. subsidiary of Tessenderlo Group, and DuPont Crop Protection announced the sale of certain of DuPont’s global Hexazinone solo product and its Hexazinone/Diuron-only mixture product business assets to TKI. MGEX announced the results of its annual Board of Directors (Board) election, held October 1, 2015. Craig Boelling has been named vice president of resource development …