ADAMA, a world leader in customer-focused agricultural solutions, announced that NIMITZ nematicide received state registration in California for use on tomatoes, peppers, okra, eggplant, cucumbers, watermelons, cantaloupe and squash. Kenneth A. Spearman has been designated by President Barack Obama as Chairman and CEO of the Farm Credit Administration. World Dairy Expo (WDE) is pleased to announce the addition of Nicole …

Advanta announces the launch of its new website, PhoenixCorn.com, dedicated to the sale of Phoenix® brand corn hybrids. AgriLabs announced it has appointed Sean O’Hare as executive vice president effective March 1. EPA is registering a new miticide, oxalic acid, to combat the devastating effects of the Varroa mite on honey bee colonies. The National 4-H Council’s sixth annual 4-H …

NCBiotech’s AgBiotech Initiative is expanding the 2015 Ag Biotech Entrepreneurial Showcase to include presentations from crop biotech and animal health companies from across the greater Eastern United States. NewLeaf Symbiotics announced the appointment of Mike McFatrich as Vice President for Business Strategy and Development. NRGene and researchers from universities in Israel, Turkey, and Germany, are working to map the emmer …

Archer Daniels Midland Company has announced several management appointments. As Lely North America continues to enter new markets and experience rapid growth in the North American market, it is expanding the senior leadership team and the role of one of its tenured employees, Chad Huyser. NAMA will be hosting a webinar on Email Marketing on Wednesday, March 25, at 1:00 …

AAEA scholarship applications are due April 3. In 2015, four scholarships will be awarded: The James Evans Scholarship is the top scholarship offered, in the amount of $2,000. Bayer CropScience and California Citrus Mutual announced #CitrusMatters, a year-long campaign geared at raising consumer awareness of the Huanglongbing disease and the devastating impact it could pose to California’s $2.4 billion citrus …

U.S. Wheat Associates welcomes Amanda Spoo as Communications Specialist in its Arlington, VA, headquarters effective March 9, 2015. The Chicago Council on Global Affairs announced the convening of an expert task force, ahead of the Global Food Security Symposium 2015 on April 16 in Washington, DC, to examine the important role the agriculture and food system can play in promoting …

Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture announced at the 2015 Commodity Classic in Phoenix, Arizona that Ingredion Incorporated, a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, has joined the Alliance. On June 17 at the Chamber of Commerce Board Room in historic Union Station, the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City will honor three of the …

David Korbelik has joined Beck Ag as Director of Business Development. The winner of the American Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Collegiate Discussion Meet announced at the American Farm Bureau Federation FUSION Conference in Nashville earlier this month is Levy Randolph of California. A group of 10 outstanding young farm and ranch leaders was honored by the American Farm …

The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has awarded 23 $500 mini-grants to communities across the nation. Dr. Kathleen A. Merrigan, who recently served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, will join AGree as a Co-Chair, announced AGree Executive Director Deborah Atwood. Peterson Farms of Loretto, Ky., who was named the winner of the 2015 Top Producer of the Year …

Lessing-Flynn has created new professional opportunities for members of the team, including Jordan Beynon and Chris Hanson who recently assumed new roles within the agency. Land O’Lakes, Inc., Arden Hills, MN, is acquiring the assets of FLM+, a leading marketing communications and strategic consulting company with expertise in the agribusiness and rural community sector. ABS® Global, Inc., the world leader …