The Syngenta “Good Growth through Advanced Analytics” program has won the 2015 INFORMS Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences. The Dairy Business Association of Wisconsin has hired Jamie Mara, a news media veteran, as its new director of public relations. DTN/The Progressive Farmer has launched a new enterprise management platform called DTN Connect to …

DTN/The Progressive Farmer, agriculture’s trusted source for information and data solutions, has been selected by the board members of four state soybean associations to custom publish each group’s publication, effective immediately. Elanco, The Kroger Co.’s Central Division, Rose Acre Farms, Gleaners Food Bank and Midwest Food Bank introduced a way consumers, food stores and farmers can easily work together to …

Cathleen Enright, PhD, has been named the new president and CEO for the Pet Food Institute, effective April 27, 2015. The Missouri Dairy Association (MDA) applauds Governor Jay Nixon for signing the Missouri Dairy Revitalization Act of 2015 into law. Archer Daniels Midland Company announced that Mark Schweitzer has been appointed vice president, Investor Relations, where he will represent the …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service announced that it is accepting applications for fiscal year 2016 funding for five export market development programs. Mark your calendars for the 17th Annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference, July 23-25, 2015, at Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Georgia. As of April 1, Valent U.S.A. Corporation became the exclusive provider of the MGK crop …

CNH Industrial N.V. is proud to announce the most recent achievements from STEYR, its European agricultural machinery brand, and Case IH, one of its global agricultural machinery brands. Agri-Pulse founder and President Sara Wyant was named to the annual Folio: “Top Women in Media” recognition in the Entrepreneurs category. The American Feed Industry Association recently released the redesign of its …

Bayer pledged $100,000 to the N.C. Department of Transportation to be used for roadside pollinator plantings this spring. The U.S. Food Waste Challenge calls on organizations and businesses across the food supply chain to join the fight against food waste. The United States Potato Board (USPB) is pleased to announce Caitlin Mueller as Meeting Planner and Renee O’Brien as Assistant …

NFL Hall of Famer and the Chicago Bears beloved Coach Mike Ditka will deliver the Wednesday Keynote Address at the United Fresh 2015 General Session, Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. Two of Farm Journal Media’s print entities were recognized at the Neal Awards during American Business Media’s 61st annual Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism …

Nominations for 2015 America’s Farmers Mom of the Year will be accepted for one more day and Monsanto Company wants to hear your story! Brownfield, Ag News for America, is pleased to announce Farm Broadcaster Mark Dorenkamp has joined the Brownfield team. DTN/The Progressive Farmer has repeated its success of earning more North American Agricultural Journalists (NAAJ) writing awards than …

Wisconsin’s largest craft beer week returns May 1-10, 2015 to celebrate its 5th anniversary. New Holland recently announced that Bridon Cordage will be its official supplier of New Holland-branded plastic twine. Peyton Schmitt of Nichols, Iowa, has been named the Iowa state winner of the 2015 GROWMARK essay contest for FFA members. Agnition announced that it has launched Commence for …

Swanson Russell announces the promotion of Zach Bock and Justin Klemsz in its Lincoln office. DuPont Pioneer announced the Journal of Crop Science has published results of a multi-year study conducted to evaluate maize (corn) hybrids under drought-stress, or water-limited, conditions. Ag View is excited to launch the first annual Ask An Aggie Advocacy program, awarding one $500 cash award …