United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced more than $1.5 million in funding to expand bio-control efforts to fight Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening. Zoetis Inc. marked another milestone in the company’s launch as an independent public company, conducting its first-ever Annual Meeting of Shareholders. HighQuest Group announced that Jim Borel, executive vice president of DuPont, will deliver …

Pear Bureau Northwest, the nonprofit marketing association that promotes fresh pears grown in Oregon and Washington, recently commissioned nutrition research examining fresh pear consumption and the associated nutrition and health benefits. Golf course superintendents and lawn care professionals can now instantly access Bayer’s best-in-class innovation and research from their iPhone or iPad using the Backed by Bayer™ app from Environmental …

The Progressive Agriculture Foundation® (PAF) is pleased to welcome Jana Davidson to the staff as an education content specialist. Syngenta announced that Jill Wheeler has been named head of sustainable productivity in North America. University of Georgia peanut researchers have been granted $256,280 from the Georgia Peanut Commission to fund various peanut-related research projects in 2015. Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings, LLC …

Syngenta announced that Rex Martin has been named head, external relations in North America. With the 2014 wheat growing season underway North American movie goers are getting their first theatrical-look at the Great American Wheat Harvest documentary film. The American Seed Trade Association welcomed Stan Barrett as the new Director of Membership and Education Services. Meredith Agrimedia has named Josh …

Registration is now open for the third CattleFax Trends+ Webinar series which is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. MT, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. The National Cotton Council’s Emerging Leaders Program class for 2014-15 has been selected. The National Corn Growers Association welcomes Dr. Nick Goeser who joins the organization as Manager of Soil Health and Sustainability. The next World Agricultural Supply …

John Deere Landscapes (“JDL”), the largest North American distributor of landscaping products, announced the appointment of Doug Black as Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. To help better serve the needs of Maryland farmers, the Agriculture Law Education Initiative, in conjunction with the newly formed Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) Special Committee on Agriculture Law, has published the 2014 Legal Services …

Martinez Creative Group has hired Megan Johnson of Sycamore, Ill., in the newly created position of digital strategist. CAST Issue Paper 54 and its companion Ag quickCAST are available online at the CAST website along with many of CAST’s other scientific publications. The Diesel Technology Forum (DTF) is pleased to announce that CNH Industrial, a global leader in the capital …

GROWMARK is pleased to announce the spring 2014 Exploring Agriculture intern class. DuPont Pioneer and the United Sorghum Checkoff Program announced a collaboration to advance genetic tools and opportunities for grain sorghum, which was planted on just over 8 million acres in the United States in 2013. Zinpro Corporation, the leader in trace mineral nutrition, recently realigned its U.S. sales …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a Veterinary Biologics License for Titanium 5 + PH-M, a new vaccine that protects cattle against the viruses and bacteria most associated with bovine respiratory disease. Sakata Seed America, Inc. and Alf Christianson Seed Co. announce this week that the two companies will merge, effective immediately. Aerial Precision Ag, Phoenix, AZ, announced that …

Archer Daniels Midland Company announced three significant actions in the company’s ongoing portfolio management: an agreement to sell the company’s South American fertilizer business, pursuit of the sale of the company’s chocolate business, and the acquisition of the remaining stake of Alfred C. Toepfer International GmbH. More than 150 area member-owners and guests joined the Wheat Growers’ Frederick agronomy staff …