USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation have approved a total of $277,914 for five new research grants at five institutions. Founder of Funk Seed, West Lafayette, IN, Bill Funk, is using a new business model to combat the mass confusion growers go through when purchasing seed corn. Under a development agreement between the Ankeny, Iowa, City Council and John Deere Des …

MGEX announced the results of its annual Board of Directors (Board) election, held October 3, 2013. NCBA is hosting its first annual National Anthem Singing Contest to determine the singer of the Star Spangled Banner at the 2014 Opening General Session Tuesday, Feb. 4, and at the Grand Ole Opry House during the Cowboy’s Night at the Opry II. The …

GSI named Kyle J. Kuepker as Grain Division Director, North America, to lead and provide strategic direction for GSI’s North America Grain business across farm and commercial markets. The Canola Council of Canada announces the launch of Canolamazing.com, a new website showcasing the facts and firsthand accounts of using canola meal for dairy rations. The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and …

The Ram Truck brand declared 2013 “The Year of the Farmer” and on September 28 they will work with the Chrysler Group LLC Southeast Business Center to bring that support to the grid iron. iPad edition of CropLife magazine is now available. The 20th anniversary of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show surpassed show organizers’ expectations earlier this month in Woodstock, ON. …

During its 80th Annual Meeting at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, WV, CropLife America (CLA) announced annual election results. The new board of directors and officers assumed their positions on Sept. 22. Nearly 75 percent of food pantries have reported an increase in demand for their services in recent years, according to Feeding America. The Boards of USPOULTRY …

Livestock Advertising Network is pleased to welcome two new sales representatives, Debby Nichols and Cathy Campbell. The Mosaic Company has launched three new social media sites aimed at sharing expertise and building a peer community for retailers and growers seeking to advance their crop nutrition knowledge and elevate the role of micronutrients in their crop production systems. The National Corn …

National Ag Day is March 25, 2014, and there is still time for you to align your organization with this high-profile event. Grain Systems Inc., a global brand of AGCO , announced that it has purchased Johnson System Inc., a leading manufacturer of catwalks, towers and support structures based in Marshall, Michigan. As part of an organization-wide revitalization of its …

BASF announced that its U.S. affiliate, BASF Corporation, has entered into an agreement to commence a cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of the biotechnology company Verenium Corporation for $4.00 per share. Agrium Inc.’s Board of Directors announced its intention to increase Agrium’s dividend by $1.00 U.S. per common share to a total dividend …

University of Georgia mycologists in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences found one Macrocybe titans—a species that produces the largest mushrooms in the Western Hemisphere—in the lawn of an abandoned Athens home last October. The iPhoneography webinar on September 30th is designed for anyone who wants to enhance their cell phone photography and be inspired to be more creative. …

Lessing-Flynn Advertising, the longest running advertising agency in the state of Iowa and among the oldest in the United States, has been named the top advertising agency in Iowa by AdWeek Magazine. Leaders of eight fast-emerging North Carolina agricultural biotechnology companies will pitch their wares to investors and other interested observers October 10 at the 2013 Ag Biotech Entrepreneurial Showcase. …