Jim Meimann, senior vice president for governance and operations for the National Pork Board, and Mike Wegner, vice president of communications for the National Pork Board, will retire April 1. R&D LifeSciences LLC, has appointed Michael DuBois to its staff as National Business Development Manager. Penny Laurtizen was named to the Hall of Fame for the Illinois Society of Professional …
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the appointment of ten members to the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board. Monsanto Company has announced that six recipients will be awarded research grants as part of the Corn Rootworm Knowledge Research Program. Elanco announces the availability of FeedLINK, a web-based tool from GlobalVetLINK that makes it quicker and easier for …
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Ten GROWMARK employees were recognized at the 2013 National Council of Farmer Cooperatives’ Information Fair. Agrium Inc. announced record consolidated net earnings from continuing operations of $354-million for the fourth quarter of 2012. U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced several biotechnology regulatory actions sent to the Federal Register for publication. American Soybean Association reports a …
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Wheat Growers announced the 2013 Board of Directors and Delegate election results at their annual meeting. Illinois Farm Bureau President Philip Nelson was presented the Outstanding Service to Agriculture Award by the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. In March the Unity College campus will begin an initiative to raise free range chickens as part of an …
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American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman presented Rep. Frank Lucas with AFBF’s “Golden Plow” award on Monday during Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Annual Leadership Conference in Oklahoma City. PigCHAMP inc., continues to add to the strengths of its team by welcoming Angie Bowman as Software Development Project Manager and Gordon Becton as Marketing Communications Specialist. According to the Federal Reserve …
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The latest Agricultural Finance Monitor released by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis announced that abundant crop insurance shielded farmers’ income from much of the impact of this summer’s drought across the Midwest and Mid-South. Tuskegee University is going to host one of the oldest professional farmers conferences in the nation. Wheat Growers has been awarded first place honors …
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Hurley & Associates Celebrates 25 Years. The New Jersey Department of Agriculture premiered its new Jersey Fresh advertising campaign during the annual State Agricultural Convention on February 7, with its sports-themed “Another Great Season.” In response to continued business growth, Paradowski Creative announces the addition of four new staff members to the team. Growers Express announces the promotion of Merritt …
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John A. Burch was elected the 2013 president of Cotton Council International. The Harvard Law School Food Law Society is hosting its second food policy conference, and the first law school-hosted conference dedicated to examining the issue of food labeling from a legal perspective in Cambridge, Mass. on March 8-9, 2013. National Association of Wheat Growers Chief Executive Officer Dana …
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The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is pleased to announce that Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. is partnering with the Beef Quality Assurance program, and will be sponsoring the cost of BQA certification for American cattlemen and cattlewomen this spring. The American Meat Science Association is excited to announce that registration is open for the AMSA 66th Reciprocal Meat Conference, to be …
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Farm Progress Show and Expoagro have joined together to present ag marketers and producers a greater international agriculture market, product access and business opportunities. The Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service hosts its 24th annual Organic Farming Conference, Feb. 21-23, 2013, in La Crosse, Wis. A groundbreaking new partnership between the USA Rice Federation and Ducks Unlimited was forged recently …