Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Georgia Young Peanut Farmer. Secretary Vilsack has announced Mango and Watermelon Board appointments. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey announced that the Eric and Stacia Sanny family from Bondurant in Polk County have been named the December winners of the “Gary Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award.” Rick Callies, U.S. Wheat Associates vice president …

The Capper/Hayes paper on the environmental and economic effects of removing productivity-enhancing technologies from U.S. beef production has been officially published. The national report for the 2011 Economic Analysis of Animal Agriculture, conducted by Agralytica Consulting, is attached and can be found by clicking here. Brighton agency recently hired several new employees including Sally Thomas, Kathy Meyer, Carrie Doza, Allison …

HighQuest Partners has introduced a global Mentorship Program. The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology,announces Linda Chimenti, current Chief Operating Officer, will assume the role of Executive Vice President/Chief Executive Officer effective Feb. 1, 2013. Alltech’s fifth annual Global Beef 500 will take place December 4-6. Broadhead has announced the promotion of Lana Olson to senior account executive.

Charleston|Orwig announces the promotion of five team members within the agency’s integrated marketing practice area. A first-of-its kind global learning initiative is providing Syngenta employees working in plant breeding and related disciplines with ongoing access to knowledge and programs to enhance their life-long professional development. Syngenta announced that it will acquire Sunfield Seeds. The new Kleckner Scholarship will be utilized …

Mark Clarke, General Manager of World Dairy Expo, has submitted his resignation to the WDE Executive Committee. Paradowski Creative and Monsanto received a first place Silver Inkwell Award from the International Association of Business Communicators DC Metro chapter for Monsanto’s sustainable agriculture campaign. DuPont Pioneer and the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Foundation announced a donation from the business to …

Sun-Maid celebrates its 100th anniversary by giving away over a thousand customer prizes this holiday season. The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City is seeking nominees for 2013 Agricultural Leadership and Excellence Award. Nominations should be submitted by Dec. 10, 2012 to Erica Venancio at erica.venancio@agbizkc.com. Four Case IH products have been selected to receive the prestigious 2013 AE50 awards. …

Syngenta and BASF announced the signing of a global, non-exclusive agreement in which BASF will license its Clearfield Plus herbicide tolerance technology for sunflowers to Syngenta. The Global Harvest Initiative welcomed ACDI/VOCA to its growing collaboration of companies and organizations dedicated to sustainably meeting the future agricultural demand of a growing global population. Monsanto Company ranked ¬¬14 on the Top …

AgGateway’s seventh annual conference drew a record 230 professionals from more than 75 agricultural companies to discuss ongoing successes in implementing eBusiness within the agriculture industry. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers announces the 2012 inductees into the AEM Hall of Fame. Honor a Loved One This Holiday Season with recognition at the Farmer’s Walk of Fame at The National Agricultural …

DuPont and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory announced the renewal for another five years of a research collaboration that began in 2007. Click here for the 2013 American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Education Calendar. Pura Vida Farms, nationwide pineapple importer and grower and shipper of melon products, announces the launch of their newly designed website. Cliff Copeland, Nara …

A Purdue University farm near the West Lafayette campus now has about 10 acres of certified organic land, putting researchers in a stronger position to help develop more effective organic farming practices. Farm Journal Media will once again sponsor key educational and promotional activities at AG CONNECT Expo & Summit, scheduled for Jan. 29-31, 2013. Woodruff Sweitzer has added Katana …