Journal Communications Inc. welcomed Dennis Vercler as Farmer-to-Consumer Communicator for the company’s Agribusiness Publishing division. Vercler will provide insights to consumer attitudes towards agriculture and assist JCI in developing consumer-directed publishing strategies for agribusiness organizations. The University of Queensland will send five journalism and communications students to report on the sights and sounds of the 2012 Brisbane Exhibition right along …

DuPont Pioneer, introduced the Pioneer Inoculant Value Calculator, a product selection tool that helps producers gain a “hands-on” look at how inoculants can make a difference in their operations. Leading global energy, grains and foods company, CHS Inc. announced it acquired Atman, a Brazil based distribution and grain company. This acquisition allows for global commodities expansion. USPOULTRY named a new …

Beck’s Hybrids purchases 150-acres in Henderson, Ky. Plans for the property include building a distribution center, conducting Practical Farm Research studies, operating the southern Choice Trials program, as well as providing farmers with education and agronomic support. The State of Vermont, the Vermont Agriculture and Culinary Tourism Council and Vermont Fresh Network debuts DigInVT.com. The site connects vistors and Vermonters …

Collectively, Randy Shryock and Ron Wall represent more than 35 years of experience in exceptional creative writing and video production and now bring that to Osborn Barr. The Farm Equipment Dealership Minds Summit, set for January 30, 2013, will be guided and presented by Lessiter Publication’s Dealership of the Year alumni group as well as industry experts in the agricultural …

CropLife America is proud to announce that submissions are now open for the second year of CLA’s Information Technology Innovation Award. AGCO Application Equipment is seeking nominations for the 2012 Operator of the Year. FMC Corporation announces the voting phase of its “Stand & Be Heard Anthem Singing Contest.” ImmuCell launches the Immediate Immunity YouTube channel to help educate dairy …

The USPOULTRY Foundation is now accepting applications from colleges and universities for industry education and recruitment funding. Members of the National Ag Center and Hall of Fame Board of Governors elected officers of the board of directors; and Charles Berkel, of Berkel & Company in Bonner Springs, Kan., was given the Friends of Farming Lifetime Achievement Award. Bayer CropScience announced …

The 2012 Cambridge Tractor Show and Ag Day will be held Aug. 4, 2012 in Heritage Park in downtown Cambridge. For more, contact Karen Hutchinson at 309-937-5859 (Home) or 309-945-2858. NCBiotech has established theBiotechnology Crops Commercialization Center, targeting potentially valuable crops adapted to the state’s diverse soil, climate and agribusiness conditions. Broadhead announces six new hires at the Minneapolis office: …

The United Fresh board of directors has decided to move forward as merger talks with PMA have ended. A new mobile device app called Crop Nutrient Deficiency Photo Library has been released by the International Plant Nutrition Institute. The 7th annual Soy & Grain Trade Summit in New Orleans, Sept. 17-19, promises to be the venue for unparalleled networking opportunities, …

Minneapolis-based advertising and marketing agency Broadhead has tapped Greg Wetzel as its new chief creative officer. USDA is proposing to increase membership on the United Soybean Board from 69 to 70 members to reflect changes in production levels that have occurred since the board was last reapportioned in 2009. Comments may be posted online and must be received by Sept. …

Educating cattle producers on the benefits of livestock weighing is important to Gallagher so they’ve introduced an online challenge known as the Gallagher Weigh Up Challenge. RiceTec Inc., has set dates for 10 field tours – five in Arkansas, two in Texas and one each in Louisiana, Mississippi and Missouri. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association published the 2013 version of …