Woodruff Sweitzer announces the addition of five team members to the staff roster: Tori Powers, Kristin Witt, Dan Hood, Laura Tyson and Michelle Hanko. Pioneer Hi-Bred will now be known as DuPont Pioneer. Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC launches the Feeding for 30 Facebook page, offering tips on proper sow nutrition and management as well as industry insights for swine …

The Sorghum Checkoff is currently funding the re-instated Sorghum Conversion Project in conjunction with MMR Genetics (NuSeeds America), and USDA. Professional Farmers of America announces the launch of a new subscription service called Pro Farmer Inputs Monitor. Under a new agreement, Great Plains will supply Case IH with twin row planters to be sold through Case IH dealerships under the …

The North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis launched a new website. The all-new BPX9000 Bale Processor from Vermeer combines simplicity, durability and versatility to meet the needs of today’s cattle producers. Wall-to-wall coverage of the National Junior High Finals will be broadcast on MyRuralTV.com and NHSRA’s site on iHigh.com, while a highlight show will be broadcast on RFD-TV. A record-number …

Charleston|Orwig announced six talented college students and recent college graduates have joined their team for the 2012 summer as interns: Angela Boesche, Elyse Brigman, Alisha Denomme, Amelia Eichman, Nellie Hill and Jacob Teel. The Conservation Technology Information Center welcomes the organization’s newest Corporate Member, Pioneer Hi-Bred. Osborn Barr welcomes Colleen Ewell and Andrew Naeger as the newest additions to the …

Beef Today announces the launch of its Beef Today Cattle-Exchange (BTC-E) eNewsletter, which combines the current Beef Today Cattle Drive eNewsletter and Cattle-Exchange Reports. Broadhead was recently awarded a contract to raise awareness of the invasive species known as the emerald ash borer. A rapidly expanding global business has led to major organizational leadership changes for Becker Underwood’s corporate executive …

Swanson Russell announces the promotion of Chris Johnson and Laura Witte in the Omaha office and Robin Barrett, Ryan Holt, Venetia Reimnitz and Lynette Von Minden in the Lincoln office. The USDA has appointed James Wuerflein of Kremlin, Okla., to the United Sorghum Checkoff Board of Directors. Hoosier Ag Today has announced a partnership with Growers Edge to bring its …

The “Stand and Be Heard Anthem Singing Contest” by FMC has a new deadline of July 15. An Israeli scientist who pioneered a radically innovative way of bringing water to crops in arid and dry-land regions was named the winner of the 2012 World Food Prize. Gibbs & Soell, Inc. has launched a new Business Consulting practice that will focus …

Nominations are now open for 2012 inductees into the Association of Equipment Manufacturers Hall of Fame. The 2012 Farm Progress Show will present the latest agricultural technology across even more show exhibit area with the latest expansion at its Boone, Iowa, show site. Larry Mitchell has been named administrator of USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. Valent BioSciences Corporation …

African tobacco farmers concluded the two-day International Tobacco Growers Association Africa Regional Meeting by issuing a declaration of opposition to the proposals that threaten the region’s jobs and local economies. Conley Nelson, a farmer and pork production executive from Algona, Iowa, was elected president of the 15-member National Pork Board. Tiago Bonomo has been appointed President and CEO of McCormick …