Season’s Greetings from HighQuest
Season’s greetings!
During this time of year, we stop to reflect upon those people that we are most thankful for.
With that in mind, we’d like to thank you — our valuable partners and clients — for your continued support.
On behalf of all of us at HighQuest Group, we’d like to wish you a joyous holiday season and may you all experience wonderful blessings in the New Year.
Warm regards,
Greg Mellinger and colleagues at HighQuest Group
Season’s Greetings From Alltech
Season’s Greetings From Alltech.
Thank you for your support in 2014 and I wish you and your family the very best of health and happiness for the upcoming year.
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A Holiday Gift From eMarketer
eMarketer doesn’t want you to get left out in the digital cold in 2015. Find a link to their holiday gift below.
‘Tis the season for giving, so please enjoy our gift to you: a free copy of eMarketer’s “Key Digital Trends for 2015” report. Grab a mug of peppermint cocoa and dive in for a taste of what the year ahead will hold. By that last sip, you’ll see how our data and insights will keep you at the forefront of digital marketing. Talk about a Happy New Year!
Happy Holidays from the Missouri 4-H Foundation
The Missouri 4-H Foundation wishes you joy and happiness for the New Year.
For the best in this new year…
Throughout the year your generosity changes young lives, provides new possibilities and fosters community. From all of us at the Missouri 4-H Foundation, thank you for your support, and best wishes for a happy and healthy new year!
Trustees and Staff of the Missouri 4-H Foundation
Photo Credit: “Baby Goats,” by Darby Schmidt of the Daniel Boone 4-H Club in St. Charles County inspired our 2014 holiday greeting. The original photograph is featured in the Missouri 4-H PhotoCorps Flickr group.
Algoworks Wishes You A Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from our friends at Algoworks.
A Time for Celebration from Joyent
A Time for Celebration from Joyent.
We’d like to express our sincere appreciation for your confidence and loyalty this past year.
Wishing you a 2015 filled with happiness and prosperity,
Scott Hammond
NAFB Mourns Loss of Hall of Fame Member
The National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) has lost another legend.
Bill McReynolds, who spent 50 years on the airwaves at WOAI Radio in San Antonio, Texas has passed away. Bill was a 1997 inductee into the NAFB Hall of Fame.
Bill is survived by his three sons Michael and wife Phyllis, Mark, and Don and wife Sharon, as well as 12 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Porter Loring Mortuary of San Antonio and a memorial service will be held Monday, December 29 at 2:00 p.m. at the Wayside Chapel Evangelical Free Church. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial contributions to the Wayside Chapel Agape Fund at 1705 NW Loop 410, San Antonio, Texas 78213, to San Antonio Youth For Christ at 5730 Kenwick, San Antonio, Texas 78238, or to the San Antonio Food Bank at 5200 W. Old U.S. Highway 90, San Antonio, Texas 78227
Corn Growers Pleased with Chinese Approval for Imports
Syngenta officially announced this week that Chinese regulatory officials have approved for the Agrisure Viptera® trait (event MIR162) formally granting import approval. The approval covers corn grain and processing byproducts, such as dried distillers grains (DDGs).
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is pleased with the action. “We see this as an encouraging step in what needs to be an ongoing process,” said NCGA Trade Policy and Biotechnology Action Team Chair John Linder. “For years, NCGA has advocated for synchronizing international approval processes and thus opening markets for farmers. We hope that progress toward this goal continues.”
This approval, which concludes a lengthy process, hopefully represents a positive step towards a more timely, predictable regulatory framework that protects U.S.-China agricultural trade. At the same time, a variety of other traits remain in the regulatory system without clear indication of the time frame necessary to gain approval. Given this situation, NCGA hopes further progress towards a synchronized, predictable approval system continues.
Reports Say Pope Will Open His Farm
There’s a bunch of news stories on the web that Pope Francis will be opening up the papal farm at Castel Gandolfo to the public for tours next year, although I can’t seem to find any official word from the Vatican on its website or on the Catholic News Service. Since the original story is from the Associated Press, take it for what that’s worth.
It is true that the pope does have a 55 acre farm at the summer residence of Castel Gandolfo that dates back to the early 1930s. The farm includes cows, chickens, bee hives, ostriches, turkeys, rabbits, vegetables and more. The farm reportedly produces 185 gallons of milk a day, 50,000 eggs a year, honey, olive oil and vegetables.
The AP story does note that plans to open the farm to the public “aren’t final yet” but I have to say that I would love to pay a visit if and when it happens!