Agri Marketing articles from April 2003

Agri Marketing archives from April 2003

It's worth saying it again one year later--it's a necessary investment ... (For Openers).
April 1, 2003... Congratulations to our Best of NAMA winners! Agri Marketing magazine is proud to work closely with the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) in featuring the outstanding creative work by some great agencies and clients. It's important...

This month in Agri Marketing ... (For Openers).
April 1, 2003... Five Years Ago * Jerry Harrington is appointed sales national PR manager for Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., Des Moines, Iowa. Harrington was most recently vice president and group supervisor within the PR groups for Bader Rutter &...

World Ag Expo offers something for everyone. (FYI News & Notes).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The 2003 World Ag Expo, which takes place on the International Agri-Center showgrounds in Tulare, Calif., once again held up its reputation of being the largest farm equipment show in the world. The three-day event brought in nearly 1,500...

Kelly Ranch recognized for environmental stewardship. (FYI News & Notes).(by National Cattlemen's Beef Association)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Michael and Cynthia Kelly, owners of Kelly Ranch in North Platte, Neb., received the National Environmental Stewardship Award from the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Centennial, Colo. Sponsored by Dow AgroSciences, the award program...

Accelerated Genetics honors top achievers. (FYI News & Notes).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Accelerated Genetics, a farmer-owned cooperative based in Baraboo, Wis., recently recognized its sales representatives at the annual Top Achievers Banquet in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Thirty-nine sales representatives, serving customers from South...

Holstein Foundation trains future leaders for the dairy industry. (FYI News & Notes).(Young Dairy Leaders Institute)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Nearly 100 young dairy leaders from across the United States completed the final phase of the Young Dairy Leaders Institute, sponsored by the Holstein Foundation, Brattleboro, Vt. Participants, who range in age from 22 to 45, join the growing...

U.S. Army explores use of alternative fuels. (FYI News & Notes).(Ft. Leonard Wood Army Base)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Ft. Leonard Wood Army Base in central Missouri celebrated the dedication of its E85 and B20 tank, making it the first Army base to carry two types of alternative fuels. "I applaud and congratulate the Department of the Army for this very...

Syngenta Crop Protection. (At Closing People).(Mary Streett DeMers receives Catch and Release Award)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Syngenta Crop Protection, Greensboro, N.C., awards the first "Catch and Release Award" to Mary Streett DeMers, horticulture communication manager. The award is present ed in memory of Scott Stalnaker, a long-time advertising consultant to...

Archer Daniels Midland Co. (At Closing People).(Kevin Hess replaces Kevin Swanson)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Archer Daniels Midland Co., Decatur, Ill., promotes Kevin Hess to vice president of European crushing and refining operations for the oilseed processing division. He will replace Kevin Swanson, who was reassigned with ADM to the United States....

AGCO Corp. (At Closing People).(Dale Jones)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... AGCO Corp., Duluth, Ga., announces changes to its management team and a promotion on its marketing staff. Dale Jones is appointed managing director of manufacturing and quality at the Fendt operations in Germany. He has also been named as lead...

Reinke Manufacturing. (At Closing People).(Richard E Reinke)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
April 1, 2003... Richard E Reinke, founder of Reinke Manufacturing, Deshler, Neb., died recently at the age of 80. Born in 1922, Reinke grew up on his family's farm in Byron, Neb., where he began inventing at a young age in his father's machine shop. With only...

Bunge Limited. (At Closing People).(Christopher S. White and T.K. Chopra )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Bunge Limited, White Plains, N.Y., announces two senior management appointments. Christopher S. White is appointed regional general manager for Asia. He most recently served as president of Mead Johnson Nutritionals Worldwide. T.K. Chopra is...

Delta and Pine Land Company (D&PL), Scott, Miss., announces the signing of an agreement with O&A Enterprises Inc., Maricopa, Ariz., for worldwide licensing rights to Upland cotton experimental strains that have been tested under the "OA" designation in several state official variety trials (OVT). (At Closing News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Delta and Pine Land Company (D&PL), Scott, Miss., announces the signing of an agreement with O&A Enterprises Inc., Maricopa, Ariz., for worldwide licensing rights to Upland cotton experimental strains that have been tested under the "OA"...

Bayer AG is in talks with Aventis SA over a reduction in the price it paid last year for agrochemicals business Aventis CropScience, due to inaccuracies in documents filed by Aventis. (At Closing News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Bayer AG is in talks with Aventis SA over a reduction in the price it paid last year for agrochemicals business Aventis CropScience, due to inaccuracies in documents filed by Aventis. Aventis said Bayer is seeking a "substantial post-closing...

Agriculture Online. (At Closing News).(Jesse H. Neal Business Journalism Awards )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Agriculture Online (www.agriculture.com), Successful Farming magazine's Web site, is named winner in the Best Web Site category in the 49th annual Jesse H. Neal Business Journalism Awards competition. The Jesse H. Neal National Business...

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating possible antitrust violations by Monsanto Co., St. Louis, in the glyphosate herbicide market. (At Closing News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating possible antitrust violations by Monsanto Co., St. Louis, in the glyphosate herbicide market. Monsanto's patent on glyphosate, which is the basic ingredient in Roundup, expired three years ago,...

MGP Ingredients. (At Closing News).(plant expansion)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... MGP Ingredients, Atchison, Kan., announces plans for a $3.8-million expansion of the plant in Kansas City, Kan. The expansion will involve the installation of additional equipment to extend the company's line of Wheatex textured wheat proteins...

IMC Global, Lake Forest, Ill., announces plans to sell its marine port in Tampa, Fla., to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Houston. (At Closing News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... IMC Global, Lake Forest, Ill., announces plans to sell its marine port in Tampa, Fla., to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Houston. IMC Global's phosphate unit has signed an agreement to sell the Port Sutton marine terminal, which the company...

AG stock index.
April 1, 2003... [GRAPHICS OMITTED] STOCK PRICE AT CLOSE OF MARKET Month Ago Exchange: Ticker 1/31/02 CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, FARM MACHINERY AGCO...

NAMA leader's message. (National NAMA News).(National Agri-Marketing Association)
April 1, 2003... `Count Me In!' I said that some 25 years ago when I first became a member of NAMA. Little did I know how much help NAMA would be in my career and personal development. I'm sure that many of you reading this would agree--NAMA is a great way to...

Leader award winners.(National Agri-Marketing Association leadership awards)
April 1, 2003... NAMA has named the organization's national leadership award recipients. Awards were presented at the Best of NAMA awards ceremony, April 15 in San Diego. Below is a listing of each award and the honoree. President's Award The...

Arvesta Corp., San Francisco, launches Arvesta Canada, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. (Marketing News).
April 1, 2003... Arvesta Corp., San Francisco, launches Arvesta Canada, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Day-to-day management of the new subsidiary will be led by Hugh MacGillivray, North American sales manager. "Our new Canadian subsidiary, combined with a...

Monsanto Co. (Marketing News).(approval for YieldGard Rootworm insect-protected corn technology)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Monsanto Co., St. Louis, receives approval for its new YieldGard Rootworm insect-protected corn technology. The company will commercialize the trait for the 2003 growing season, with the YieldGard Rootworm trait being available in corn hybrids...

Syngenta Crop Protection. (Marketing News).(herbicide atrazine)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... After more than eight years of safety review, the EPA has taken a step in re-registering the herbicide atrazine. The agency's recommendations include an increase in monitoring, a site-specific approach to management of watersheds susceptible to...

Nutra-Park Inc., Madison, Wis., and BASF Corp., Mt. Olive, N.J., sign a testing and research agreement covering a wide variety of crops in Latin American markets. (Marketing News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Nutra-Park Inc., Madison, Wis., and BASF Corp., Mt. Olive, N.J., sign a testing and research agreement covering a wide variety of crops in Latin American markets. Under the agreement, BASF will conduct field trials to measure the effectiveness...

FMC Corp. (Marketing People).(Paul Redhage)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Paul Redhage joins FMC Corp., Philadelphia, as communications manager for the company's agricultural products group. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the agricultural marketing industry, including his most recent position as...

Fort Dodge Animal Health. (Marketing People).(James Loughead )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Fort Dodge Animal Health, Overland Park, Kan., adds James Loughead to the livestock division as territory manager for Arizona. Loughead previously served as sales representative for Walco International. He has an extensive background in the...

Chief Industries. (Marketing People).(Ed Benson and Brent Whitefoot )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Chief Industries, Grand Island, Neb., announces two additions to the sales team of the Agri/Industrial division. Ed Benson is the new general sales manager. He most recently served as sales manager for Interstate Structures, and prior to that,...

Institute of Food Technologists. (Marketing People).(Theresa M. Gargano )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Theresa M. Gargano joins the Institute of Food Technologists, Chicago, as marketing communications coordinator. Her primary responsibilities will be the development and implementation of marketing projects related to advertising and exhibit...

American Vanguard Corp. (Marketing People).(Christopher Hildreth)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... American Vanguard Corp., Newport Beach, Calif., selects Christopher Hildreth as senior vice president and director of sales. Hildreth has 27 years of sales and management experience in the agriculture industry. He spent eight years in sales...

BASF Corp. (Marketing People).(Stephen Briggs)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... BASF Corp., Research Triangle Park, N.C., selects Stephen Briggs as director of the specialty products department, which includes the company's professional turf and ornamental, vegetation management, forestry, pest control and turf fungicide...

Bayer CropScience. (Marketing People).(Bernd Naaf)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Bayer CropScience, Research Triangle Park, N.C., names Bernd Naaf as head of U.S. business operations. Naaf began his career with Bayer in 1978 with the crop protection business group. He progressed through several sales positions throughout...

Alltech. (Marketing News).(Solid State Fermentation system for enzymes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Alltech, Lexington, Ky., unveils the Solid State Fermentation system for enzymes in Serdan, Mexico. The $10-million facility will employ 200 staff after additional work is completed on the 35,000 square-foot plant. "Mexico will allow us to...

Farmland Industries, Kansas City, Mo., signs agreements for Koch Nitrogen, Wichita, Kan., to purchase nitrogen fertilizer assets from the company. (Marketing News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Farmland Industries, Kansas City, Mo., signs agreements for Koch Nitrogen, Wichita, Kan., to purchase nitrogen fertilizer assets from the company. One agreement includes selected Farmland domestic fertilizer assets, and the other is for...

FMC Corp., Philadelphia, receives EPA approval for its new Mustang Max insecticide. (Marketing News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... FMC Corp., Philadelphia, receives EPA approval for its new Mustang Max insecticide. The insecticide is approved for use on a wide variety of crops, including corn, soybeans, cotton, vegetables, sugarcane and wheat. Mustang Max replaces Mustang...

Buhler Industries Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba, announces a marketing agreement between its tractor operation, Buhler Versatile Inc., and Landini Spa of Italy. (Marketing News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Buhler Industries Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba, announces a marketing agreement between its tractor operation, Buhler Versatile Inc., and Landini Spa of Italy. Under the agreement, Buhler will builds its Genesis series tractors for Landini, which...

It's all about the brand. (Brand Building).
April 1, 2003... Branding. In every marketing textbook, in nearly every marketing article, the importance of branding has been emphasized for more than a decade. Brands have been used as marks of identification, at various points in time, in all countries...

Progressive Farmer. (Media News).(promotes Joe Link )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Progressive Farmer, a division of Southern Progress Corp., Birmingham, Ala., promotes Joe Link to executive editor. He joined the publication in 1991 as senior editor and has served as managing editor since 1992. He began his journalism career...

The Iowa Soybean Promotion Board. (Media News).("The Naturally Soy Show" television show)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The Iowa Soybean Promotion Board, Urbandale, Iowa, launches "The Naturally Soy Show," a half-hour program on RFD-TV. "This program provides a tremendous opportunity to not only communicate the latest news and information to soybean producers...

Primedia Business Magazines & Media. (Media News).(Soybean Digest changes to The Corn and Soybean Digest)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Primedia Business Magazines & Media, Overland Park, Kan., changes the name of Soybean Digest to The Corn and Soybean Digest. The name change becomes effective with the April issue and is accompanied by a full redesign. "After 63 years of...

Farm Journal Media. (Media News).(expands livestock portfolio)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Farm Journal Media, Philadelphia, expands its livestock portfolio with two new publications, while also increasing circulation for Beef Today magazine. Beginning with the May issue, the circulation for Beef Today grows from 103,000 to 250,000...

The National Cable Television Cooperative, Lenexa, Kan., and RFD-TV, Dallas, sign an agreement making the 24-hour, rural television network available to NCTC's 6,500 independent cable systems. (Media News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The National Cable Television Cooperative, Lenexa, Kan., and RFD-TV, Dallas, sign an agreement making the 24-hour, rural television network available to NCTC's 6,500 independent cable systems. "The agreement now positions this rural network to...

Vance Publishing. (Media News).(changes specialty publications; Grapes and California Nuts )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Vance Publishing, Lenexa, Kan., announces changes to two of its specialty crop publications. Grapes will now be published in the California edition of The Grower. This special editorial section will cover the California grape market, with an...

NAMA trade show exhibitors. (Best of NAMA).(National Agri-Marketing Association)
April 1, 2003... Exhibitors list as of March 20, 2003 ACDI/VOCA, Sacramento, Calif., Booth 320--International development organization. Ag Alert, Sacramento, Calif., Booth 312--California's only weekly farm publication. Agri Marketing, St....

Regional best of NAMA raises the bar. (Best of NAMA).(National Agri-Marketing Association awards)
April 1, 2003... National Best of NAMA judging took place February 24-25 in Kansas City, Mo., and many of the judges agreed that the regional judging concept has elevated the quality of the work. In its fifth year, the regional judging concept has raised the...

Best of NAMA.(National Agri-Marketing Association awards)
April 1, 2003... MULTIPLE AWARD FIRST-PLACE WINNERS COMPANIES TOTAL AWARDS Syngenta Crop Protection 6 John Deere Ag Marketing Center ...

Reproducing results: integrated product launch busts sales goals. (Best of show: Advertising).(InterAg's Eazi-Breed CIDR Cattle Insert marketing campaign)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... This is a classic new product launch success story. It features a truly new and innovative product. The strategies are global. The audiences are diverse. The creative is clever and consistent. The multiple communication tactics are fully...

Finding common ground through Shared Solutions[SM]: building beneficial relationships starts with careful listening. (Best of show: public relations).(Altria Group Inc., Morgan and Myers Inc.)
April 1, 2003... Philip Morris is known as a tobacco company, but few people--including farmers--recognize the companies of Philip Morris as leading purchasers of agricultural products in the United States. Agricultural commodities are primary ingredients in...

Rx for reinvigorating an aging product line. (Best of show: specialty).(Pfizer Animal Health Group marketing strategy)
April 1, 2003... How do you pump new life into an old, trusted product, raise awareness of your newest product and promote an entire product line? All with the same advertising campaign? Look different, talk smart and resonate with your audience. That's...

Iowa farmer today--read and respected. (Print Perspectives).
April 1, 2003... Iowa Farmer Today was launched in 1984, during the depths of agriculture's worst financial crisis. Over the past 19 years, the weekly publication has established itself as the preferred source of agricultural news among Iowa farmers. "And...

Cattlemen's Beef Board. (Association News).(Andy Tucker, Nelson Curry and Alan Svajgr)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The Cattlemen's Beef Board, Denver, elects new officers. Andy Tucker of Rockledge, Fla., was selected to serve as chairman for 2003. He was vice chairman of the board in 2002 and was first appointed to the CBB by the Secretary of Agriculture in...

Cotton Board. (Association News).(Johnny Pitts and Michael Kelley )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The Cotton Board, Memphis, Tenn., names Johnny Pitts and Michael Kelley as directors of field services. Pitts will serve the Eastern region, and Kelley will handle the Western region. They will be responsible for keeping cotton producers...

National FFA Organization, Indianapolis, honors IMC Global, Lake Forest, Ill., with its Distinguished Service Citation. (Association News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The National FFA Organization, Indianapolis, honors IMC Global, Lake Forest, Ill., with its Distinguished Service Citation. The award recognizes the company's support of the Environmental and Natural Resources Profidency Award program, as well...

National Cattlemen's Beef Association. (Association News).(Eric Davis)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Centennial, Colo., elects Eric Davis, a beef producer from Bruneau, Idaho, as president of the association. He was NCBA's vice president in 2001 and served as president-elect in 2002. He is past...

American Farm Bureau Federation. (Association News).(forms Partners in Agricultural Leadership awards program with Altria)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The American Farm Bureau Federation, Park Ridge, Ill., joins forces with the Altria family of compares, New York, to form the Partners in Agricultural Leadership (PAL) awards program. The program, developed through Altria's Shared Solutions...

National Cotton Council. (Association News).(Dr. Mark D. Lange )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The National Cotton Council, Memphis, Tenn., selects Dr. Mark D. Lange as the new president and CEO. Lange succeeds Gaylon Booker, who retired after 41 years and who will serve as a consultant to the organization. Lange came to the NCC in 1990...

Honing in on environmental education: Illinois program set for national splash. (AG Careers & Universities).(Illinois State Board of Education 'Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education' program)
April 1, 2003... Illinois agricultural education supporters are taking a comprehensive approach to getting more students exposed to the study of environmental a curriculum package to instructors nationwide to help broaden their reach to a wider base of students...

Get your agribusiness degree here! (AG Careers & Universities).(Directory)
April 1, 2003... Editor's Note: Time to rethink your career direction? Feel as if it's time to bolster your educational background in order to make yourself more marketable? Agri Marketing magazine has compiled a list of universities offering a master's degree...

Cool customer response? Hit their hot buttons! Royster-Clark fine-tunes web site to appeal to its customers' real passions. (Thinking Outside The Box).
April 1, 2003... In its simplest form, this is a story about hot buttons. We all have them. You know what they are. It's what gets us excited and fired up to accomplish something. To Michele Payn-Knoper, however, it's much more. It's the backbone of her...

The National Corn Growers Association, Chesterfield, Mo., and AgriStar Global Networks, Chicago, launch an initiative to provide high-speed, two-way Internet connectivity to NCAA members through AgriStar's satellite-based communications service. (E-Business News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The National Corn Growers Association, Chesterfield, Mo., and AgriStar Global Networks, Chicago, launch an initiative to provide high-speed, two-way Internet connectivity to NCGA members through AgriStar's satellite-based communications...

E-Markets Inc. (E-Business News).(Rendell Requiro appointed)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... E-Markets Inc., Salina, Calif., selects Rendell Requiro to serve as director of business development for the AgSoft business unit. Prior to joining E-Markets, Requiro was president of AG Business Management.

The University of Wisconsin's Center for Cooperatives, Madison, Wis., introduces an interactive Web site for high school students and young adults. (E-Business News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The University of Wisconsin's Center for Cooperatives, Madison, Wis., introduces an interactive Web site for high school students and young adults. The Web site, made possible through funding by CHS Cooperatives Foundation, Inver Grove Heights,...

Man Financial, Chicago, offers an Internet site to bring farmers to the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade. (E-Business News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Man Financial, Chicago, offers an Internet site to bring farmers to the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade. "Ag-tradingfloor.com is an Internet site that makes participants real-time players in daily grain trading action," says Jake Vrabel,...

Adayana Inc., Minneapolis, acquires Hitch-Pin, an e-learning and e-commerce consultancy practice. (E-Business News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Adayana Inc., Minneapolis, acquires Hitch-Pin, an e-learning and e-commerce consultancy practice. "The Hitch-Pin team shares our vision to bring corporate learning and business performance objectives under one umbrella for our clients," says...

Michelin Ag Tires, Greenville, S.C., chooses Osborn & Barr Communications, St. Louis, as the company's marketing communications partner for North America. (Agency News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Michelin Ag Tires, Greenville, S.C., chooses Osborn & Barr Communications, St. Louis, as the company's marketing communications partner for North America. "The attitude, professionalism, confidence and expertise of O & B's people won us over...

Novartis Animal Vaccines, Overland Park, Kan., selects Morgan&Myers, Waterloo, Iowa, as its agency of record. (Agency News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Novartis Animal Vaccines, Overland Park, Kan., selects Morgan&Myers, Waterloo, Iowa, as its agency of record. "We conducted an exhaustive search for a new agency and selected Morgan&Myers based on their extensive experience in the dairy, beef...

Osborn & Barr Communications, St. Louis, is selected by the National Pork Board, Des Moines, Iowa, to handle producer communications. (Agency News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Osborn & Barr Communications, St. Louis, is selected by the National Pork Board, Des Moines, Iowa, to handle producer communications. The agency will assist NPB in executing a communications campaign targeted at all pork producers to broaden...

Swanson Russell Associates, Lincoln, Neb., is named marketing communications agency of record for Scotts Professional Business Group Americas, a division of The Scotts Company, Marysville, Ohio. (Agency News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Swanson Russell Associates, Lincoln, Neb., is named marketing communications agency of record for Scotts Professional Business Group Americas, a division of The Scotts Company, Marysville, Ohio. Scotts' professional horticultural division...

NKH&W Inc. (Agency People).(hires nine new staff members)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... NKH&W Inc., Kansas City, Mo., announces the addition of nine new staff members to the agency roster. Charlotte Barger and Meredith Miller join the agency as account coordinators. Thom Ludkte and Sara Buck will serve as account supervisors....

Bader Rutter & Associates. (Agency People).(adds Brant Ausenhus, Katherine Meitner)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Bader Rutter & Associates, Milwaukee, hires Katherine Meitner and Brant Ausenhus. Meitner joins the agency as account executive. She previously worked as an editor for No-Till Farmer magazine. Ausenhus will serve as assistant account executive....

Paul Richey, considered by many to be a "media guru," died at his home near San Clemente, Calif., shortly after his 80th birthday. (Agency People).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Paul Richey, considered by many to be a "media guru," died at his home near San Clemente, Calif., shortly after his 80th birthday. During his extensive career, he worked at McCaffrey & McCall, Keenan & McLaughlin, and The Wegener Agricultural...

Charleston / Orwig, Hartland, Wis., promotes Kate Nelson and Craig Trindl. (Agency People).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Charleston | Orwig, Hartland, Wis., promotes Kate Nelson and Craig Trindl. Nelson will serve as assistant account executive for several dairy-related accounts. She previously gained experience in internships with Pharmacia Animal Health and the...

Upcoming meeting for agri marketers.(Calendar)
April 1, 2003... MAY MAY 5-7: American Feed Industry Association Expo, Minneapolis, Minn. Contact 703/524-0810 or visit www.afia.org. MAY 5-7: Agricultural Machinery Conference, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Contact 269/429-0300 or visit www.asae.org. MAY...

Syngenta seeds plans to change the rules of engagement. (View From The Top).(John Sorenson, president of Syngenta Seeds, North America )(Interview)
April 1, 2003... Editor's Note: john Sorenson is president for Syngenta Seeds, North America, Golden Valley, Minn. Previously, Sorenson served as head of Syngenta's vegetable seeds business in North America. AM: Prior to this appointment you were the head...