Agri Marketing articles from February 2003

Agri Marketing archives from February 2003

Let's go to San Diego ... (For Openers).(2003 Agri-Marketing Conference and Trade Show)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
February 1, 2003... I just finished looking at the agenda for the 2003 Agri-Marketing Conference & Trade Show to be held in April. It looks very informative, with professional presenters from wide and varied backgrounds. Agriculture is experiencing a...

Yield. (For Openers).(publication introduces sample supplement )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... In this issue, we introduce a sample of a supplement that will appear in Agri Marketing throughout the year. It will cover the people, companies, technologies, financing and issues that are at the forefront of the transformation in...

This month in Agri marketing ... (For Openers).(agriculture marketing, a look at news events of the past)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Five Years Ago * DeKalb Genetics Corp., DeKalb, Ill., has determined to pursue a possible sale of the business. "The time has come for the company to consider combining with other business entities to ensure that shareholders receive the...

Ag stock index.(agricultural related industry stock index)
February 1, 2003... STOCK PRICE AT CLOSE OF MARKET Month Ago Exchange:Ticker 11/29/02 CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, FARM MACHINERY AGCO Corp. ...

Reinke sends winners four-wheeling. (FYI News & Notes).
February 1, 2003... As part of the Free Wheeling Sales Event, Reinke, Deshler, Neb., has awarded all-terrain vehicles to nine winners in the first sales contest. With every purchase of a Reinke mechanized irrigation system during a three-month period, customers...

NAFB selects Gene Hemphill for Meritorious Service Award. (FYI News & Notes).(National Association of Farm Broadcasters)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Gene Hemphill, industry affairs manager for New Holland North America, received the 2002 Meritorious Service Award from the National Association of Farm Broadcasters, Platte City, Mo. "Gene Hemphill has gone to great effort to assist farm...

Florida teacher receives Syngenta Award. (FYI News & Notes).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Syngenta Corp. honored Jodi Geiger with its first Advocate for Agricultural Education Award. Geiger teaches agricultural science at Pine Ridge High School in Deltona, Fla., and was recognized for her work in creating an Agriscience...

Professional Farm Manager of the Year announced. (FYI News & Notes).(Jim and Mary Rickert of Fall River Mills, California honored with award from American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Jim and Mary Rickert of Western Agricultural Services, Fall River Mills, Calif., were selected as the 2002 Professional Farm Manager of the Year. The award is sponsored by the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and Syngenta...

Restoring tractors and teaching new skills. (FYI News & Notes).(competition sponsored by Chevron Texaco Global Lubricants)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... FFA members had the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in tractor mechanics and walk away with cash in their pockets in a competition sponsored by Chevron Texaco Global Lubricants, San Ramon, Calif. The company awarded $10,000 in prizes in...

Pioneer honors two legends with donation to Tuskegee. (FYI News & Notes).(personnel management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Johnston, Iowa, has donated $250,000 to Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Ala., to create the Carver Wallace professorship in plant science. The professorship is created in honor of George Washington Carver, who...

CNH Global. (At Closing People).(management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... CNH Global, Lake Forest, Ill., reorganizes the agricultural equipment business into three regional units. The company hopes to increase flexibility and customer focus by giving increase manufacturing, marketing and financial decision-making...

Agway Inc. (At Closing People).(personnel management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Agway Inc., Syracuse, N.Y., announces that Donald P. Cardarelli will resign as president and CEO of Agway, effective April 1. Michael R. Hopsicker has been named as chief operating officer, effective immediately, and will succeed Cardarelli...

Arvesta Corporation. (At Closing People).(personnel management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Arvesta Corporation, San Francisco, hires Tom Kroll as area sales manager, row crops U.S., and Tony Zatylny as area sales manager, Western Canada. Kroll joins Arvesta from Bayer CropScience, where he served as a district sales manager for...

Kent Feeds. (At Closing People).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Kevin Zeimet has been named senior vice president, controller and assistant treasurer of Kent Feeds, Muscatine, Iowa. He will have the responsibility of overseeing the Kent Feeds Commodities department in his new role. Zeimet previously served...

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. (At Closing People).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc., St. Joseph, Mo., appoints George Heidgerken to the position of president and COO of the company. Heidgerken will have responsibility for all of the company's animal health activities in the United States.

Wilbur-Ellis Company. (At Closing People).(personnal management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... The Wilbur-Ellis Company, San Francisco, has named James M. Loar as vice president of marketing and supplier relations. He will report to Daniel Vradenburg, executive vice president of the agribusiness division. Loar joined the company in...

Dow AgroSciences. (At Closing News).(choose WideStrike as brand name for cotton insect protection trait)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, selects WideStrike as the brand name for its new cotton insect protection trait. The trait has been in development and field study for several years; it is on track for regulatory approval and commercial...

KMG Chemicals, Houston, will acquire the Rabon insecticidal product lines of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc., St. Joseph, Mo. (At Closing News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... KMG Chemicals, Houston, will acquire the Rabon insecticidal product lines of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc., St. Joseph, Mo. The Rabon product lines are used by domestic livestock and poultry growers to protect animals from flies and other...

Ag Technologies International, Minneapolis, and Adayana Inc., Minneapolis, have merged operations. (At Closing News).
February 1, 2003... Ag Technologies International, Minneapolis, and Adayana Inc., Minneapolis, have merged operations. With divisions dealing with healthcare, engineering and government, Adayana pursued Ag Technologies International to expand into the food and...

Crop1. (At Closing News).(Des Moines, Iowa company licenses to sell crop insurance at discounted premium rates in Midwestern states)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Crop1, a new company based in Des Moines, Iowa, has received official USDA approval to offer crop insurance at discounted premium rates in seven Midwestern states. Crop is the first company to receive approval to sell crop insurance at a...

Farmland Industries. (At Closing News).(announces joint marketing schemes with Farmland Industries to sell interest in Farmland MissChem Ltd.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Mississippi Chemical Corp., Yazoo City, Miss., announces that it has entered into an agreement with Farmland Industries, Kansas City, Mo., to jointly market and sell their respective interests in Farmland MissChem Limited. Farmland MissChem...

Bayer CropScience, Research Triangle Park, N.C., and Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, announce a co-promotion agreement involving the companies' corn herbicides. (At Closing News).
February 1, 2003... Bayer CropScience, Research Triangle Park, N.C., and Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, announce a co-promotion agreement involving the companies' corn herbicides. Both sales forces plan to jointly promote Dow's acetochlor brands --Keystone,...

Land O'Lakes. (At Closing News).(consolidation of feed research into St. Louis location)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Land O'Lakes, Arden Hills, Minn., announces plans to consolidate feed research into its St. Louis location. Research being done at the company's Fort Dodge, Iowa, and Kansas City, Mo., facilities will relocate. Plans were also announced for the...

Doane Marketing Research. (At Closing News).(reorganization)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Doane Marketing Research, St. Louis, reorganizes into two industry groups. The Agronomic Industries group is headed by Roy Cleveland, group vice president, and includes Marypat Corbett as senior account representative. This group is responsible...

High Plains Journal captures the ag publication formula. (Print Perspectives).
February 1, 2003... Throughout all the changes in agriculture, everyone has wondered what they would mean for independent weekly magazines that serve the farming industry. If anything, the niche for this special type of publishing has been confirmed and has become...

NAMA leader's message: connect with your peers. Discover the latest marketing trends industry leaders talk about the future. Relax in sunny San Diego. Sound too good to pass up? (National NAMA News).(2003 Agri-Marketing Conference and Trade Show )
February 1, 2003... It is. The 2003 Agri-Marketing Conference and Trade Show promises to be one of the best. From the kickoff session to the closing general session brunch, the committee has assembled a fresh program. Even the schedule is different with the...

2003 Agri-Marketing Conference. (keep it fresh).
February 1, 2003... Make your plans now to attend the 2003 Agri-Marketing Conference & Trade Show, April 15-17 in San Diego. Scheduled activities include the Best of NAMA/Golden ARC Awards Ceremony, keynote speaker presentations, professional development track...

2003 Agri-Marketing Conference track sessions. (keep it fresh).
February 1, 2003... Marketing Communications Keyote Session The Marketing Communications professional development area will begin with the keynote session New Tools, New Rules, New Kinds of Schools. David Pearce Snyder, a long-range forecaster with an...

Progression, not perfection: Farm Journal Forum discusses problems, solutions in America's food chain.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Record numbers of foodborne illnesses in America. Trade interruptions in foreign markets. Contamination of soybean crops by pharmaceutical-grade volunteer corn. These are just a few of the unfortunate situations that the food and agriculture...

Northwest Food Processors Association. (Association News).(chairperson elected)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Celeste Gazarek is elected as chair of the Northwest Food Processors Association, Seattle. Gazarek has been with National Frozen Foods Corp. for 12 years and currently serves as vice president of finance. She will act as spokesperson for the...

American Angus Association. (Association News).(president William D. Powell Jr., retires)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... William D. Powell Jr. is retiring from the American Angus Association, St. Joseph, Mo., after 23 years as regional manager for the Northeast territory. Powell began his career as secretary/ field man for the Virginia Angus Association. From...

Southern Equipment Dealers Association. (Association News).(consuolidates with Eastern and Mid-South Equipment Dealers Association to form the SouthEastern Equipment Dealers Association)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... The North American Equipment Dealers Association, Fenton, Mo., announces that the Eastern and Mid-South Equipment Dealers Associations have consolidated to become the SouthEastern Equipment Dealers Association. The new association will be...

Ben Higgins accepts the position of manager of the Public Lands Council and National Cattlemen's Beef Association's Federal Lands Committee, Washington, D.C. (Association News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Ben Higgins accepts the position of manager of the Public Lands Council and National Cattlemen's Beef Association's Federal Lands Committee, Washington, D.C. He will serve as editor for membership and state affiliate communications and monitor...

Agricultural Retailers Association. (Association News).(selection of Congressman Greg Walden as Legislator of the Year)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... The Agricultural Retailers Association selects Congressman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) as the Legislator of the Year. He was selected for the award in recognition of his efforts in support of farmers and farm retailers during the Klamath Basin water...

United Soybean Board. (Association News).(election of officers, 2003)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... The United Soybean Board, Chesterfield, Mo., elects new officers for fiscal year 2003. David Durham of Hardin, Mo., replaces Richard Borgsmiller as the new chairman. Also elected were vice chairman Jerry Ford, Lake Village, Ark.; secretary...

Cotton Incorporated. (Association News).(personnel management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Dr. Ed Barnes joins Cotton Incorporated, Cary, N.C., as associate director in agricultural research. His responsibilities will be to administer research projects in precision agriculture, irrigation technologies, remote sensing, and harvesting...

National Cattlemen's Foundation. (Association News).(Philip Morris Family of Companies awards $25,000 grant to beef and cattle industries for marketing, public relations)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... The National Cattlemen's Foundation, Denver, is the recipient of a $25,000 grant from the Shared Solutions agricultural initiative of the Philip Morris Family of Companies, Richmond, Va. The grant will be applied to the Cattlemen's Spokesperson...

A lawsuit filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Norfolk, Va., claims that ads created by the California Milk Advisory Board, South San Francisco, are false advertising. (Media News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... A lawsuit filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Norfolk, Va., claims that ads created by the California Milk Advisory Board, South San Francisco, are false advertising. The award-winning campaign for the California dairy...

Farm Progress Companies. (Media News).(personnel management, marketing plans)
February 1, 2003... Farm Progress Companies, Carol Stream, Ill., establishes three new business regions for its advertising sales and farm show operations. Don Tourte has been selected as business manager for the Midwestern region; Jim Kanter will be responsible...

KFRM-AM 550. (Media News).(personnel management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... KFRM-AM 550 radio, Clay Center, Kan., announces that Don Schultz has been hired to fill the newly created position of national business director. He will maintain a sales office for KFRM in the Kansas City area. Schultz previously served as...

Vance Publishing Corp. (Media News).(personnel management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Vance Publishing Corp., Lenexa, Kan., announces that Angie Skochdopole has been hired as marketing manager for its crop division. She will be responsible for the development and execution of special projects and promotions, special events,...

Agriculture takes up teaching.
February 1, 2003... It's letters like these that the employees and volunteers at the CropLife Ambassador Network (CAN) know their message is getting through. Each year CAN which is sponsored by the Mid America CropLife Association, St. Louis, sends hundreds of...

Marketing campaign helps DEKALB take a bite out of Canadian competitors. (Canadian Update).(markeing strategies of Monsanto Co.'s DEKALB brand)
February 1, 2003... The DEKALB seed brand has a long and distinguished history in North America. In the United States, where the brand was first established in 1934 in Dekalb, Ill., DEKALB has built a strong brand identity and following. Among growers, the brand...

Top dogs turn heads.(seed marketing campaign of the DEKALB brand by Monsanto Canada)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... The Top Dog campaign certainly changed grower perceptions of the DEKALB brand and also raised awareness of its leading edge technology, Jamie Rickard, Monsanto Canada seed marketing manager, says. Rickard points to recent market research to...

Kent Feeds. (Marketing People).(personnel management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Kent Feeds, Muscatine, Iowa, hires Thomas R. Sandbrook and promotes Bruce Read. Sandbrook joins the sales department as district sales manager for eastern Michigan. Read has been promoted to swine and show feed manager. He joined Kent Feeds in...

Makhteshim Agan of North America. (Marketing People).(personnel management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Makhteshim Agan of North America, New York, hires Clyde Haas as toll manufacturing manager. He will assist with packaging selection and procurement, formulation development, and the development and implementation of bulk handling procedures....

Bunge Foods. (Marketing People).(personnel management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Bunge North America, St. Louis, announces that Thad Jones has been named senior vice president and general manager of Bunge Foods. Jones previously worked at Central Soya Company in a variety of positions, including chief administrative...

Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals. (Marketing People).(personnel management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, announces that Kelley Fitzpatrick will serve as marketing and research development manager for the new Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals. Fitzpatrick currently serves as president of the...

Royster-Clark. (Marketing People).(personnel management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Royster-Clark, Norfolk, Va., promotes Joel F. Dunbar to managing director and controller. Dunbar has served as controller of the company since 1992. Dunbar began his career in the ag industry in 1971 as assistant regional accounting manager at...

Archer Daniels Midland. (Marketing News).(company to form Specialty Oils and Fats Group)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Archer Daniels Midland, Decatur, Ill., announces the formation of the new Specialty Oils and Fats Group. The products will be manufactured at ADM Noblee in Hamburg, Germany; SIO in Arras, France; and ADM's North American group in Quincy, Ill....

Monsanto Co. (Marketing News).(regulatory clearance approved for Bollgard II insect-protected cotton technology)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Monsanto Co., St. Louis, receives U.S. regulatory clearance for Bollgard II insect-protected cotton technology. The technology will be available for the 2003 planting season in several cotton varieties. Bollgard II cotton combats pests such as...

Kubota Corp., Osaka, Japan, has filed a complaint against Daedong Industrial and its U.S. distributor Kioti Tractors, Wilson, N.C., charging trademark and trade dress infringement and unfair competition. (Marketing News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Kubota Corp., Osaka, Japan, has filed a complaint against Daedong Industrial and its U.S. distributor Kioti Tractors, Wilson, N.C., charging trademark and trade dress infringement and unfair competition. The lawsuit alleges that Kioti has...

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Des Moines, Iowa, has announced the establishment of a commercial agricultural seed business in the People's Republic of China. (Marketing News).(joint venture with Denghai Seed Group: Shandong Denghai Pioneer Seeds Co. )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Des Moines, Iowa, has announced the establishment of a commercial agricultural seed business in the People's Republic of China. The company has formed a joint venture with Denghai Seed Group, one of China's...

Garst Seed Co. (Marketing News).(personnel management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Garst Seed Co., Slater, Iowa, and BASF, Mount Olive, N.J., announce a new promotion involving IT corn and Lightning herbicide for corn growers. The program allows growers to purchase both Garst IT corn hybrids and Lightning herbicide with 0...

Lindsay Africa. (Marketing News).(foreign operations of Lindsay Manufacturing )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Lindsay Manufacturing, Omaha, Neb., announces the creation of Lindsay Africa in the Cape Town area in South Africa. Lindsay Africa will establish local manufacturing, inventory and support capability to serve the African market. This is the...

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, D.C., has filed a lawsuit against Tyson Foods, Springdale, Ark. (Marketing News).(lawsuit charges company misled consumers)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, D.C., has filed a lawsuit against Tyson Foods, Springdale, Ark. The lawsuit charges Tyson with deceptive practices and alleges that Tyson is misleading consumers by claiming its...

DuPont. (Marketing People).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... DuPont, Wilmington, Del., adds three new members to its external Biotechnology Advisory Panel. Dr. Pablo Eyzaguirre is selected for his work as senior scientist at the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute in Rome. Carol Tucker...

FMC Corp. (Marketing People).(personnel management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... FMC Corp., Philadelphia, announces personnel changes in its specialty products business. Dr. John Long joins the business as product development manager for turf and ornamental products. Long previously worked for 25 years at Rohm & Haas in...

Pickseed Canada Inc. (Marketing People).(personnel management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Kelly Fawcett-Mathers is appointed direct marketing coordinator with the eastern Canadian ag business unit of Pickseed Canada Inc., Lindsay, Ontario. The position will include direct marketing, writing and distributing press releases, and...

BioSafe Systems. (Marketing People).(Glastonbury, Connecticut; personnel management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... BioSafe Systems, Glastonbury, Conn., adds Michael Hare as sales representative for the horticulture and agriculture markets in Florida. Prior to his new position, Hare spent 13 years working for Goodson Farms as general manager. In addition to...

Idioms and innuendoes. (International Marketing: mercado * l'etude de marche * commercio * markedsforing * piaci advasvetel).
February 1, 2003... Does "don't look at the tooth of a horse that was given" mean anything to you? What about "that's wheat from a different bag"? These are direct translations of Spanish expressions that clearly do not mean anything in English but are familiar...

One size does not fit all. (International Marketing: mercado * l'etude de marche * commercio * markedsforing * piaci advasvetel).(farming equipment industry)(Industry Overview)
February 1, 2003... If you follow the quarterly earnings of farm equipment manufacturers, you may have noticed a trend. Like other publicly traded companies, most equipment makers have reported lower earnings in North American markets over the past year or so....

Ethanol campaign fuels interest in Nebraskans' use of alternative fuel. (Thinking Outside The Box).
February 1, 2003... Ethanol. Now there's a word that seems to have gotten everybody at one time or another in agriculture all gassed up! I remember the late 1970s and 1980s when ethanol was a word that conjured up many more negatives than positives. Today, it...

Solutions Inc. (Agency People).(personnel management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Solutions Inc., Des Moines, announces that Doug Reynolds has been named as an account lead. He will be responsible for developing marketing communications objectives, strategies and tactics for clients. Prior to joining Solutions, Reynolds was...

Gibbs & Soell Public Relations. (Agency People).(personnel management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Gibbs & Soell Public Relations, Raleigh, N.C., hires Karl von Gunten as director of business development. Previously, von Gunten developed marketing plans for America Online and designed the North Carolina State of Minds communication program....

NKH&W Inc. (Agency People).(personnel management)
February 1, 2003... NKH&W Inc., Kansas City, Mo., announces the addition of five new staff members. Henry Corona joins NKH&W as senior vice president. He is responsible for directing the agency's plans for overall business development, acquisitions and management...

Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications. (Agency People).(personnel management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications, Naperville, Ill., announces the addition of Steven D. Carr as director of public relations. Carr previously served as senior vice president and managing director at Cramer-Krasselt/CKPR. He also has held...

Charleston / Orwig. (Agency People).(senior production artist hired)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Charleston | Orwig, Hartland, Wis., announces the addition of Jay Blazek as senior production artist for Co-Pilot, the new extension of the creative department. Blazek previously worked for three years as art director for Carson Pirie Scott &...

Bader Rutter & Associates. (Agency People).(personnel changes)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Bader Rutter & Associates, Milwaukee, announces the hiring of Mark Herrman and Rick Natynski. Herrman joins Bader Rutter as assistant account executive; he previously served as territory manager for Westfalia-Surge, a dairy equipment...

Farm Credit Services of Illinois. (Agency News).(contracts for marketing services)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Chandler Ehrlich, Memphis, Tenn., is named agency of record for Farm Credit Services of Illinois, Champaign, Ill. The agency plans to develop a multimillion dollar branding campaign for FCS, including new television and radio spots, print...

Landec Ag Inc., Monticello, Ind., selects Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications, Naperville, Ill., as its agency of record. (Agency News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Landec Ag Inc., Monticello, Ind., selects Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications, Naperville, Ill., as its agency of record. "With the introduction of IntelliCoat Early Plant Technology and the rapid growth of Fielder's Choice, Landec Ag needed...

Polaris Industries. (Agency News).(selection of marketing agency)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Polaris Industries, Medina, Minn., selects Penn Garritano, Minneapolis, as its direct marketing agency of record. Polaris, one of the leading U.S. producers of ATVs, selected the agency to lead its direct communications as a strategy to help...

MetaFarms Inc., Minneapolis, has launched Beef Business Daily and BeefDaily. com, an e-mail newsletter and Web site for beef producers. (E-Business News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... MetaFarms Inc., Minneapolis, has launched Beef Business Daily and BeefDaily. com, an e-mail newsletter and Web site for beef producers. The newsletter is subscriber-based and will be sent to producers, veterinarians and others in the industry...

E-Markets Inc., Ames, Iowa, announces the licensing agreement of Ascendent[TM] software from AGRIS Corporation, Roswell, Ga. (E-Business News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... E-Markets Inc., Ames, Iowa, announces the licensing agreement of Ascendent[TM] software from AGRIS Corporation, Roswell, Ga. The software is currently being used by more than 30 customers across the United States representing input retailers,...

American Farm Bureau Federation. (E-Business News).(introduces web site)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... The American Farm Bureau Federation, Park Ridge, Ill., announces the introduction of fbcountry.com, a Web portal designed for members. At the site, members can receive information such as news, weather, legislation, market reports and...

Upcoming meetings for Agri marketers.(agriculture related industries, conferences 2003)
February 1, 2003... MARCH MARCH 1-4: Food Distributors International Business Conference, Orlando, Fla. Contact lisam@fdi.org or visit www.fdi.org/meet/meet.html. MARCH 2-5: NMA MEATXPO & Convention, Las Vegas. Contact staff@nmaonline.org or visit...

Corporate brands and cold dark matter. (Brand Building).
February 1, 2003... A headline in Scientific American about "cold dark matter" recently caught my eye. As it turns out, 50 to 60 years of professional stargazing has led to a theory that 90 percent of the matter in the universe is "missing." Or less dramatically...

Yield: people * technology * companies * issues.(article introduces new supplement that explores the food, fiber and agriculture industries)(Industry Overview)
February 1, 2003... Introductions are in order. Welcome to a sample of a new supplement that will cover the business of food, fiber and agriculture--three traditional industries that are quickly becoming "joined at the hip" more than ever before. Not only are...

How big will it grow? The fortunes of Roundup Ready corn.(Monsanto Co. looks for greater hold in seed production)
February 1, 2003... Roundup Ready traits in soybean, canola and cotton have experienced tremendous adoption rates. Roundup Ready corn planting is also growing at a considerable pace, but it faces some special challenges. Corn is the field crop that has been most...

Understanding the capital markets in Ag's challenging times. (Investing).
February 1, 2003... Surviving the turmoil of the financial and consumer markets has become a daunting challenge over the past 18 months. The sluggish economy, tight credit markets, uncertainty in the consumer sector and concerns about the safety of the food system...

Where's the (irradiated) beef? Getting it in your grocery store is getting to be big business.
February 1, 2003... You may love to sink your chops into a thick, juicy hamburger, but how confident are you in the safety of ground beef? According to Ipsos-Reid, a market research firm based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, six of 10 consumers surveyed in 2001 are...

Ready for take-off: Surebeam represents the state-of-the-art in electron beam food irradiation.
February 1, 2003... Meet SureBeam Corporation, a relatively new name in the field of food irradiation technology, but still a seasoned and capable player. The firm was created in August 2000 when Titan Corporation, San Diego, separated its medical sterilization...

AgriCapital Corporation. (Industry News).(vice chairman of advisory boad appointed)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... AgriCapital Corporation, New York, announces that John Crabtree rejoins the firm as vice chairman of its Advisory Board. Crabtree, former president of Harlan Genetics LLC, Harlan, Iowa, was previously associated with AgriCapital from 1983 until...

DuPont, Wilmington, Del., and Bunge Limited, White Plains, N.Y., announce plans for a global alliance. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... DuPont, Wilmington, Del., and Bunge Limited, White Plains, N.Y., announce plans for a global alliance. As part of the agreement, the two companies will form a joint venture, Solae LLC, St. Louis, to produce and distribute specialty food...