Agri Marketing articles from July 2001

Agri Marketing archives from July 2001

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July 1, 2001... Site Receives Over 82 Million Hits in Two and One-Half-Day Period, Visited by 143 Thousand Unique Visitors Over 253 Million Hits, 214 Thousand Visitors, Millions of $ Transacted in Two-Day Period at Site Wouldn't this be significant...

THIS MONTH IN AGRI MARKETING ...
July 1, 2001... Five Years Ago * Harold P. Franze is appointed to the newly created position of president and COO of Babson Bros. Co, Naperville, IL. * Jim McGough joins Successful Farming as sales manager for Agriculture Online, its Web site. ...

FARMLAND BUILDS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOUSE.(Farmland Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Farmland Industries, Inc., Kansas City, Mo., sponsored construction of a Habitat for Humanity house during the Senior PGA Tour TD Waterhouse Championship, held in May at Tiffany Greens Golf Club in Kansas City. The public was able to watch the...

NAMA'S FEDERAL FARM POLICY FORUM.
July 1, 2001... Tom Osborn, Nebraska Congressman and former football head coach at the University of Nebraska, spoke at the Federal Farm Policy Forum held in March in Lincoln, Neb. The event was sponsored by the Midlands Chapter of the National Agri-Marketing...

DOW AGROSCIENCES TO DISPLAY VINTAGE JOHN DEERE TRACTOR.
July 1, 2001... Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, unveiled a vintage John Deere tractor April 30 during a ceremony at its headquarters. Purchased in 1953, the tractor was the third capital expense item for The Dow Chemical Company's agriculture business, which...

DENVER NAMA ATTENDEES WIN MONEY FOR STUDENT CHAPTERS.
July 1, 2001... High Plains Journal, Dodge City, Kan., announced the "hang-10" winners of its snowboarding machine event at its exhibit at the National Agri-Marketing Association annual meeting in Denver. First place went to John Wolf of Loveland...

AGADEMICS OFFERED AT THE NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW.
July 1, 2001... More than 16,000 students attended the National Western Stock Show held in Denver last January. Because it would have been impossible to allow all of them to meander through the barns on an established walking tour, the barn was brought to them...

Dow Chemical Co., Indianapolis, has closed the acquisition of Rohm and Haas Co.'s agricultural chemicals unit for about $1 billion.(Dow AgriSciences)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Dow Chemical Co., Indianapolis, has closed the acquisition of Rohm and Haas Co.'s agricultural chemicals unit for about $1 billion. Under the terms of the deal, Dow AgroSciences acquires Philadelphia-based Rohm and Haas's agricultural chemicals...

NC+ Hybrids, Lincoln, Neb., is in final discussions with Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, which recently acquired Cargill Hybrid Seeds' grain sorghum breeding program.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... NC+ Hybrids, Lincoln, Neb., is in final discussions with Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, which recently acquired Cargill Hybrid Seeds, to license the rights to Cargill Hybrid Seeds' grain sorghum breeding program. If the agreement is reached,...

Corn producers can now track their peers' fields as well as their own on the Internet.(Doane Agricultural Services Co., CornTrak.com)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Corn producers can now track their peers' fields as well as their own on the Internet. CornTrak.com, powered, by Doane Agricultural Services Co., St. Louis, and fueled by in-field crop consultants, provides weekly snapshots of growing...

Farmland Industries, Inc., Kansas City, Mo., has agreed to sell its Atwood Commodities grain marketing arm to Archer Daniels Midland Co., Decatur, Ill.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Farmland Industries, Inc., Kansas City, Mo., has agreed to sell its Atwood Commodities grain marketing arm to Archer Daniels Midland Co., Decatur, Ill. Minneapolis-based Atwood Commodities is a wholly owned subsidiary of Farmland-Atwood, a...

Successful Farming.(James Cornick retires from Successful Farming magazine, Tom Davis replaces him)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... James Cornick, publisher of Successful Farming magazine since 1981, will retire effective June 30. Cornick has been with the magazine and the Meredith Corporation for 34 years. Succeeding Cornick will be Tom Davis, a 23-year veteran of...

Bunge Limited.(hires Hunter Smith as director of global communications)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Bunge Limited, White Plains, N.Y., has hired Hunter Smith as director of global communications. Smith previously served Bunge as assistant treasurer.

Aventis CropScience.(Aventis CropScience S.A. appoints Brien Ahrens product manager)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Aventis CropScience, Lyon, France, names Brien Ahrens as product manager for its Regent brand corn insecticide. Ahrens joined Aventis in 1994 as a sales representative in Nebraska and later in Iowa. Most recently, he served as head of training...

Dow AgroSciences.(hires Kenda Resler Friend as corporate communications leader)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Kenda Resler Friend has been named corporate communications leader at Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis. She comes to Dow AgroSciences from CMF&Z Marketing Communications, where she was vice president of client service and was responsible for the...

Valent U.S.A. Corp.(Valent U.S.A. Corp. and Valent BioSciences Corp. name Jim Murray district manager for Northeast and Canada district)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Valent U.S.A. Corp. and Valent BioSciences, Walnut Creek, Calif., name Jim Murray district manager for the Northeast and Canada district. Murray was formerly global marketing manager for biological insecticides for the chemical and agricultural...

Apomyx Inc.(appoints Kevin Schulze as CEO)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Apomyx Inc., North Logan, Utah, appoints Kent Schulze as its new CEO. Schulze has served in senior management positions in the agricultural seed industry for more than 30 years, including top leadership at DeKalb-Pfizer Genetics (as president...

Beck Ag Com, Inc.(hires Pat Mullahey as director of business development)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Beck Ag Com, Inc., Kansas City, Mo. has hired Pat Mullahey as director of business development. Mullahey has more than 13 years of experience, with American Cyanamid, Valent U.S.A. and most recently with IPS, a packaging equipment company,...

University of Missouri.(Greg Horstmeier named coordinator for Extension and Agricultural Information at University of Miami)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Greg Horstmeier has been named news coordinator for Extension and Agricultural Information (EAI) at the University of Missouri. He had been chemicals and seeds editor for Farm Journal since 1992. The coordinator job had been filled on an...

AG STOCK INDEX.(agriculture and farm machinery)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... [GRAPHS OMITTED] STOCK PRICE AT CLOSE OF MARKET Month Ago Exchange: Ticker 4/30/01 CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, FARM MACHINERY AGCO Corp....

Is Your Membership Rewarding?(NAMA memberships)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Take a look in your wallet, or desk drawer, and pull your membership cards. Do those cards give you the same membership advantages as does your NAMA membership? For example, the membership to your airline's frequent flyer organization...

2001 AGRI-MARKETING CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW STUDENT ACTIVITIES.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... This year's Agri-Marketing Conference & Trade Show set a record in terms of student attendance. More than 400 students and advisors from 37 schools were in attendance, including representatives from two Canadian universities. The student...

Region 3 Leader Workshop.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... "Opportunities and Challenges" was the focus of the second Region III NAMA Planning meeting in Des Moines, May 30-31. Representatives from the North Central, Iowa, Corn Belt and Northern Prairie chapters were in attendance for this planning...

Agribusiness Forum Addresses Broad-Based Issues.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The first annual Agribusiness Forum will feature programming to appeal to all segments of the industry. The forum scheduled for October 8-10 in Washington, D.C., will be have an interactive format and will encourage participation from...

MARKETING AUSTRALIAN WHEAT.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Wheat is worth billions of Australian exporting dollars each year. As the seventh largest producer of wheat worldwide and the third largest exporter, behind the U.S.A. and Canada, Australian wheat growers prove to be a large audience for...

SETTLING INTO ORBIT.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Somewhere Between Devotion & Distance Lies Creative Bliss Out on the fringes of the publishing universe are the dark planets of amateur inspiration. How often do you meet the unlikely candidate who has either written a book, is writing a...

WRITTEN IN THE STARS.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Practical Magic for Creative Writing Write a headline, subhead and witty story description first. A catchy head will get you excited, which is a likely prerequisite to exciting the reader. The destination might change, but at least you have...

GLOBAL COMPETITION WEIGHS ON WHEAT GROWERS' MINDS.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Editor's Note: Jack Eberspacher is currently the president and chief executive officer of the Agricultural Retailers Association, Washington, D.C. He is the former chief executive officer of the National Association of Wheat Growers,...

MISSON GMO.(future of genetically modified wheat)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... A Well-Organized Wheat Industry Is Cautiously Mapping a Biotech Entry Despite the market uncertainty regarding GMO commodities, the wheat industry is buzzing with anticipation over its own pilgrimage into biotech territory which is...

TOP MARKETING ISSUES AFFECTING THE WHEAT INDUSTRY.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Editor's Note: The U.S. wheat market is in a period of transition. Doane Agricultural Services' chief economist lists several factors affecting wheat growers and the wheat market today. 1 DECLINING ACREAGE Since the 1996 Farm Bill was...

PLOWING THE SOUL OF A NEW GENERATION.(profile of farmer)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Editor's Note: Consolidation, globalization, specialization, and modernization continue to reshape the agricultural landscape. In this series of snapshots, we spotlight the newest members of the agricultural community. By harvesting their...

BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany, plans to close its Agro Research Center in Princeton, N.J., by the end of the third quarter next year in a move that will cost 500 jobs.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany, plans to close its Agro Research Center in Princeton, N.J., by the end of the third quarter next year in a move that will cost 500 jobs. BASF will base its agricultural research in Ludwigshafen / Limburgerhof,...

ValiGen, N.V., San Diego, has announced it will develop and market specialty canola products with its new partner, Agricore, Winnipeg, Manitoba.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... ValiGen, N.V., San Diego, has announced it will develop and market specialty canola products with its new partner, Agricore, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Together, ValiGen and Agricore will develop high-value and environmentally friendly consumer...

Bunge Corp., St. Louis, recently changed its name to Bunge North America, Inc.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Bunge Corp., St. Louis, recently changed its name to Bunge North America, Inc. In conjunction with the name change, the "BC" logo will be replaced with a new logo. The change in corporate name and logo is complemented by the adoption of a new...

The J.C. Robinson Seed Co.(creates research operations group)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The J.C. Robinson Seed Co., Waterloo, Neb., has created a research operations group within its research department to be headed by Al Grunst. Grunst will be responsible for managing the elite hybrid and inbred experiments, and managing hybrid...

DuPont.(various promotions and retirements at two divisions)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... DuPont, Wilmington, Del., announces that Bill Kirk, group vice president, DuPont Biosolutions Enterprise, retired June 1 after 37 years of service. He was named Agri-Marketer of the Year by the National Agricultural Marketing Association,...

Delta and Pine Land Co.(new vice president)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Delta and Pine Land Co., Scott Miss., promotes Kater Hake to the newly created position of vice president of technology development. He previously led international technical service efforts for the company.

Farm Credit Administration.(new chief information officer)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Glenn D. (Doug) Valcour has been named chief information officer for the Farm Credit Administration, McLean, Va. He succeeds Stephen G. Smith, who was named inspector general for FCA earlier this year. Valcour joined the FCA in 1988 and most...

Fort Dodge Animal Health.(new territory manager hired)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Fort Dodge Animal Health, Overland Park, Kan., has added Emily Troyer to the livestock division as territory manager for Kentucky. Prior to joining Fort Dodge, Troyer held positions with the National Institute for Animal Agriculture and...

Brock Grain & Feed Systems.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Keven Anderson has been named assistant general manager of Brock Grain & Feed Systems, Milford, Ind. Anderson is responsible for overseeing production of grain and feed storage and handling systems at the company's Milford, Ind., and Kansas...

Bion Environmental Technologies Inc.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc., New York, hires Bart Chilton, a 16-year veteran Capitol Hill and administration staffer and former deputy chief of staff and senior policy director for USDA, as senior vice president. At USDA, Chilton...

The Environmental Protection Agency has granted approval of a product from Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, that will help livestock producers and owners protect their livestock against potential infection by foot and mouth disease.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The Environmental Protection Agency has granted approval of a product from Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, that will help livestock producers and owners protect their livestock against potential infection by foot and mouth disease. Oxy-Sept 333 is an...

Liphatech.(LiphaTech Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Thomas Winkofske, president of Liphatech, Milwaukee, assumes additional responsibilities for worldwide operations as chief operating officer. Liphatech also promotes Carl Tanner to vice president of North American sales and marketing from...

RED TOMATO VINES INTO LOCAL MARKETS.(nonprofit marketing organization Red Tomato helps farmers market their tomatoes)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Nothing says "summer" better than a fresh, homegrown, red tomato. Juicy, tasteful tomatoes from the garden are a joyful seasonal replacement to pale hothouse imitators. Unfortunately their appearance is often short and sweet. One...

EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS.(upcoming farm trade show exhibits)
July 1, 2001... Wireless Internet Technology, Expanded Field Demos Generate Excitement at Farm Shows The nation's leading farm shows aren't resting on their laurels. They're continually expanding exhibit space, adding demonstration areas, utilizing new...

BIOSECURITY BASICS.(fear of foot and mouth disease leads to heightened security measures at agricultural conferences and shows)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... Farm Shows Step Up Precautions to Prevent the Spread of Foot-and-Mouth Disease While the 2001 World Pork Expo was canceled, other livestock and trade shows will go on as planned this summer and fall, albeit with heightened biosecurity...

ANNUAL FARM SHOW LISTING.(Directory)
July 1, 2001... Agri Marketing's annual Farm Show Guide is a handy reference to contact and exhibitor information for U.S., Canadian and selected international farm shows. On page 48 you will find a quick overview of this year's remaining shows and those...

STATE FAIR ROUNDUP.(directory)(Directory)
July 1, 2001... STATE FAIR ROUNDUP Fair Name City Alabama State Fall Fair & Festival Birmingham Arkansas State Fair Little Rock Arkansas-Oklahoma State Fair Fort Smith Florida State Fair ...

The boards of directors of the Construction Industry Manufacturers Association, Milwaukee, and the Equipment Manufacturers Institute, Chicago, have each voted to approve a Memorandum of Understanding that would consolidate the two groups into one association.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The boards of directors of the Construction Industry Manufacturers Association, Milwaukee, and the Equipment Manufacturers Institute, Chicago, have each voted to approve a Memorandum of Understanding that would consolidate the two groups into...

United Soybean Board.(forms Technology Utilization Center)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The United Soybean Board, St. Louis, has established a Technology Utilization Center as a tool to more efficiently achieve the goals of the checkoff-funded Better Bean Initiative. The TUC is a virtual center to access, combine and provide new...

Agricultural Retailers Association.(new president)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Jack Eberspacher has been appointed president and CEO of the Agricultural Retailers Association, Washington, D.C. He previously was CEO of the National Association of Wheat Growers and prior to that led the National Grain Sorghum Producers...

National Cattlemen's Beef Association.(officer appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Chicago, names Betty Hogan director of new product development and Sara Armstrong Reddington director of the Beef & Veal Culinary Center. Hogan most recently worked as a private consultant to...

Kansas Wheat Commission.(elects new officers)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The Kansas Wheat Commission, Manhattan, Kan., has elected Bruce Wilkens, a Scott City, Kan., wheat producer, to serve as chairman for the 2002 fiscal year. Ken Palmgren of Edson will serve as vice-chairman, and Betty Bunck of Everest will...

Holstein Foundation.(hires interns)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The Holstein Foundation, Brattleboro, Vt., has named as communications interns Ann Marie Magnochi, a Washington State University junior double-majoring in animal sciences and communications, and Tiffany Drape, a senior ag communications major...

The Council for Biotechnology Information has launched Biotech and You!, a new online magazine for information on food biotechnology.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The Council for Biotechnology Information has launched Biotech and You!, a new online magazine for information on food biotechnology. Each month, the magazine will feature new articles about how biotech is helping to improve what we eat and how...

eMerge Interactive, Inc.(will end online storefront, refocus operations)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... eMerge Interactive, Inc., Sebastian, Fla., a technology company providing supply chain management and marketing solutions for the beef production industry, will discontinue its online storefront, which began operations this past November. It...

1stAg, Inc., Atlanta, and agriFusion, Silicon Prairie, Kan., have announced a strategic alliance.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... 1stAg, Inc., Atlanta, and agriFusion, Silicon Prairie, Kan., have announced a strategic alliance. agriFusion, an enabler of e-business tools to support ag retailers and cooperatives, will be an authorized reseller of 1stAg's eCustomer and...

Alexandria, Va.-based WorldWide Retail Exchange, an online business-to-business exchange for retailers and their suppliers, has formed a strategic alliance with Torrance, Calif.-based Agribuys, a global e-procurement solution for the food industry.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Alexandria, Va.-based WorldWide Retail Exchange, an online business-to-business exchange for retailers and their suppliers, has formed a strategic alliance with Torrance, Calif.-based Agribuys, a global e-procurement solution for the food...

Top Crop Manager magazine, Exeter, Ontario, has joined forces with Aginfonet.com, Regina, Saskatchewan, to offer crop producers better access to agricultural information on the Internet.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Top Crop Manager magazine, Exeter, Ontario, has joined forces with Aginfonet.com, Regina, Saskatchewan, to offer crop producers better access to agricultural information on the Internet. Aginfonet.com will feature direct access to Top Crop...

E-Markets, Inc.(names Robert Vincent director of sales and client marketing)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Robert Vincent has been named director of sales and client marketing for E-Markets, Inc., an Ames, Iowa-based creator of online business platforms for the agrifood industry. Vincent, who previously held the position of marketing manager, will...

IS AG SLIPPING INTO THE TWILIGHT ZONE?(cloned cattle exhibited at Minnesota Zoo by Infigen Inc.)
July 1, 2001... Minnesota Zoo Exhibit Educates Public About Cloning And Technology After almost six years of writing this column in Agri Marketing magazine, I knew it would come to this: writing about clones. Now, the topic of clones isn't new or...

Ayres Advertising/Marketing.(new employee hirings)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Ayres Advertising/Marketing, Lincoln, Neb., hires Brenda Warren as associate media director and Renee Vanderberg as media buyer. Warren was formerly a media planner and buyer with Response Media. Vanderberg was in a marketing position with...

Bader Rutter & Associates.(hires Jenifer Shillinglaw as media relations manager and Ryan Goergen as a writer)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The public relations group of Bader Rutter & Associates, Milwaukee, hires Jenifer Shillinglaw as media relations manager and Ryan Goergen as a writer. Shillinglaw was previously associate public relations manager at The Mark Travel Corp....

CMF&Z Marketing Communications.(executive appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... CMF&Z Marketing Communications, Des Moines, Iowa, promotes Erin Downs to vice president in the agency's public relations group, Tom Graber to vice president in the creative services group, Connie Collins to vice president in the creative...

Colle+McVoy.(employee hirings)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Colle+McVoy, Minneapolis, hires Jennifer Gove as an account manager for Purina and Jodi Schmidtgoesling as a media planner and buyer. Gove comes from Lynch Jarvis Jones where she worked with clients in the healthcare, finance, education,...

Janet Stanton is the new head of Dudnyk Advertising, Horsham, Pa. Stanton spent the last 16 years with Bates Worldwide, most recently as executive vice president.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Janet Stanton is the new head of Dudnyk Advertising, Horsham, Pa. Stanton spent the last 16 years with Bates Worldwide, most recently as executive vice president. Beth Clark has been hired as the new vice president and media director for Dudnyk...

Morgan&Myers.(names Shannon Buskohl senior associate)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Shannon Buskohl joins Morgan& Myers as a senior associate in the firm's Waterloo, Iowa, office, responsible for the Pharmacia Animal Health account. She comes to Morgan&Myers from McGrath / Power Public Relations in Santa Clara, Calif. She also...

Lord, Sullivan & Yoder, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, announces Certified Angus Beef as its newest client.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Lord, Sullivan & Yoder, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, announces Certified Angus Beef as its newest client. LSY will provide strategic counsel and an advertising campaign designed to differentiate the Certified Angus Beef brand. Adding Certified Angus...

Bock and Associates.(to continue services for National Hog Farmer)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... In addition to Bock and Associates, Bill Pullen, Jan Ford and Lisa Peterson remain sales representatives for National Hog Farmer. Ford and Pullen will continue to handle 13 states in the western United States and have added North Dakota, South...

Farm Journal Electronic Media.(Cyndi Berger wins Seal of Approval from American Meterological Society)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Farm Journal Electronic Media, South Bend, Ind., announces that Cyndi Berger, AgDay's meteorologist, has been awarded the Seal of Approval of the American Meteorological Society in recognition of the quality of her television weather...

Waitt Radio, Inc.(hires Emery Kleven as farm director)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Waitt Radio, Inc., Yankton, S.D., announces the addition of Emery Kleven as farm director for the Waitt Farm Network. Most recently, Kleven was farm director at KTIC Radio in West Point, Neb. The Nebraska Fertilizer and Chemical Institute named...

Doane Agricultural Services Co.(hires Dick Stiltz as vice president and manager of Internet division)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Doane Agricultural Services Co., St. Louis, hires Dick Stiltz as vice president and manager of its Internet division. In addition to implementing Doane's Internet strategy, Stiltz will also be responsible for developing new Web-based services...

The AgriAmerica Network.(Jeanette Merritt, farm director)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The AgriAmerica Network, Indianapolis, has promoted Jeanette Merritt to farm director from assistant farm director.

American Ag Network, Pierre, S.D., has entered into an exclusive sales representation agreement with Learfield Communications, Inc., Jefferson City, Mo.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... American Ag Network, Pierre, S.D., has entered into an exclusive sales representation agreement with Learfield Communications, Inc., Jefferson City, Mo. American Ag Network operates agricultural radio networks in North Dakota and South Dakota....

MONSANTO: 100 PERCENT FOCUSED ON AGRICULTURE.(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
July 1, 2001... Editor's Note: Brett Begemann is vice president, U. S. Branded Products for Monsanto, St. Louis. Begemann is responsible for all agriculture business, marketing and operations in the United States, with crop protection products including...

APS -- Isn't SUMMER WITHOUT IT.
July 1, 2001... Your summer won't be complete without attending the third annual Agricultural Publications Summit scheduled Aug. 1-4. Hosting the Summit is the beautiful Amway Grand Hotel in Grand Rapids, Mich., where you can escape the summer's heat. As a...

THE POWER OF THREE.(American Agricultural Editors' Association, Livestock Publications Council and APA: The Association of Leading Ag Media Companies partner to organize 2001 Agricultural Publications Summit)
July 1, 2001... Groups Combine Forces for Agricultural Publications Summit Editors Note: The American Agricultural Editors' Association, Livestock Publications Council and APA: The Association of Leading Ag Media Companies have joined together to make the...

PRINT STILL PACKS A PUNCH.
July 1, 2001... Communications Professionals Declare the Value of Print Media Instant messaging, slogans, sound bites. Short and snappy. Yes, that's what communications is all about today. So it may seem a little odd when agri-marketers tell you they value...

CELEBRATING 125 YEARS.(Farm Journal)
July 1, 2001... Practical Platform Still Serves Farm Journal Well Unembellished adjectives might best describe the success and longevity of one of the oldest farm magazines in the country. One hundred and twenty-five years since its inception, "simple"...

AGRICULTURAL PUBLICATIONS SUMMIT INFOEXPO GUIDE.
July 1, 2001... Agricultural writers and editors attending the Agricultural Publications Summit will be able to find out what's new with leading agriculture companies and organizations. Marketing and communications spokespersons will be on hand to provide...