Agri Marketing articles from June 2005

Agri Marketing archives from June 2005

Highlights of this issue ...(FOR OPENERS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Accountability. That's a word with renewed emphasis for all marketers in the agriculture industry, whether you are on the agency side developing a new campaign or you're a brand manager trying to get a budget approved. "Sales/Marketing...

VS&A Communications Partners III, L.P., New York, N.Y., completes its tender offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of Data Transmission Network Corp., Omaha, Neb.(Five Years Ago)(VS and A Communications Partners III L.P.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... VS&A Communications Partners III, L.P., New York, N.Y., completes its tender offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of Data Transmission Network Corp., Omaha, Neb., for $29 net per share in cash.

Farm Journal Corp.(Five Years Ago)(appointments)(president, Andrew J. Weber as)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Farm Journal Corp., Philadelphia, hires Andrew J. Weber as president and CEO. Weber was previously executive vice president with Cahners Business Information, New York, N.Y.

Northrup King Co.(Ten Years Ago)(Kevin Macken as manager of market research)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Kevin Macken joins Northrup King Co., Minneapolis, as manager of market research. He most recently was vice president of sales with Rockwood Research, St. Paul, Minn.

AGCO.(Ten Years Ago)(AGCO Corp.)(appointments)(Angie Skochdopole joins AGCO, Duluth, Ga., as media manager)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Angie Skochdopole joins AGCO, Duluth, Ga., as media manager for all ag equipment brands. Previously she was vice president, media director at PDL&C Advertising, Rochester, N.Y.

WHO Radio.(Ten Years Ago)(Lee Kline, farm director of WHO Radioretires after 41 years.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Lee Kline, farm director, WHO Radio, Des Moines, Iowa, retires after 41 years at the station.

Farm Progress Companies.(Twenty Years Ago)(appointments)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Farm Progress Companies, Lombard, Ill., appoints three to new posts. Steve Keppy is promoted to regional sales manager for Farm Progress publications. Joining Farm Progress are Wayne Bollum as advertising representative and Mike Wilson as field...

Keltgen Seed Co.(Twenty Years Ago)(Irv Parker joins Keltgen Seed Co)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Irv Parker joins Keltgen Seed Co., Olivia, Minn., as marketing manager, coming from Moews Seed Co., Granville, Ill.

National Fertilizer Solutions Association.(Twenty Years Ago)(National Fertilizer Solutions Association (NFSA), Peoria, Ill., names Robert J. Wanzel vice president.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The National Fertilizer Solutions Association (NFSA), Peoria, Ill., names Robert J. Wanzel vice president of membership and public affairs.

Stokes wins 'new beginnings' from AGROTAIN International.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)(Stokes, Dennie)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Dennie Stokes, Earle, Ark., won the framed, autographed artist's proof of "New Beginnings," the introductory painting in the Celebration Series from AGROTAIN International LLC. Stokes entered the drawing while attending the Mid-South Farm and...

Farm broadcaster for a day.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)(Linder Farm Network)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Governor of Minnesota Tim Pawlenty was recently given the chance to walk in the shoes of a farm broadcaster during the Linder Farm Network's "Farm Broadcaster for a Day" program. Gov. Pawlenty read markets and farm news and conducted interviews...

Secy. Johanns gives vision for rural America.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... "This is an exciting time to be involved in America's rural policies," Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns told more than 200 rural development leaders from across the country at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Seminar, "The State of 21st Century...

Correction.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)(Correction Notice)
June 1, 2005... In the May "FYI News and Note's column, Allen Andreas, Chairman and CEO of Archer Daniel Midlands was incorrectly named.

BASF supports DPM effort.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)(Doctor of Plant Medicine )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... BASF recently provided an unrestricted grant totaling $12,000 to support the National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants (NAICC) Foundation's effort to establish the Doctor of Plant Medicine (DPM) curriculum on the campus of a Midwestern...

Blazin' horizons in Phoenix.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The 2005 Agri-Marketing Conference & Trade Show April 20-22 in Phoenix was a success. More 1,100 attendees took part in many activities, which included the Best of NAMA Awards Ceremony as well as the Trade Show Receptions and the Live and...

BCS communications celebrates in new office location.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Blasdel Cleaver Schwalbe (BCS) Communications recently held a grand opening and second-year anniversary celebration at its new office location at 1525 Locust in the Crossroads Arts District near downtown Kansas City, Mo. Since Partners Illinois...

Stock price at close of market.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 1, 2005... STOCK PRICE AT CLOSE OF MARKET Month This Year Exchange: Ago Month Age Ticker 3/31/05 4/29/05...

Association of Equipment Manufacturers.(AT CLOSING PEOPLE)(Rob Kolb is elected to the board of directors of the Association of Equipment Manufacturer.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Rob Kolb, vice president of marketing, Americas Region for WestfaliaSurge Inc. is elected to the board of directors of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the North American-based trade group for companies that manufacture...

KALO Inc.(AT CLOSING PEOPLE)(Doug John appointed as director of sales and marketing for KALO Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... KALO Inc. adds Doug John as its director of sales and marketing. He will coordinate the selling efforts of KALO regional business managers and independent representatives. John is a 33-year veteran of the agriculture industry. He began his...

Mississippi farmer Mike Lamensdorf has purchased Cotton Farming, Rice Farming, The Peanut Grower and Soybean South magazines from Vance Publishing.(AT CLOSING PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Mississippi farmer Mike Lamensdorf has purchased Cotton Farming, Rice Farming, The Peanut Grower and Soybean South magazines from Vance Publishing. Lamensdorf's new company--One Grower Publishing LLC--will now own the magazines. Under the new...

Wilbur Ellis Company.( James Lassen resumes his responsibilities)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Wilbur Ellis Company announces that James Lassen resumes the operational responsibilities of the Agribusiness division of the company. In addition, Lassen will be director of Specialty Products. In this responsibility he will work across all...

Agricultural Retailers Association.(election of vice president)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Jeffrey S. Pritchard, vice president and general manager of United Phosphorus Inc. (UPI), has been elected to the board of directors of the Agricultural Retailers Association. Under his leadership UPI has grown into a significant player in the...

Obituaries.(AT CLOSING PEOPLE)(Obituary)
June 1, 2005... On March 17 David "Buzzy" Esbrook died after a brief illness. Esbrook began his career in agriculture at BASF as a sales representative in Illinois. He moved into the world of marketing and advertising and had a long, successful career working...

Merial announces an agreement with Select Sires Inc. to jointly market IGENITY[TM] DNA tests and services to the dairy industry.(AT CLOSING NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Merial announces an agreement with Select Sires Inc. to jointly market IGENITY[TM] DNA tests and services to the dairy industry. Dairy producers in the United States and Canada will soon be able to purchase IGENITY DNA tests and services...

The Ohio State University (OSU) receives an $11.6 million grant through Ohio Governor Taft's Third Frontier Project.(AT CLOSING NEWS)(Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center (OBIC)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The Ohio State University (OSU) receives an $11.6 million grant through Ohio Governor Taft's Third Frontier Project. The grant will be used to establish the Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center (OBIC), which will develop chemical conversion...

BASF.(resolves lawsuit against rice farmers)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... BASF has resolved a lawsuit it brought against a number of rice farmers in northeastern Arkansas who violated the company's Clearfield rice stewardship agreement. The Consent Judgment entered by the federal court awards BASF damages of $2.5...

Dow AgroSciences LLC has entered into a two-year research and collaboration agreement with the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University (ASU).(AT CLOSING NEWS)
June 1, 2005... Dow AgroSciences LLC has entered into a two-year research and collaboration agreement with the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University (ASU). The collaboration will bring forward plant-made technology advancements to create plant-made...

Crompton Corporation and Great Lakes Chemical Corporation announce that, following the completion of their merger, the new company will be known as "Chemtura" (pronounced chem-CHOOR-a) Corporation.(AT CLOSING NEWS)
June 1, 2005... Crompton Corporation and Great Lakes Chemical Corporation announce that, following the completion of their merger, the new company will be known as "Chemtura" (pronounced chem-CHOOR-a) Corporation. "Selecting a new name is an important...

Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985.(AT CLOSING NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... By a vote of 6-3, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985, overturning lower court decisions by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit and the U.S. District Court for South Dakota, which ruled the...

It's Milwaukee time! Agricultural Media Summit scheduled for Milwaukee July 31-Aug. 3.(PRINT PERSPECTIVES)(Agricultural Media Summit (AMS))(American Agricultural Editors' Association (AAEA))
June 1, 2005... The organizers of the Agricultural Media Summit (AMS) invite agrimarketers and publication and other media professionals to join them for the seventh annual professional development conference and trade show to be held in Milwaukee, Wis., July...

Second annual boot camp scheduled.( National Agri-Marketing Associations's boot camp)
June 1, 2005... The National Agri-Marketing Association has scheduled its second annual Boot Camp, August 17-19 in Kansas City. "While the event may be the second, the program definitely isn't a repeat," says Beth Burgy, Broadhead + Company, chair of the...

2005 Agri-marketing conference & trade show: Blazin' Horizons in Phoenix.(National NAMA News: News and information for member and friends of NAMA)
June 1, 2005... 1: Student NAMA members participate in a Business Etiquette exercise, conducted by Monte Miller of Intl. Performance Solutions, LTD. This seminar focused on the do's and don'ts for the young professional. 2: Rick Turner, Gustafson, LLC,...

The real world of AgriMarketing.(NAMA Leader Message)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... AgriMarketing can learn lot from reality TV--even Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie have made farming sexy with "The Simple Life." There's a series of makeover shows from redoing homes to people. They restructure everything by plastic surgery...

Brock Associates.(MARKETING PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Brock Associates, Milwaukee, Wis., hires Teres Lambert as director of marketing. Lambert has more than 30 years of experience as a grain and cattle producer, strategist and senior manager in the fields of marketing, public relations and event...

DuPont Crop Protection.(E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co)(new appointments)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... John L. Chrosniak joins DuPont Crop Protection as marketing director. Previously, Chrosniak was senior manager, Strategy & Operations Practice, for Deloitte Consulting LLR He brings significant experience leading marketing and business process...

Drexel Chemical Co.(MARKETING PEOPLE)(appointments)(Mark Stewart is promoted to national sales manager at Drexel Chemical Co)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Mark Stewart is promoted to national sales manager at Drexel Chemical Co. Stewart began his career at Drexel in 1999 as a sales representative. In his most recent position, Stewart was responsible for inside sales and assisted in marketing...

United Phosphorus Inc.(MARKETING PEOPLE)(appointments)(United Phosphorus Inc. (UPI) hires Jeff Allison and Ralph Schultheis in expansion)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... United Phosphorus Inc. (UPI) hires Jeff Allison and Ralph Schultheis in expansion of its post-patent crop protection business. Allison is named director, Specialty Products. He will be responsible for the company's turf and ornamental,...

CLAAS North America.(MARKETING PEOPLE)(appointments)(Russ Green)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... CLAAS North America appoints Russ Green as executive vice president of sales and business development. Green will be responsible for leading both the CLAAS Hay & Forage and the LEXION Combine sales force in North America. Green comes to CLAAS...

MANA.(MARKETING PEOPLE)(Makhteshim Agan of North America Inc)(appointments)(Bill Mosley)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... MANA (Makhteshim Agan of North America Inc.) hires Bill Mosley as business manager for the Midsouth. Prior to joining MANA, he was a district manager for Agriliance LLC. In addition, Kelvin Jordan joins MANA as business manager for the...

AGCO Corporation signs a letter of intent between Fendt, a premium product line of AGCO Corporation, and Agromash Holding, based in Moscow.(MARKETING NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... AGCO Corporation signs a letter of intent between Fendt, a premium product line of AGCO Corporation, and Agromash Holding, based in Moscow. Its objective is to create a long-term cooperation between both companies for the development,...

Tate & Lyle has signed a North American licensing agreement with Alleggra Foods Limited, the producer of a full-function egg product that is soy-based.(MARKETING NEWS)
June 1, 2005... Tate & Lyle has signed a North American licensing agreement with Alleggra Foods Limited, the producer of a full-function egg product that is soy-based. Under the agreement Tate & Lyle has the rights to manufacture, distribute and market...

Tessenderlo Kerley Inc.(MARKETING NEWS)(new business unit formed)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. (TKI) announces the formation of a new generic business unit focusing on niche crop protection and specialty markets. The goal of the new business unit is to launch two new products in 2006 and two to four products in...

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation.(MARKETING NEWS)(Pilgrim's Pride Corp. introduces EatWellStayHealthy)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Pilgrim's Pride Corporation introduces a new product line that makes it easier for consumers to find and enjoy healthy poultry products. "We know that consumers are bombarded with an estimated 4,000 advertising messages every day and have a...

PigCHAMP.(MARKETING NEWS)(PigCHAMP Inc. is introducing a services for the customers)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Beginning with 2004 year-end data, PigCHAMP is sending customized personal benchmarking reports to customers. This allows PigCHAMP users to compare their herd performance to industry standards, thereby helping them identify potential areas of...

NAFB under new, experienced leadership.(farm broadcast update)(National Association of Farm Broadcasters)(Interview)
June 1, 2005... Editor's Note: Gene M//lard was named executive director of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB) earlier this year. He formerly served as NAFB director of marketing from 2002 to 2004 and has spent 40 years in the farm...

Creating Florida's media powerhouse.(farm broadcast update)(Southeast AgNet acquires Citrus Industry Magazine)
June 1, 2005... When the Kenansville, Fla.-based Southeast AgNet announced in March the purchase of Citrus Industry Magazine (CI), based in Bartow, Fla., it raised a few eyebrows among agriculture media observers. It was, after all, a reversal of the norm for...

Innovation + experience: Farm Journal Media creates first-class combination with acquisition of 'U.S. Farm Report'.(farm broadcast update)
June 1, 2005... The most recent buzz in agriculture marketing circles isn't only about Asian soybean rust and planting dates, but also about the latest acquisitions, specifically the purchase of "U.S. Farm Report" by Farm Journal Media, Philadelphia. In...

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), in conjunction with university weed scientists and leading developers of agricultural crop protection products, has developed an online Weed Resistance Management Learning Center (WRMLC) to educate growers and ag industry professionals on how to reduce the development of resistant weeds.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), in conjunction with university weed scientists and leading developers of agricultural crop protection products, has developed an online Weed Resistance Management Learning Center (WRMLC) to educate...

American Angus Association.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)(American Angus Association hires Jared Murnin)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Jared Murnin joins the staff of the American Angus Association as regional manager in the states of Texas and New Mexico. He will be the Association's liaison to breeders in those states, and attend events such as sales, shows and educational...

Farm Safety 4 Just Kids.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Farm Safety 4 Just Kids (FS4JK) announces the following elections made to the Board of Directors. For the past two years, Murray Madsen with the University of Iowa-College of Public Health has served as the chairman of the Board of Directors....

RFD Communications Inc.(MEDIA NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Mike Hansen is assuming fulltime duties as executive vice president of RFD Communications Inc. and will be based out of new Omaha corporate offices. Hansen has a long history in rural media and agri-marketing as he has held positions as an...

America's Heartland.(MEDIA NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... A new weekly public television show that celebrates the miracle of American agriculture and the farm and ranch families that help make it possible will hit the airwaves this fall. "America's Heartland" will profile the people, places and...

North American Agricultural Journalists.(MEDIA NEWS)(North American Agricultural Journalists hires Larry Dreiling)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Larry Dreiling, High Plains Journal senior field editor, was elected the president of the association of the North American Agricultural Journalists (NAAJ). Dreiling has been a member of the High Plains Journal editorial team since March 1989...

Fastline Publications.(MEDIA NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Fastline Publications, publisher of 23 agricultural magazines covering the United States and Mexico, promotes Matt Coniglio to national account sales manager. Coniglio will be responsible for developing relationships with national accounts and...

Farm Progress Companies.(MEDIA NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Bob Kaslik joins Farm Progress Companies as national sales manager, Marketing Services division. He brings 25 years of publishing experience with extensive data base marketing and development background from his former positions and is now...

The industry pulse.(Public Notice)
June 1, 2005... To keep the pulse of the industry and learn more about our readers, Agri Marketing has developed an interactive online poll. To participate in the poll, go to www.agrimarketing.com and look for the survey box in the right column. Each month a...

McCormick Company.(AGENCY NEWS)(McCormick and Co.hires Jill Goodrich )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... McCormick Company hires Jill Goodrich as a senior communications consultant in the Amarillo, Texas, office. Goodrich began her career at the Nebraska Pork Producers Association before joining Fleishman-Hillard's agribusiness practice in Kansas...

Colle+McVoy, Minneapolis, is establishing an independent brand: Exponent Public Relations.(AGENCY NEWS)(Exponent Public Relations)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Colle+McVoy, Minneapolis, is establishing an independent brand: Exponent Public Relations. Known for years as Colle+McVoy PR, the new brand helps reinforce the agency's position as a best-in-class public relations firm and offers greater...

Osborn & Barr Communications.(AGENCY NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Osborn & Barr Communications, St. Louis, hires Tyler Kelley as contact relations account executive. Kelley comes to the agency after spending nearly seven years working for Pork magazine at Vance Publishing in the Kansas City area, most...

Osborn & Barr.(AGENCY NEWS)(Sonja Herndon joins Osborn and Barr Communications)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... In addition, Osborn & Barr promotes Sonja Herndon to business manager. Herndon has been with the agency four years as the financial manager to the contact relations department, Gov-Link business unit and Canadian offices of Osborn & Barr. Other...

Nicholson Kovac Inc.(AGENCY NEWS)(Nicholson Kovac Inc. promotes Jim Radosevic )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Nicholson Kovac Inc., Kansas City, Mo., promotes Jim Radosevic to vice president, creative director. Radosevic joined Nicholson Kovac in 2003 as creative director after operating his own film production company, Altitude Films Inc., in Denver...

Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications.(AGENCY NEWS)(Kenna Rathai joins Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications promotes Kenna Rathai to senior account supervisor working on the Pfizer Animal Health account. Rathai joined Rhea & Kaiser in March 2004, bringing with her more than a decade of public relations...

Jones and Thomas.(AGENCY NEWS)(Jones and Thomas Marketing Communications expands and hires Brian McNamara)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Jones and Thomas marketing/communications expands it Interactive Services (IS) department. Heading the IS department is Nick Lane, who was promoted to associate creative director after working as the agency's Internet specialist and systems...

The Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) selects Blasdel Cleaver Schwalbe (BCS) Communications LLC, as agency of record for its marketing communications activities.(AGENCY NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) selects Blasdel Cleaver Schwalbe (BCS) Communications LLC, as agency of record for its marketing communications activities. BCS will handle the execution of public relations, advertising and other...

AdFarm.(AGENCY NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... AdFarm adds Bob Wilhelm as vice president, Customers. Wilhelm comes to AdFarm from Osborn & Barr Communications. As part of the Osborn & Barr executive management team and director of the account management discipline in their main St. Louis...

Woodruff Sweitzer.(AGENCY NEWS)(Ryan Reid joins Woodruff Sweitzer Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Ryan Reid joins Woodruff Sweitzer as project manager with responsibilities for the Arvesta Corporation business. Reid's family has been involved with agriculture for three generations, with emphasis on raising Black Angus beef cattle. Reid...

Bader Rutter & Associates.(AGENCY NEWS)(Denise Gundzik joins Bader Rutter and Associates Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Denise Gundzik joins Bader Rutter & Associates as an assistant media planner/buyer in the agency's media group. Prior to joining Bader Rutter, Gundzik worked as a closing/ escrow agent for Metropolitan Title Company. She has a bachelor's degree...

Country living enthusiasts: active, connected consumers.(rural lifestyle markets)
June 1, 2005... The focus of part one of the "country living" series was the definition and size of this market segment as well as key demographics and lifestyle characteristics of those who make up this group. This article focuses on using this knowledge to...

Capturing a piece of the rural lifestyle pie.(rural lifestyle markets)
June 1, 2005... You may be one of them. A middle-aged, educated, married individual with traditional values that may or may not still have children at home. You may work full-time away from your rural home, as well as work on your "farm." Chances are also...

Getting inside the rural enthusiast's home.(rural lifestyle markets)
June 1, 2005... Editor's Note: Marketers may find it difficult to get inside the homes of ruralpolitans, a relatively new market segment in agriculture, to capture their attention and, ultimately, their buying power. A few surefire tactics for marketers to...

Pulling the levers to improve profitability.(SALES/MARKETING INSIGHTS)(DuPont Financial Analysis Model)
June 1, 2005... Editor's Note: This column is the first of two pieces on the topic of improving profitability. The second column, titled "Marketing's Role In Managing Assets, "will appear in the September 2005 issue. Wouldn't operating an agribusiness be...

The all new, the tried-and-true: direct response marketing campaigns that work.(direct marketing)
June 1, 2005... Using direct response to market agricultural products and equipment has always been challenging. A condensed selling season decreases the ability to readily test direct response campaigns, and dealing with high-ticket items sold once a year...

CRM--R stands for relationship: two companies focus on relationships to grow sales, increase customer retention.(direct marketing)
June 1, 2005... Customer Relationship Management (CRM) has been around long enough to experience cycles. With an early emphasis on managing times and touches with customers, CRM later evolved into an information technology term, or the computer mechanics that...

Not your average grower meeting.(THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX)
June 1, 2005... Anyone who has been to a typical grower meeting in the ag industry knows he or she can expect donuts, coffee, a new mesh hat, and the inevitable sales pitch from the sponsoring company. But in November of 2004, growers, dealers and members of...

Upcoming meetings.(Calendar)
June 1, 2005... JUNE JUNE 16-22: American Seed Trade Association Annual Convention, Seattle. Contact 703/837-8140 or visit www.amseed.com. JUNE 19-22: BIO 2005 Annual International Convention, Philadelphia. Contact 202/962-6655 or visit www.bio.org....

True entrepreneurship.(VIEW FROM THE TOP)(Interview)
June 1, 2005... Editor's Note: Jon Kinzenbaw is the president and founder of KINZE Manufacturing Inc., Williamsburg, Iowa, one of North America's largest independently owned farm equipment companies. This year KINZE is celebrating its 40th anniversary, made...