Agri Marketing articles from March 2002

Agri Marketing archives from March 2002

I want to see you in Nashville this April ... (For Openers).(Agri-Marketing Conference and Trade Show)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Seriously, I really do! And that goes for all of you folks that I saw at the Best Of CAMA last fall in Ontario. That's right, it is almost time for NAMA's Agri-Marketing Conference and Trade Show. This year's event may be one of the most...

This month in Agri Marketing ... (For Openers).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Five Years Ago * The sale of Asgrow Agronomic Business to Monsanto Co., St. Louis, has been completed by Empresas La Moderna (ELM). ELM will retain the vegetable seed business division of Asgrow. * Vance Publishing's Drovers Journal...

J.R. Simplot Company.(Lawrence S. Hlobik, Steve Beebe)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Lawrence S. Hlobik has been named chief executive officer-elect of the J.R. Simplot Company, Boise, Idaho. Following a transitional period, he will succeed Steve Beebe who has announced his intentions to retire August 31, 2002. Hlobik joined...

Becker Underwood.(employee promotions)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Becker Underwood, Ames, Iowa, promotes Dr. Peter Innes to company president. Innes was formerly group managing director of the MicoBio Group Ltd., the Becker Underwood European subsidiary. Innes has over 22 years of experience in the...

Lindsay Manufacturing Co.(Howard G. Buffett)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Lindsay Manufacturing Co., Omaha, Neb., elects Howard G. Buffett as chairman of its board of directors. He succeeds John W. Croghan, who retired as chairman and director after 13 years on Lindsey's board. Buffett has been a board member since...

Morgan and Meyers.(Lou Ann Loeb)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Lou Ann Loeb joins Morgan& Meyers as president of the firm's Minneapolis office. Prior to joining Morgan& Meyers, Loeb was an account director at Thomas & Perkins Advertising, Denver. She has also worked as senior vice president and account...

The National Pork Producers Council.(Neil Dierks, Al Tank)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) appointed Neil Dierks as CEO. Dierks succeeds Al Tank who resigned on Oct. 15, 2001. Beginning in 1990, Dierks served NPPC in a series of senior executive positions, including executive director of...

eMerge Interactive, Inc., Sebastian Fla., and Excel Corporation, a Wichita, Kan.-based beef processor and a wholly owned subsidiary of Cargill Incorporated, form an agreement to integrate eMerge's VerifEYE[TM] meat inspection system into Excel's beef operations to finalize specifications for commercialization.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... eMerge Interactive, Inc., Sebastian, Fla., and Excel Corporation, a Wichita, Kan.-based beef processor and a wholly owned subsidiary of Cargill Incorporated, form an agreement to integrate eMerge's VerifEYE[TM] meat inspection system into...

Agricultural Biotechnology Council.(genetically modified foods information)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Agricultural Biotechnology Council (abc), a group formed by Monsanto, Aventis, BASF AG, Dow AgroSciences, Dupont Co. and Syngenta AG, plans to increase communication with England's consumers, 67 percent of whom feel they do not know enough...

Claas, Harsewinkel, Germany, will purchase Caterpillar Inc.'s 50 percent share in the Caterpillar Claas American LLC (CCA) venture, which operates a Lexion combine manufacturing facility in Omaha, Neb. Caterpillar dealers in North America will continue to have exclusive rights to sell and support the Lexion combine in their current territories.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Claas, Harsewinkel, Germany, will purchase Caterpillar Inc.'s 50 percent share in the Caterpillar Claas American LLC (CCA) venture, which operates a Lexion combine manufacturing facility in Omaha, Neb. Caterpillar dealers in North America will...

Clarification.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... An article in the January issue, "Rehearsing the Unthinkable," referred to BSE as the source of England's fall livestock crisis, but did not list foot-and-mouth disease as an additional cause of the livestock epidemic.

No-Till Innovators awarded. (FYI News & Notes).(National No-Tillage Conference)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Winners of the sixth annual No-Till Innovator Awards, co-sponsored by Syngenta Crop Protection, Greensboro, N.C. and No-Till Farmer magazine, Brookfield, Wis., were honored at the National No-Tillage Conference on January 11, 2002, in St....

Syngenta scientist receives Franklin Institute Award. (FYI News & Notes).(Dr. Mary-Dell Chilton)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Dr. Mary-Dell Chilton of Syngenta will receive the 2002 Benjamin Franklin Award for Life Sciences from the Franklin Institute. The award is in recognition of her pioneering work in the area of gene transfer into plants. Chilton's team at...

Food of the Future. (FYI News & Notes).(Council for Biotechnology Information contest)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Benjamin Gross, a sixth grader at Dickerson Middle School in Marietta, Ga., has won a $10,000 scholarship for his "Pollution Absorbing Tomato," one of the more than 900 entries in the Food of the Future contest sponsored by the Council for...

Weeping without milk. (FYI News & Notes).(California Milk Processor Board commercial)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The California Milk Processor Board (CMPB), Berkeley, Ca.-based creator of the GOT MILK?[R] campaign, has launched its first-ever commercial targeting bicultural Latino teens. Titled "La Llorona" (The Weeping Woman), the spot is based on a...

AG stock index.(securities prices and rates)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... STOCK PRICE AT CLOSE OF MARKET Month Ago Exchange:Ticker 12/31/01 CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, FARM MACHINERY AGCO Corp. ...

NAMA leader's message. (National NAMA News).(National Agri-Marketing Association)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Who among us is not affected by the increasing "speed of business"? With the growing use of technology in today's society, one may believe that personal communications are taking on a very impersonal tone. In reality, the use of technology...

Regional Best of NAMA.(National Agri-Marketing Association)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... This year three regions hosted Regional Best of NAMA banquets in Des Moines, Kansas CiW and Chicago. All in all, over 400 people participated in the events. Region II Celebrates in Kansas City Over 150 people from the Gateway, Great...

2002 Agri-Marketing Conference. (Catch the Rhythm).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Extended Schedule Wednesday, April 17, 2002 8:00 a.m. - Noon Chapter President's Workshop This is designed to inform incoming NAMA chapter presidents of their duties for the...

New members.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Many new members joined NAMA, CAMA, and our affiliated councils during January. For more information on NAMA please visit our web site at www.nama.org or contact Dawn Foster at 913/491-6500. In next month's issue we'll list new members during...

Survival of the fittest. (Marketing On The Web).
March 1, 2002... Editor's Note: A few of today's agribusiness/e-commerce companies were selected from the annual Marketing Services Guide to address the changing strategies of marketing on the Web. We asked these companies three questions: * How has your...

Harvest Partners Network [TM] reaches out to retailers. (Marketing On The Web).(agriculture retailers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... BASF, Research Triangle Park, N.C., has partnered with leading technology companies to provide high-speed Internet service to ag retailers nationwide. "Harvest Partners Network will provide high-speed, satellite-based Internet access to ag...

Global connections: AgriStar builds neutral high-speed communications network for agriculture. (Marketing On The Web).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... AgriStar Global Networks, Ltd., headquartered in Chicago, Ill., with its operations center in Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minn., is a new satellite-based communications company integrating the world's top commercial farms, input suppliers and their...

J.C. Robinson Seed Co.(Dr. Hobart Beeghly, Ron Wulfkuhle)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The J.C. Robinson Seed Co., Waterloo, Neb., named Dr. Hobart Beeghly vice president of research and Ron Wulfkuhle vice president of marketing and sales. Beeghly joined the company in 1995 as a corn breeder. In 1999, he was appointed research...

Arvesta Corporation.(Michael Allan named product manager)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Arvesta Corporation, formerly Tomen Agro, Inc., San Francisco, appoints Michael Allan as product manager for Iodomethane, the company's new methyl bromide replacement. In addition, he will serve as product manager for Chloropicrin, a well-known...

Archer Daniels Midland Company.(personnel changes)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Archer Daniels Midland Company, Decatur, Ill., makes senior management changes to improve the company's global operating and administrative functions. These changes include: Paul B. Mulhollem, president, has been elected to the additional...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture and the Buy California Marketing Agreement.(Ralph A. Watts)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The California Department of Food and Agriculture and the Buy California Marketing Agreement name Ralph A. Watts as chief executive officer of Buy California, Sacramento, Calif. The marketing agreement, which is a partnership between government...

Tomen Agro, Inc. changed its corporate name to Arvesta Corporation.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Tomen Agro, Inc. changed its corporate name to Arvesta Corporation. The company continues to serve agricultural producers throughout the world from its San Francisco headquarters. Arvesta is an operating unit of Arysta LifeScience Corporation,...

Certis USA, LLC, Columbia, Md., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and a leading producer of biological pesticides, plans to acquire certain assets of the Bt biopesticide and insecticidal nematode businesses owned by Ecogen, Inc., Langhorne, Pa.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Certis USA, LLC, Columbia, Md., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and a leading producer of biological pesticides, plans to acquire certain assets of the Bt biopesticide and insecticidal nematode businesses owned by Ecogen, Inc.,...

AgriPro Wheat[R], Berthoud, Colo., has pushed back the release of its Clearfield[R] spring wheat varieties by two to three years, to polish the genetic herbicide tolerance of the company's new seed products.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... AgriPro Wheat [R], Berthoud, Colo., has pushed back the release of its Clearfield[R] spring wheat varieties by two to three years, to polish the genetic herbicide tolerance of the company's new seed products. AgriPro Wheat was anticipating...

Archer Daniels Midland Company, Decatur, Ill., has been awarded a U.S. patent for a range of unique nutraceutical compositions with broad application in supplements, functional foods and other nutraceutical products.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Archer Daniels Midland Company, Decatur, Ill., has been awarded a U.S. patent for a range of unique nutraceutical compositions with broad application in supplements, functional foods and other nutraceutical products. Invented by ADM scientists,...

AgraQuest, Inc, Inc., Davis, Calif., licenses Muscodor albus and related strains, which are fungi living within a plant that produce gaseous substances, for use as an all-natural fumigant.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... AgraQuest, Inc., Davis, Calif., licenses Muscodor albus and related strains, which are fungi living within a plant that produce gaseous substances, for use as an all-natural fumigant. Gary Strobel, PhD, a professor at Montana State University,...

BASF, Mount Olive, N.J., and General Mills, Northwest Grain Operations, Minneapolis, have signed a commercial agreement.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... BASF, Mount Olive, N.J., and General Mills, Northwest Grain Operations, Minneapolis, have signed a commercial agreement to provide growers with new varieties of herbicide-tolerant CLEARFIELD [TM] wheat for use with the CLEARFIELD [TM]...

[0] eMerge Interactive, Inc.(Eric Dorr)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... eMerge Interactive, Inc., Sebastian, Fla., has added Eric Dorr as director, national accounts. Dorr will be responsible for the company's new cattle marketing programs designed to cultivate and place source- and process-verified cattle into...

Behlen International Ag Systems.(Lyle Burbach named president)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Lyle Burbach has been promoted to president for Behlen International Ag Systems, Columbus, Neb. His focus will be to lead this business unit in establishing growth, both domestically and overseas. Burbach began his career at Behlen in 1972 and...

Direct Contact, Inc.(Terry Bowen, Tom Wingate)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Direct Contact, Inc., Lombard, Ill., names Terry Bowen and Tom Wingate to new positions. Bowen, formerly vice president, has been named president and Wingate has moved from the position of project manager to vice president.

Branding the black: American Angus Association raises the bar of beef breed advertising. (Marketing To Livestock Producers).(NKH and W Inc.)
March 1, 2002... For commercial beef cattle producers, the color of money may well be black, if they embrace the messages in the latest advertising campaign from the American Angus Association. The association's new approach is part of a branding strategy...

Where's the beef from? Beef industry weighs effects of country-of-origin labeling. (Marketing To Livestock Producers).
March 1, 2002... Bruce Springsteen isn't the only American proud of his heritage and happy to capitalize on it. Domestic beef producers, as well as processors, retailers and restaurants, are increasingly interested in offering consumers a product that is born...

House that soy built leaves visions of soybeans dancing in their heads. (Thinking Outside The Box).(The House That Soy Built, Farm Science Review, London, Ohio)
March 1, 2002... Flash back to your youth for a moment. It's the holiday season in December. Your mom is tucking you into bed, but before you go to sleep, she pulls out a book and reads you "The Ginger-Bread Man." And after she reads the book to you, your...

Cautious optimism: broadcasters convey growers' thoughts and concerns for year ahead. (Farm Broadcast Update).
March 1, 2002... Q What is the general mood of growers in your area as they look into the coming season and year? Pam: I would say there is certainly a concern of what our upcoming farm bill will produce in terms of payments for the farmers. It's pretty hard to...

Farming the farm program: issues facing producers and farm broadcasters. (Farm Broadcast Update).(Brief Article)(Column)
March 1, 2002... `The farm program -- it's the only thing that matters to young farmers these days. There's really nothing else they want to talk about.' It was a comment I overheard in a small town restaurant this winter that made me stop and think. If this...

Voicing opinions: from local to national, farmer interests remain the same. (Farm Broadcast Update).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... I have found the transition from being a local farm broadcaster to a national talk show host to be very interesting, to say the least. As it turns out, my 25 years as a farm broadcaster at a central Illinois radio station actually helped...

Biotech soybeans benefit environment. (Ag Earth Stewards).(plant biotechnology)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... It has been said that farmers are the original environmentalists. Today, new agricultural tools, such as biotechnology, are allowing farmers to continue their legacy of preserving and protecting the environment. In the last five years, thanks...

Farm Journal Media is the new name of the Farm Journal Corporation.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Farm Journal Media is the new name of the Farm Journal Corporation, Philadelphia. The name change coincides with the January 2 announcement that AgWeb.com, Inc. has become a consolidated subsidiary of the Farm Journal Corporation. The closer...

Chemical and Pharmaceutical Press, Inc.(new location)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Chemical and Pharmaceutical Press, Inc. is now located at 302 Fifth Avenue, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10001-3604. C&P Press can be reached via phone at 800/544-7377 or e-mail at cpp@cppress.com.

Germination -- The magazine of the Canadian seed industry -- published its first-ever GENEius Edition in January.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Germination -- The magazine of the Canadian seed industry -- published its first-ever GENEius Edition in January. The special, annual issue places the spotlight on six of the Canadian seed industry's most innovative thinkers who are making...

The Texas Farm Bureau and Texas State Networks joined forces to launch the TSN Agri-Business Network on January 7, 2002.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Texas Farm Bureau and Texas State Networks joined forces to launch the TSN Agri-Business Network on January 7, 2002. TFB has established a radio studio in Waco, Texas, and relays its programs to the TSN facility in Arlington, Texas, to be...

Ag Alert.(California Farm Bureau Federation, Dennis Duncan)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Dennis Duncan is the new advertising sales manager for Ag Alert, the California Farm Bureau Federation's weekly newspaper. He will oversee ad sales for the federation's two member publications, Ag Alert and California Country. Duncan comes to...

.coop.(online address suffix)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Farm and other business cooperatives can now secure their own online address suffix as the ".coop" Internet domain is open for registrations. Unlike Internet suffixes such as .com and .info, which are open to all, only businesses that can...

To help mark its 200th anniversary, Dupont, Wilmington, Del., has launched a new Internet site http://heritage.dupont.com that offers a wealth of information on the company's history, scientific achievements and innovations.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... To help mark its 200th anniversary, DuPont, Wilmington, Del., has launched a new Internet site http://heritage.dupont.com that offers a wealth of information on the company's history, scientific achievements and innovations. On the site, users...

Merial, Atlanta, Ga., opens the MERIAL Business Center -- a fast, secure and convenient online site where veterinarians and staff can manage their Merial account and order Merial products.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Merial, Atlanta, Ga., opens the MERIAL Business Center -- a fast, secure and convenient online site where veterinarians and staff can manage their Merial account and order Merial products. Located in a protected area of www.merial.com, this...

EarthScan Network Inc., Albuquerque, N.M., has formed an agreement with VARGIS, a distributor for off-the-shelf, high-resolution aerial image maps to the ImageNetwork.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... EarthScan Network Inc., Albuquerque, N.M., has formed an agreement with VARGIS, a distributor for off-the-shelf, high-resolution aerial image maps to the ImageNetwork. EarthScan will develop an ImageCommerce Solutions storefront for VARGIS,...

The Seam.(cotton listings)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Cotton listed on The Seam's grower-to-business (G2B) and business-to-business (B2B) exchanges is now validated against the electronic HVI database maintained by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service. Results of the classing verification process...

Print picked for pepper growers. (Print Perspectives).(print campaign for Enza Zaden)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Pick a peck of pepper growers in Florida. Make an ad and put it in a magazine for them. It doesn't really have the makings for a good nursery rhyme. Heck, there aren't even a peck of bell pepper growers in Florida. But it does have the...

Penn Garritano Direct Response Marketing.(Lina Gallardo)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Penn Garritano Direct Response Marketing, Minneapolis, has added Lina Gallardo as account director and Crystal Nelson as account executive to the agency's staff. Gallardo joins Penn Garritano from Kerker Communications. She has worked with a...

Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications.(Fred Nichols)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications, Naperville, Ill., adds Fred Nichols to its account services department. Nichols will assume immediate responsibilities as management supervisor on several agriculture accounts, including Caterpillar and...

The Hale Group, Ltd.(Perry Fri)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Hale Group, Ltd., Danvers, Mass., names Perry Fri as associate principal. He will specialize in the development of supply chain management strategies and the management of association-led projects and initiatives. Fri brings over 10 years...

CMF&Z Marketing Communications, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of 3i, LLC, Chicago.(CMF and Z Marketing Communications, 3i L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... CMF&Z Marketing Communications, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of 3i, LLC, Chicago. 3i closed the acquisition in January 2002 and now owns 100 percent of the equity interests in CMF&Z. According to Sean Bisceglia,...

Brighton Agency, Inc.(St. Louis, Missouri)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Brighton Agency, Inc., St. Louis, has moved to its new location. Their new office address is 349 Marshall Avenue, Suite 100, St. Louis, MO 63119. Brighton's new telephone number is 314/961-9393 and fax number is 314/961-9343. E-mail addresses...

Pioneer, A DuPont Company, Des Moines, Iowa, has decided to consolidate its communications agency business with McCormick Advertising, Amarillo, Texas.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Pioneer, A DuPont Company, Des Moines, Iowa, has decided to consolidate its communications agency business with McCormick Advertising, Amarillo, Texas. This decision was made to reflect the changing structure of the Pioneer and DuPont Crop...

The Animal Health Institute.(Dr. Robert C. Livingston)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Animal Health Institute, Washington, D.C., names Dr. Robert C. Livingston to the position of director, international affairs and regulatory policy. Livingston joins AHI after a 30-year career in government, of which 27 years were spent with...

Select Sires Inc.(Beth Dement)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Select Sires Inc., Plain City, Ohio, hires Beth Dement as its associate manager, corporate communications. Most recently, Dement was employed by the American Jersey Cattle Association, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, where she was associate editor of...

World Agricultural Forum.(Dr. Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Gerard Viatte)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Dr. Per Pinstrup-Andersen has joined the advisory board of directors for the World Agricultural Forum (WAF), St. Louis, and Gerard Viatte has been named managing director, Europe / Asia-Pacific. Pinstrup-Andersen serves as the...

Biotechnology Industry Organization.(new location)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has moved to 1225 Eye Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005-5958. Their new phone numbers are 202/962-9200 or 800/255-3304, and fax number is 202/962-9201. E-mail addresses remain the same.

Upcoming meeting for Agri marketers. (Classifieds).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... FEBRUARY FEB. 21-23: Commodity Classic, Nashville, Tenn. Visit www.commodityclassic.com. FEB. 27-MAR. 1: Renewable Fuels Association Annual National Ethanol Conference, San Diego. Contact 800/567-6411 or visit www.ethanolrfa.org. ...

Deere stresses commitment to excellence, innovation. (View From The Top).(senior vice president Doug DeVries on marketing)(Brief Article)(Interview)
March 1, 2002... AM: What's new from Deere in the farm and ag retailer market? DD: We remain committed as ever to bringing to the market new products and new innovations to the market that deliver genuine value to our customers. While last August's new...