Agri Marketing articles from May 2003

Agri Marketing archives from May 2003

Observations.... (For Openers).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Largest Agencies. Agri Marketing is pleased to present its annual largest ag communications agency listing. As interesting as it is to see who ranks where, it is also insightful to view the mix of revenue sources for agencies. While it has been...

This month in Agri Marketing ... (For Openers).(events of 5, 10 and 20 years ago)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Five Years Ago * Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Des Moines, Iowa, sells its remaining 2 million shares of stock in Mycogen Corp., San Diego, to Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, for $40.1 million. * Colle & McVoy Marketing...

Stock price at close of market. (AG Stock Index).(Illustration)
May 1, 2003... STOCK PRICE AT CLOSE OF MARKET Month Ago Exchange: Ticker 2/28/03 CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, FARM MACHINERY AGCO Corp. ...

Doane Agricultural Services. (At Closing People).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Doane Agricultural Services, St. Louis, hires Rick Patton as vice president of marketing and sales. Prior to joining the company, Patton worked for BASF as U.S. crop protection marketing manager. He has more than 14 years of experience in the...

Novartis Animal Vaccines. (At Closing People).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Novartis Animal Vaccines, Overland Park, Kan., names Steve Boren as national account manager. He will be responsible for contract negotiations, sales pull-through and marketing programs. Boren previously served as a business development and...

Farm Progress Companies. (At Closing People).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Farm Progress Companies, Carol Stream, Ill., announces an editorial reorganization. The following executive editors will report to president Chuck Roth. Dan Crummett will manage the editorial staff for Carolina/Virginia Farmer, Southern Farmer,...

Delta and Pine Land Company. (At Closing People).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Delta and Pine Land Company, Scott, Miss., appoints David Hansen as country manager for China. Based in Beijing, he will be responsible for strategic planning, product development and production, as well as marketing and sales of the company...

Farm Journal Media. (At Closing People).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Farm Journal Media, Lafayette, Ind., selects Josh Turney as national account manager for broadcast media. He will handle sales for the "AgDay" and "WeekEnd MarketPlace" television programs. "Josh has a great handle on strategic client...

Garst Seed Company. (At Closing People).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Garst Seed Company, Des Moines, hires Dennis Penland for the newly created position of specialty products manager. He will be responsible for the marketing of the company's specialty corn products, as well as market development for specialty...

Monsanto Co. (At Closing News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Monsanto Co., St. Louis, rolls out a new company tagline--Imagine. To incorporate the tagline, the company has redesigned its logo artwork and Web site. "Our Imagine tagline invites people to reflect on the real-life benefits the technology is...

Southern States Cooperative, Richmond, Va., forms an alliance with Farm Plan, a division of John Deere Credit. (At Closing News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Southern States Cooperative, Richmond, Va., forms an alliance with Farm Plan, a division of John Deere Credit. SSC initiated the conversion to Farm Plan with a pilot program focused on three stores. The project went so well that SSC began...

Chr. Hansen BioSystems, the agriculture business unit of Chr. Hansen Inc., Milwaukee, changes its name to Chr. Hansen Animal Health and Nutrition. (At Closing News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Chr. Hansen BioSystems, the agriculture business unit of Chr. Hansen Inc., Milwaukee, changes its name to Chr. Hansen Animal Health and Nutrition. "The name change is just one in a number of strategic moves Chr. Hansen will be undertaking in...

Doane Agricultural Services Co. (At Closing News).(will debut Ag Professional magazine)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Doane Agricultural Services Co., St. Louis, announces it will launch Ag Professional magazine in July. The nationally circulated publication will be sent to 22,000 qualified crop input retailers and distributors, crop consultants, Certified...

Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation, Union, N.J., forms an agreement to acquire from Pfizer Inc., New York, the U.S. distribution and marketing rights to Pfizer Animal Health's intramammary antibiotic infusion products Dariclox[R], Amoxi-Mast[R] and Orbenin-DC[R]. (At Closing News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation, Union, N.J., forms an agreement to acquire from Pfizer Inc., New York, the U.S. distribution and marketing rights to Pfizer Animal Health's intramammary antibiotic infusion products Dariclox[R],...

Smithfield Foods Inc. (At Closing News).(will merge two pork processing plants)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Smithfield Foods Inc., Smithfield, Va., plans to merge two major pork processing plants in an effort to reduce costs. The company will combine the Smithfield Packing Co. and Gwaltney of Smithfield Ltd. businesses into one unit with annual sales...

Aventis. (At Closing News).(settles methionine antitrust case)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Aventis, New York, settles antitrust lawsuits regarding the animal feed methionine. The lawsuit alleged that Rhone-Poulenc Animal Nutrition, the former animal nutrition business of Aventis, and other companies engaged in concerted pricing...

NAMA meets in sunny San Diego. (FYI News & Notes).(National Agri-Marketing Association Conference & Trade Show)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The 2003 National Agri-Marketing Association Conference & Trade Show, held April 15-17 in San Diego, attracted more than 1,100 members and guests. Marketers were inspired by keynote speakers and educated through breakout sessions in four...

American Farm Bureau Federation joins happiest place on earth. (FYI News & Notes).(organization is new exhibitor at Walt Disney World's Epcot)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The American Farm Bureau Federation, Park Ridge, Ill., is the newest exhibitor at Walt Disney World's Epcot, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Beautiful Science exhibit at Innoventions in Epcot came to Farm Bureau courtesy of Monsanto Co., St. Louis....

Missouri grower captures top prize in Gustafson Sweepstakes. (FYI News & Notes).
May 1, 2003... Dallas Tritten says he couldn't have received a better birthday present, especially with planting season just around the corner. That's because the Helena, Mo., grower is now the proud owner of a Twister 1600 utility vehicle from Toro, the top...

Robert Thevis selected as Louisiana Farmer of the Year. (FYI News & Notes).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Louisiana Farmer of the Year award was presented to Robert Thevis of Simmesport. The program is sponsored each year by the Louisiana Dodge Dealers, John Deere Dealers and the Louisiana Network, in cooperation with the Louisiana Department...

California Dancing Raisins visit the Golden Gate City. (FYI News & Notes).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The California Dancing Raisins, the well-known icon for the California Raisin Marketing Board, made a visit to the 66th annual Snaxpo in San Francisco. In addition to appearing at the international snack food trade show and exhibition, the...

Doug Moore named Manager of the Year. (FYI News & Notes).(by Tractor Supply Co.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Tractor Supply Company, Nashville, Tenn., named Doug Moore as Manager of the Year. Moore serves as manager at the Bentonville, Ark., store. The award is the most prestigious presented by the company and is given based on sales growth, profits,...

Holstein Association USA Inc. (Association News).(selects Barbara McQueen Casna as chief financial officer)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Holstein Association USA Inc., Brattleboro, Vt., appoints Barbara McQueen Casna as chief financial officer Casna joins Holstein Association USA with 20 years of financial management experience. She most recently worked as controller at...

American Lamb Board. (Association News).(new group represents U.S. lamb industry)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The newly formed American Lamb Board, comprised of 13 U.S. lamb industry representatives, made its official debut at the Annual Meat Conference. "At a time when other commodity groups' checkoff programs are under review, the American lamb...

Farm Safety 4 Just Kids. (Association News).(announces new board members, officers)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Farm Safety 4 Just Kids, Earlham, Iowa, elects new board members and officers. Murray Madsen with the College of Public Health at the University of Iowa will serve as chairman of the board. Alan Korn with SAFEKids will serve as vice chairman;...

North American Equipment Dealers Association. (Association News).(hires Michael C. Williams)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The North American Equipment Dealers Association, Fenton, Mo., hires Michael C. Williams to serve as director of professional development and outdoor power equipment (OPE) programs. He joins the association from the Illinois Department of...

Foundation for Agricultural Resource Management (FARM). (Association News).(will locate agricultural museum in East Texas)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Foundation for Agricultural Resource Management (FARM), Tyler, Texas, selects East Texas as the future home of a museum complex dedicated to agriculture. The museum will have eight permanent exhibits on topics such as the origins of...

Association of Equipment Manufacturers. (Association News).(elects chairman, vice chairmen)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Association of Equipment Manufacturers elects Ronald DeFeo, chairman and CEO of Terex Corp., as chairman. Charles Stamp, vice president of public affairs worldwide for Deere & Co., is elected first vice chairman, and Gerald Shaheen, group...

Weasels & opportunity ... (NAMA Leader's Message).(National Agri-Marketing Association provides opportunity to active members)
May 1, 2003... About two months ago as incoming Chamber Chairman, I had the honor of giving a little speech at our local Chamber annual banquet (some might say "putting people to sleep" would be a better description.) Be that as it may, my presentation...

2003-2004 NAMA Executive Committee.(National Agri-Marketing Association)
May 1, 2003... * President Mike Gustafson (Missouri-Kansas Chapter/John Deere) Mike Gustafson is Manager, Creative Group, for the John Deere Agricultural Marketing Center in Lenexa, Kansas. Gustafson has been involved with NAMA on the local and national...

NAMA chapters celebrate Ag Day Iowa NAMA. (National AG Day).
May 1, 2003... National Ag Day celebrated 30 years on March 21, 2003. In recognition of this milestone, Iowa NAMA chapter decided to sponsor an event for 150 metro students at Living History Farms. "National Ag Day has helped increase public awareness...

Cornbelt NAMA. (National Ag Day).
May 1, 2003... Cornbelt NAMA took part in the Cedar Rapids 17th Annual Celebration of Agriculture Dinner on March 20, 2003. It was an evening of networking, education and philanthropy. The goal of the dinner was to demonstrate the strength of farming and...

Chicago NAMA. (National Ag Day).
May 1, 2003... Chicago NAMA assembled a farmer panel March 19 at Walter Farms in DeKalb, Illinois, that consisted of five high-volume progressive farmers. The panelists discussed aspects of their operation and took questions from the audience. The session was...

2003 National Ag Day poster. (National Ag Day).
May 1, 2003... This year's national Ag Day poster entitled "A Celebration of Agriculture" featured ag photography of the West Coast. The poster is the first in a series that will depict agriculture around the U.S. The poster, sponsored by John Deere was...

NAMA new members.(National Agri-Marketing Association)
May 1, 2003... Many new members joined NAMA, CAMA, and affiliated councils since January 1, 2003. The diverse agribusiness background represented by our members makes NAMA the foremost organization for agri-marketing professionals. Share the Value of NAMA...

Seaver keeps AGCO sales & marketing on par.(Jim Seaver is named 2003 NAMA Marketer of the Year)
May 1, 2003... Editor's Note: Jim Seaver, senior vice president of AGCO sales and marketing worldwide, was selected as the 2003 NAMA Marketer of the Year. As a golf enthusiast for most of his life, AGCO Corporation's Jim Seaver knows that golf is largely...

Leadership by example. (2003 Agribusiness Leader of the Year).(Richard Clauss of Hilmar Cheese Company Inc. is honored)
May 1, 2003... Leadership is a skill that one either possesses or must practice to achieve. For Richard Clauss, longtime dairy farmer and co-founder of Hilmar Cheese Company Inc., the skill seems to come as naturally as breathing. His role as a prominent...

A history of Hilmar Cheese Company. (2003 Agribusiness Leader of the Year).(Company Profile)
May 1, 2003... 1982 Twelve Jersey dairymen, looking to add value to their high-protein milk, began researching the possibility of starting their own cheese plant. 1984 Hilmar Cheese Company was founded in Hilmar, Calif., located in the heart of...

Agribusiness Leader of the Year.(Richard Clauss)
May 1, 2003... The Agribusiness Leader of the Year award recognizes leadership achievement in agriculture and the food and fiber industry. This award is the most prestigious recognition that is bestowed by the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA). The...

National Agri-Marketing Association Agribusiness Leader of the Year * honor roll.
May 1, 2003... 2003 Richard Clauss, Hilmar Cheese Company 2002 Charlie Fischer, Dow AgroSciences 2001 Emmett Barker, Equipment Manufacturers Institute 2000 R.W. "Bud" Porter, John Deere 1999 Bruce Bickner, DeKalb Genetics (Monsanto ...

Michelin North America Agricultural Tires. (E-Business News).(has launched a redesigned Web site)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Michelin North America Agricultural Tires, Greenville, S.C., launches a new, redesigned Web site at www.michelinag.com. "From enhanced traction to soil compaction, we realize producers are looking for information on a variety of issues related...

PigCHAMP. (E-Business News).(handheld production data collection system for pork producers)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... PigCHAMP, Ames, Iowa, introduces a new handheld production data collection system for pork producers. Using the Instant Data System (IDS), producers can now record data in the barns and download the information right away into their computer...

Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA). (E-Business News).(has selected eMerge Interactive Inc. as its exclusive cattle data services provider)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA), Fort Worth, Texas, selects eMerge Interactive Inc., Sebastian, Fla., to act as the exclusive cattle data services provider for the association's Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program....

Hay&Forage Grower, a publication of PRIMEDIA Business Magazines and Media, Minneapolis, plans to launch eHayWeekly, an e-newsletter designed to provide hay growers with market price updates, production information and regional news. (E-Business News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Hay&Forage Grower, a publication of PRIMEDIA Business Magazines and Media, Minneapolis, plans to launch eHayWeekly, an e-newsletter designed to provide hay growers with market price updates, production information and regional news. In addition...

Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC). (E-Business News).(in cooperation with Business Advisory Services, introduces a new Web)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC), Ames, Iowa, in cooperation with Business Advisory Services, introduces a new Web site to help producers and other potential investors analyze potential ethanol facility investments. The site,...

`Polly public' gets the `real story' about ag from food forethought. (Thinking Outside The Box).(Food Forethought Foundation)
May 1, 2003... I heard a new "label" the other day for consumers. In ag, we hear labels all the time--especially when it comes to the issue of the environment and those outside of ag who always seem to think they know what's best for the ag community. Some of...

Does the brand really matter? (Brand Building G).(brand management)
May 1, 2003... The world of marketing is always creating and evaluating new concepts and ideas that will boost sales or profitability in the marketplace. As theories come and go, the concept of brand management still remains a constant for growth of market...

Largest agencies broadening client base. (Agency update).(Panel Discussion)
May 1, 2003... Editor's Note: Agri Marketing magazine recently spoke with executives from the top five agriculture agencies to discuss the changes in agriculture and marketing communications and how their agencies are responding. The executives are: *...

The joy of the chase. (Agency update).(AdFarm)
May 1, 2003... One wonders why a successful businessman enjoying semi-retirement at a young age might want to re-enter the fray. By 40, Kim McConnell had built and sold Fieldstone, an ad agency based in Calgary. He was working in a strategic and creative...

CMF&Z ... the good years: an insider's look back at a great agency in its prime. (Agency update).
May 1, 2003... "Madison Avenue in a cornfield field" they liked to call it for a while. And most everyone who ever worked there--especially in the `70s and `80s--will tell you it was quite a ride. It started out unpretentious enough in 1939 as the W.D....

2003 North American ag communications agencies. (Agency update).(Directory)
May 1, 2003... It is time for Agri Marketing magazine's annual listing of agricultural communications agencies throughout North America. As part of the survey, agencies were asked to provide third-party documentation to verify that the amounts supplied are...

The Meyoks Group. (Agency News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Donna Tweeten is selected as the new president of The Meyocks Group, West Des Moines, Iowa. She has been with the agency and its predecessor agencies for 15 years. Most recently, she was creative team leader on several retail, agricultural and...

Bodkin Associates Inc. (Agency News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Bodkin Associates Inc., Indianapolis, announces additions to the firm's staff. Jim Walton is named account director in charge of business development. He previously worked with the Agri America Network and also served as marketing manager at...

Woodruff Communications Inc. (Agency News).
May 1, 2003... Woodruff Communications Inc., Columbia, Mo., opens a Canadian office in Calgary, Alberta. The office will be managed by Jeff Groeneveld, with Susan Groeneveld serving as director of strategic planning and public relations. Together, they bring...

Osborn & Barr Communications Inc. (Agency News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Osborn & Barr Communications Inc., St. Louis, opens a new office in Des Moines, Iowa. The new location is the company's third expansion within four years. Joy Johnson will lead the Des Moines office; she was most recently employed as marketing...

Ginty Jocius & Associates. (Agency News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Ginty Jocius & Associates, Guelph, Ontario, promotes Frances Marciniak to vice president. She will be responsible for overseeing daily operations, providing creative direction, client liaison and new business development. Marciniak joined the...

Latorra, Paul & McCann. (Agency News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Latorra, Paul & McCann, Syracuse, N.Y., promotes Kristi Ostroski to associate media buyer. She will be responsible for assisting in buying media space, issuing insertion orders, tracking campaign media coverage and corresponding with media...

McCormick Company. (Agency News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... McCormick Company, Kansas City, Mo., hires Tom Stofac as creative director and Dean Loftis as senior account executive. Stofac will have primary responsibilities on the Pioneer-DuPont seed and crop protection account. He was most recently with...

NKH&W Inc. (Agency News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... NKH&W Inc., Kansas City, Mo., announces personnel additions and a promotion. Gail Wordekemper is promoted to management supervisor Her new position includes management of one of the agency's client service teams. She has been with the agency...

Reiter Thomas Innnovative Marketing. (Agency News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Michelle Bartelt joins Reiter Thomas Innovative Marketing, Neenah, Wis., as director of marketing strategy. She will be responsible for developing marketing communication plans and executing PR strategies for clients. She previously was a...

Morgan & Myers. (Agency News).(Matt Hamrin and Ellen Runge LaRose promoted)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Morgan&Myers, Milwaukee, promotes Matt Hamrin and Ellen Runge LaRose from senior associates to counselors. Hamrin joined the agency in June 2000 and was previously employed by Sargent & Potratz, which was acquired by Morgan&Myers. LaRose joined...

Doane Agricultural Services. (Media News).(John Harris hired as the new producer for "AgriTalk" radio)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Doane Agricultural Services, St. Louis, hires John Harris as the new producer for "AgriTalk" radio. Harris joins the company after serving for nearly five years as chief spokesman for the Illinois Department of Agriculture. His radio career...

DairyBusiness Communications. (Media News).(Ron Goble new senior associate editor)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Ron Goble joins DairyBusiness Communications, Tulare, Calif., as senior associate editor for Western DairyBusiness and managing editor for World Ag Expo magazine. Goble most recently served as editor for a specialty crops magazine and has...

U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service. (Media News).(introduces Amber Waves, a new magazine devoted to research and analysis on food, farming, natural resources and rural America)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service introduces Amber Waves, a new magazine devoted to research and analysis on food, farming, natural resources and rural America. The , print version will appear five times a year, but...

J.L. Farmakis Inc. (Media News).(representing the Minnesota Farm Guide)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... J.L. Farmakis Inc., New Canaan, Conn., announces its decision to represent the Minnesota Farm Guide, the newest agriculture newspaper published by Lee Agri-Media, Bismarck, N.D. Minnesota Farm Guide targets the top corn and soybean farmers in...

Bock & Associates. (Media News).(picked by Land magazine)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Land magazine, Mankato, Minn., selects Bock & Associates, Minneapolis, to serve as the publication's national advertising representative. Bock & Associates has more than four decades of experience rep, resenting agricultural media.

Farm Journal Media. (Media News).(Tom Breslin named executive vice president and chief financial officer)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Farm Journal Media, Philadelphia, names Tom Breslin as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He will oversee all corporate financial functions, merger and acquisition strategies, and bank and investor relationships. He brings 21...

AGCO Corp. (Marketing News).(new operations site)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... AGCO Corp., Duluth, Ga., selects the operations site in Jackson, Minn., as the new manufacturing facility for the Challenger track tractor series. In early March, AGCO announced the closing of the DeKalb, Ill., plant, where the tractors are...

Sipcam Agro USA. (Marketing News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Sipcam Agro USA, Roswell, Ga., receives EPA registration for Stalwart C, a new metolachlor herbicide. The herbicide, which can be applied before or after planting, is designed to control annual grasses and broadleaf weeds in field corn. Sipcam...

Farmland Industries Inc. (Agency News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Farmland Industries Inc., Kansas City, Mo., auctions off its key fertilizer asset portfolio, among the largest in the United States, for $295 million. Koch Nitrogen Co., Wichita, Kan., bought Farmland's domestic fertilizer assets and the...

Bayer CropScience AG. (Marketing News).(sells division to BASF AG)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Bayer CropScience AG, Monheim, Germany, completes the sale of a package of selected insecticides and fungicides to BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany, while retaining certain back-licenses for non-agricultural applications. Taking the back-licenses...

Nitragin Inc. (Marketing People).(new hires)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Nitragin Inc., Milwaukee, hires Kyle Luther as sales representative and promotes Patrick Reed to regional sales manager. Luther will represent Cell-Tech liquid inoculants for the Illinois, Wisconsin, eastern Iowa and eastern Missouri...

Kent Feeds. (Marketing People).(new consumer products sales managers)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Kent Feeds, Muscatine, Iowa, names new consumer products sales managers. They will be responsible for calling on and educating current dealers, dealer prospects and new distribution channels to enhance the company's efforts in the equine and...

Waconia Manufacturing. (Marketing People).(personnel changes)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Waconia Manufacturing, Waconia, Minn., announces new changes in personnel. Troy Williams is promoted to vice president of sales and operations. Bill Webster will now serve as director of grain operations and special projects. Brian Kowalski and...

Valent U.S.A. Corp. (Marketing People).(John "Trey" Isgrigg III)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Valent U.S.A. Corp., Walnut Creek, Calif., hires John "Trey" Isgrigg III as Southern row crop market manager. Isgrigg comes to Valent from Bayer Corp., where he was senior product and market development representative for the mid-Atlantic...

AGCO Parts Division. (Marketing People).(Glen Kramer manager of licensed merchandise)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... AGCO Parts Division, Batavia, Ill., names Glen Kramer manager of licensed merchandise. He will be responsible for developing and growing the licensed merchandise program, including die-cast replicas, clothing and collectibles. He most recently...

Novartis Animal Vaccines. (Marketing People).(Bruce Van Der Kamp)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Bruce Van Der Kamp joins Novartis Animal Vaccines, Overland Park, Kan., as director of sales. He previously served as e-business and marketing director for Pfizer Animal Health. He has also held sales management positions with SmithKline...

Syngenta. (Marketing People).(Domenico Scala appointed chief financial officer)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Syngenta, Basel, Switzerland, appoints Domenico Scala as chief financial officer. Scala joins Syngenta from F. Hoffman-Ea Roche, where he most recently served as group treasurer. He previously worked for Panalpina-Milan SpA and Nestle SA.

Milk Specialties Company. (Marketing People).(Buckeye Nutrition acquired )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... " Milk Specialties Company, Dundee, Ill., acquires Buckeye Nutrition, Dalton, Ohio. MSC manufactures specialty animal nutrition products, including calf milk replacers and energy supplements. Buckeye manufactures and markets nutrition products...

U.S. Department of Agriculture. (Marketing People).(selects DuPont Co. system)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The U.S. Department of Agriculture has selected a diagnostic system produced by DuPont Co., Wilmington, Del., to test meat, poultry and eggs for salmonella bacteria. The USDA says the BAX system, created by DuPont Qualicon, reduces the...

Archer Daniels Midland Co. (Marketing People).(partnership with Wilmar Holdings)
May 1, 2003... Archer Daniels Midland Co., Decatur, Ill., in partnership with Wilmar Holdings, Singapore, will construct a soy processing facility in Shanhaiguan, China. The facility will produce ADM's Arcon line of soy protein concentrates, specialty soy...

Merial Limited, Duluth, Ga., and AspenBio Inc., Castle Rock, Colo., sign a global development and distribution agreement. (Marketing People).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Merial Limited, Duluth, Ga., and AspenBio Inc., Castle Rock, Colo., sign a global development and distribution agreement. The agreement provides Medal with exclusive fights to market and distribute AspenBio's new diagnostic blood test for dairy...

Upcoming meetings for Agri marketers.(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... JUNE JUNE 5-7: World Pork Expo, Des Moines, Iowa. Contact 847/838-6772 or visit www.worldpork.org. JUNE 5-11: Association of Official Seed Analysts & Society of Commercial Seed Technologists Annual Meeting, Seattle. Contact...

FMC uses size to its advantage. (View From The Top).(multinational chemical company)
May 1, 2003... Editor's Note: larry Hatfield is North america area director for FMC and has been with the Agricultural Products Group for 21 years. FMC, Philadelphia, is a highly focused, multinational chemical company with market-leading businessman in...