Agri Marketing articles from September 2003

Agri Marketing archives from September 2003

Several items of interest ...(For Openers)
September 1, 2003... Marketing Services Guide. If you haven't received them already, many of you and your organizations will be receiving entry listing forms and information about participation in our upcoming 2004 Marketing Services Guide. The Guide is the "who's...

This month in Agri Marketing ...
September 1, 2003... Five Years Ago * Farm Journal Corp., Philadelphia; has agreed to acquire AgDay, Lafayette, Ind., from Qualitron Media Inc. * Teresa Hinrichs, Pioneer Hi-Bred International; Gaylin Morgan, Morgan&Myers Inc.; and Allan Johnson, Farm...

SRA selects scholarship winner.(FYI News & Notes)(Swanson Russell Associates awards Jennifer Neuberger with Gus Swanson Memorial Communications Scholarship)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Swanson Russell Associates, Lincoln, Neb., selected Jennifer Neuberger as the 2003 recipient of the Gus Swanson Memorial Communications Scholarship. Neuberger, a May graduate of Millard North High School in Omaha, Neb., will use the $500...

McCormick legacy returns home to its roots.(FYI News & Notes)(McCormick International USA donates tractor to Cyrus McCormick Farm)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The McCormick legacy began more than 170 years ago in a blacksmith shop outside of Lexington, Va., and returned home recently when McCormick International USA donated a new MC115 tractor to the historic Cyrus McCormick Farm. The Cyrus McCormick...

AdFarm puts out the welcome mat.(FYI News & Notes)(agency opens new office in Calgary,Alberta)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... AdFarm celebrated the grand opening of the agency's new office in Calgary, Alberta, with an event attended by more than 200 clients, suppliers and friends. The new office, which has more than 12,500 square feet of space, has a design that...

Pioneer adds to the history of farming.(FYI News & Notes)(Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. donates to Living History Farms)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Visitors to Living History Farms, Urbandale, Iowa, will now be able to experience the latest interactive exhibits and a historic crop walk, thanks to a $500,000 donation from Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., Johnston, Iowa. The exhibits,...

World Food Prize.(At Closing People)(Catherine Bertini wins award)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Catherine Bertini, former executive director of the World Food Programme (WFP) and current United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Management, has been named the winner of the $250,000 World Food Prize in 2003, presented by the World Food...

Archer Daniels Midland Co.(At Closing People)(Anthony DeLio, Gregory W. Webb appointed)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Archer Daniels Midland Co., Decatur, Ill., announces personnel changes in the corporate affairs department. Anthony DeLio, corporate vice president, assumes additional responsibilities supervising public relations. He will also coordinate...

Bunge Limited.(At Closing People)(Hunter C. Smith appointed regional CFO)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Bunge Limited, White Plains, N.Y., appoints Hunter C. Smith as regional chief financial officer--Asia, based in Singapore. Smith currently serves as director of investor relations and global communications. He joined Bunge in 1998 as assistant...

Braes Feed Ingredients Worldwide.(At Closing People)(executive appointments)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Braes Feed Ingredients Worldwide announces several executive appointments. Keith D. Klanderman is appointed president and chief executive officer of Braes Feed Ingredients (BFI) Worldwide. Prior to this, he was executive vice president of sales...

Phoenix Data Processing.(At Closing People)(David Wilson appointed senior vp, COO)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... David Wilson joins Phoenix Data Processing, Westmont, Ill., as senior vice president and chief operating officer. In this position he will supervise all aspects of the operations, with a great deal of time devoted to sales and marketing. Wilson...

Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA).(At Closing People)(Jim Thrift appointed vp)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA), Washington, D.C., hires Jim Thrift as the new vice president of regulatory policy and corporate relations. Thrift's career spans more than 30 years in the crop protection industry, most recently...

Tyson Foods.(At Closing People)(Kevin J. Igli appointed chief environmental officer)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Tyson Foods, Springdale, Ark., appoints Kevin J. Igli to the newly created position of chief environmental officer. He has primary responsibility for ensuring compliance with all federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations,...

Lindsay Manufacturing Co.(At Closing People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Lindsay Manufacturing Co., Omaha, Neb., appoints Doug Twyford as vice president of the international division. He will be responsible for managing the division with regard to exports, customer service, business development and sales. Twyford...

Phibro Animal Health Corporation.(At Closing People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Phibro Animal Health Corporation, Fort Lee, N.J., appoints David G. McBeath as president of Phibro Animal Health Inc., a division of the corporation. McBeath assumed full responsibility for all aspects of Phibro Animal Health's global...

Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC.(At Closing News)
September 1, 2003... Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC, Arden Hills, Minn., is working with corn and livestock producers to enhance their profitability through the marketing and sale of ethanol co-products. Dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) and wet...

The European Union Commission approves an animal feed joint venture between Germany's BASF AG and France's Glon Sanders SA.(At Closing News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The European Union Commission approves an animal feed joint venture between Germany's BASF AG and France's Glon Sanders SA. The new company, to be called BASF Nutrition Animale, will combine BASF's and Glon Sanders' resources to buy additives...

Ridley Inc., headquartered in Mankato, Minn., and Winnipeg, Manitoba, will divest its remaining swine genetics business, Cotswold Swine Genetics (CSG), operating in North America.(At Closing News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Ridley Inc., headquartered in Mankato, Minn., and Winnipeg, Manitoba, will divest its remaining swine genetics business, Cotswold Swine Genetics (CSG), operating in North America. Exiting Cotswold is the final step in eliminating Ridley's...

Philipp Brothers Chemicals Inc., Fort Lee, N.J., changes the name of the company to Phibro Animal Health Corporation.(At Closing News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Philipp Brothers Chemicals Inc., Fort Lee, N.J., changes the name of the company to Phibro Animal Health Corporation. According to Gerald Carlson, CEO of Phibro Animal Health Corp., the new name better reflects the company's current business...

BASF AG.(At Closing News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... BASF AG will concentrate the global functions of its Agricultural Products division at Research Triangle Park, N.C., and Limburgerhof, Germany, as of April 1, 2004. BASF currently has global Agricultural Products functions at two U.S. sites and...

Council for Agricultural Science and Technology.(At Closing News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), Washington, D.C., releases "Integrated Pest Management: Current and Future Strategies," a report that offers a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the issues involved in pest...

Quantum Genetics Inc., Saskatoon, Sask., and Merial Limited, Duluth, Ga., enter into a global marketing agreement.(At Closing News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Quantum Genetics Inc., Saskatoon, Sask., and Merial Limited, Duluth, Ga., enter into a global marketing agreement. The agreement provides Merial with exclusive rights to market Quantum's new patent-pending DNA test to determine an animal's...

The European Union Commission approves Archer Daniels Midland Co.'s purchase of Unilever NV's edible oil refining subsidiary Van den Bergh.(At Closing News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The European Union Commission approves Archer Daniels Midland Co.'s purchase of Unilever NV's edible oil refining subsidiary Van den Bergh. Financial details weren't disclosed. "The transaction broadens ADM's activities on the seed oil and...

The Andersons Inc., Maumee, Ohio, intends to purchase the shares of Agrico Canada Ltd., a privately held company that markets and distributes plant nutrients to independent dealers across Canada.(At Closing News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Andersons Inc., Maumee, Ohio, intends to purchase the shares of Agrico Canada Ltd., a privately held company that markets and distributes plant nutrients to independent dealers across Canada. It also markets to growers through its wholly...

AG stock index.
September 1, 2003... STOCK PRICE AT CLOSE OF MARKET Month This Year Exchange: Ago Month Ago Ticker 6/30/03 7/31/03 7/31/02 ...

Iowa-grown event raises thousands for local organizations: chapter hosts another successful field to food run.(National NAMA news: news and information for members and friends of NAMA)
September 1, 2003... The 2003 Field to Food Run, sponsored by the Iowa NAMA Chapter, was a great success with strong participation and thousands of dollars raised for local organizations. A beautiful summer evening provided the perfect setting for the 218...

NAMA leader gets what he gives.(Leader Profile)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... For Ken Dean, marketing consultant for the High Plains Journal, developing new advertisers while maintaining current levels of existing advertisers is his biggest challenge. "For agri-marketers today, the piece of the proverbial pie might be...

New NAMA members.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The following are new NAMA members as of May 1, 2003. AG RELATIONS COUNCIL Christine M. Irvine, The Integer Group AT LARGE Matt Weimar, U.S. Wheat Associates BADGER Amanda Daniels, Bio-Vet, Inc. Mike...

AG communications and the small-town Wal-Mart business cycle: Mike Gustafson, 2003-2004 NAMA president, talks about how this cycle presents opportunities.(NAMA Leader's message)
September 1, 2003... A real revival. Agricultural marketing communications is in a real revival. I'm basing this on my premise of the 'Small-Town Wal-Mart Business Cycle.' No, I haven't lost my mind, although some might debate that point. Actually, the...

Making perception reality.(Marketing To Livestock And Dairy Producers)
September 1, 2003... Sometimes when sitting you're in a movie theater, it's hard to determine the difference between perception and reality. Writers, producers, cinematographers and others all have ways to help make perception reality. When these folks are...

Spreading more than just manure: public scrutiny of manure management practices is forcing producers to become proactive in spreading positive messages about what they do.(Marketing To Livestock And Dairy Producers)
September 1, 2003... You might say the livestock industry is under attack. Public concerns about the environment have escalated in recent years, and farming practices are being endlessly scrutinized. In the area of manure management, many feel that livestock...

Milk prices set to recover.(Marketing To Livestock And Dairy Producers)
September 1, 2003... Dairy farmers are dealing with the lowest milk prices in 25 years. The USDA reported the all-milk price is currently hovering around $11 per cwt. In 2002, milk production increased 2.6 percent, while demand, measured by commercial...

Dairy Strategies LLC.(Marketing People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Edward Peck joins Dairy Strategies LLC, Madison, Wis., as senior consultant and marketing director. In this new position, Peck will focus on expanding the firm's offering of strategic marketing counsel as well as plan development and...

Saskatchewan Wheat Pool.(Marketing People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, Regina, Saskatchewan, promotes Doug Weinbender, Colleen Vancha and Paula Duguid to the position of vice president. Weinbender will serve as vice president of agri-products. Vancha assumes the position of vice president...

Select Sires.(Marketing People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Select Sires, Plain City, Ohio, hires Steve Crea as chief financial officer. In his new role, Crea will be responsible for the business and finance department, as well as human resources and management information systems development. Crea most...

Marketing Horizons.(Marketing People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Jim Martel joins Marketing Horizons, St. Louis, as vice president of account management. He will be responsible for developing, managing and consulting with new and existing clients throughout North America on domestic and global marketing...

Kent Feeds Inc.(Marketing People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Peter Simonsen is named vice president of manufacturing and distribution for Kent Feeds Inc., Muscatine, Iowa. He joined the company in 1989 and most recently served as plant manager at the Kent Feeds plant in Mason, Mich.

PBI/Gordon Corporation.(Marketing People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... PBI/Gordon Corporation, Kansas City, Mo., promotes Mark Miller to the position of vice president of sales, Professional and Agricultural Products Group. Miller has been with PBI/Gordon for 14 years. He has served in positions such as territory...

Chemorse Ltd.(Marketing News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Chemorse Ltd., Urbandale, Iowa, introduces a new company logo. The logo, which features a plant emerging from a chemical beaker, conveys the emphasis that Chemorse places on developing and producing quality adjuvants that enhance the efficacy...

Landec Corporation, Menlo Park, Calif., announces that its food subsidiary Apio Inc.(Marketing News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Landec Corporation, Menlo Park, Calif., announces that its food subsidiary Apio Inc., Guadalupe, Calif., has agreed to sell its domestic commodity vegetable business to a group of Apio produce suppliers. The new entity will be named Apio Fresh...

Cargill Minneapolis, and Riceland Foods, Stuttgart, Ark., form an alliance to manufacture, market and sell lecithin products.(Marketing News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Cargill Minneapolis, and Riceland Foods, Stuttgart, Ark., form an alliance to manufacture, market and sell lecithin products. Under the terms of the agreement, lecithin, or refined liquid from soybean processing, will be produced by Riceland...

BASF Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Metabolix Inc., Cambridge, Mass., enter into a research collaboration on plastics made from renewable resources.(Marketing News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... BASF Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Metabolix Inc., Cambridge, Mass., enter into a research collaboration on plastics made from renewable resources. Metabolix will produce polyester plastics from sugar using fermentation technology and supply BASF...

Keltgen Inc., Henry, S.D., signs an exclusive territory agreement with AgVenture Inc., Kentland, Ind.(Marketing News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Keltgen Inc., Henry, S.D., signs an exclusive territory agreement with AgVenture Inc., Kentland, Ind. Myron Keltgen and his newly formed company will market the AgVenture brand of corn, bean and alfalfa seed over central northeast South Dakota...

Syngenta releases the world's first hybrid barley variety in the United Kingdom.(Marketing News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Syngenta releases the world's first hybrid barley variety in the United Kingdom. The variety, which is marketed under the name Colussus, is a conventionally bred hybrid feed barley and was approved earlier this year. Colussus will be sold in...

Following a pilot promotion in Sacramento, Calif., McDonald's and the California Milk Processor Board expand their alliance to nearly 1,000 restaurants in Southern and Central California.(Marketing News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Following a pilot promotion in Sacramento, Calif., McDonald's and the California Milk Processor Board expand their alliance to nearly 1,000 restaurants in Southern and Central California. During the promotion, which runs through September, kids...

Dairy Farmers of America Inc. (DFA), Kansas City, Mo., is in advanced negotiations with Ireland-based Glanbia plc and the dairy farmer members of the Greater Southwest Agency.(Marketing News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Dairy Farmers of America Inc. (DFA), Kansas City, Mo., is in advanced negotiations with Ireland-based Glanbia plc and the dairy farmer members of the Greater Southwest Agency, including DFA, Select Milk Producers Inc., Lone Star Milk Producers...

Dairyland Seed.(Marketing People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Dairyland Seed, West Bend, Wis., hires Gary Leeper as vice president of sales. In this position, he will oversee Dairyland's entire sales efforts. Leeper has spent 24 years in the seed industry and has held various sales and marketing positions...

Garst Seed Company.(Marketing People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Garst Seed Company, Slater, Iowa, announces that Eugene Suter, business development manager, will be heading up Garst's relationship with farm management firms. His role is to work with farm managers to provide agronomic outlooks, product...

Abengoa Bioenergy Corporation.(Marketing News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Abengoa Bioenergy Corporation, Chesterfield, Mo., creates an internal feed marketing department to operate the company's feed product sales and customer service functions. Previously, the company's feed products had been sold primarily through...

Delta and Pine Land Company.(Marketing News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Delta and Pine Land Company, Scott, Miss., will sell Upland cotton varieties in packaging that contains a fixed number of seeds beginning in the 2004 planting season--a change that will help producers determine per-acre seed and technology...

The Meyocks Group.(Agency People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Patty Kisner joins The Meyocks Group, West Des Moines, Iowa, as a member of the media team. She has 13 years of media planning and buying experience for Iowa-based ad agencies. Kisner previously served as media planning supervisor and senior...

Dudnyk Advertising and Public Relations.(Agency People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Dudnyk Advertising and Public Relations, Horsham, Pa., appoints Gary Gatyas as vice president and director of the public relations group. He also will serve on the senior management committee of Dudnyk's parent company, CommCor Inc. Gatyas has...

NKH&W.(Agency People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... NKH&W, Kansas City, Mo., adds two senior level professionals to its staff. Sonja Youngwith joins the agency as associate media director. Youngwith will assist in the supervision of all media planning for the agency, as well as work with...

Penn Garritano Direct Response Marketing.(Agency People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Penn Garritano Direct Response Marketing, Minneapolis, hires Brooke Dovenbarger as senior art director. Dovenbarger joins the agency from FFwd, where she served as senior art director and lead creative on accounts for Schwan's, Kemps Dairy,...

Hickman + Associates.(Agency News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Hickman + Associates, Carmel, Ind., joins forces with Davis Newman Payne, Knoxville, Tenn., to form a new business enterprise called AgScope. John Sowell of Davis Newman Payne and Paul Queck of Hickman + Associates will lead AgScope's full-time...

AGCO Corp., Duluth, Ga., selects Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications, Naperville, Ill., to serve as agency of record for the Challenger product line of farm equipment.(Agency News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... AGCO Corp., Duluth, Ga., selects Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications, Naperville, Ill., to serve as agency of record for the Challenger product line of farm equipment. The Challenger product line includes combines, track tractors, wheel...

Capital Agricultural Property Services Inc. (CAPS), Lisle, Ill., selects Countryside Marketing, Naperville, Ill., as its agency of record.(Agency News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Capital Agricultural Property Services Inc. (CAPS), Lisle, Ill., selects Countryside Marketing, Naperville, Ill., as its agency of record. The agency will handle marketing communications, public relations and trade show programs for the...

Land O'Lakes Animal Milk Products Co.(Agency News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Land O'Lakes Animal Milk Products Co., Arden Hills, Minn., selects Johnson Krumwiede Roads, Minneapolis, as its agency of record. The agency recently launched an advertising campaign for Land O'Lakes' Cow's Match Calf Growth Formula.

Plainville Farms, Plainville, N.Y., selects Latorra, Paul & McCann Advertising, Syracuse, N.Y., to execute a comprehensive public relations program.(Agency News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Plainville Farms, Plainville, N.Y., selects Latorra, Paul & McCann Advertising, Syracuse, N.Y., to execute a comprehensive public relations program. LP&M will provide a variety of services for the family-owned turkey farm, beginning with...

Arvesta Corp., San Francisco, consolidates its North American marketing communications account with Woodruff Communications, Columbia, Mo.(Agency News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Arvesta Corp., San Francisco, consolidates its North American marketing communications account with Woodruff Communications, Columbia, Mo. In addition to the corporate and specialty crop assignments previously handled by Woodruff, the agency...

The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB) name The Meyocks Group, West Des Moines, Iowa, as agency of record.(Agency News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB) name The Meyocks Group, West Des Moines, Iowa, as agency of record. The decision was made after a statewide review of branding / marketing communications firms....

How message monies are shifting.
September 1, 2003... Editor's Note: This is the second article of a three-part series. In the first, which appeared in the APS supplement in the July/August issue, the author provided a broad overview of the changing dynamics of this industry. In this installment,...

Water usage tops West Coast issues.(Marketing in the West)
September 1, 2003... Editor's Note: The West Coast is often one of the most Overlooked geographic areas in agriculture, which is ironic as it is home to some of the most productive and diverse agriculture crops in the world. Agri Marketing worked with a few media...

Western quick facts.(Marketing in the West)
September 1, 2003... CALIFORNIA ** California is the number one agricultural producer and exporter. With gross cash income of $27.6 billion, California agriculture production is nearly twice that of second-place Texas. ** California exports 14 percent of...

Barking up the right tree: Merial Partners with Animal Planet to spread product message to pet owners.(Thinking Outside The Box)
September 1, 2003... It's a dog-eat-dog world out there today in public relations and promotions. As companies continue to try to maximize their promotional dollars, finding partnerships with existing groups to create third-party credibility has high value. Merial,...

Farm Journal magazine.(Media News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Farm Journal magazine, Philadelphia, will adopt a new logo and a new look with its September 2003 issue. The redesign represents a new editorial focus for the 126-year-old publication. Publisher Steve Custer says Farm Journal will focus on the...

RFD-TV.(Media News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... RFD-TV, Dallas, Texas, a 24-hour network devoted to agriculture and rural issues, recently aired the Steamboat Springs--Weekend in the Rockies XV sale, the largest single cattle auction ever held. Buyers and sellers were able to bid and watch...

Beef Improvement Federation.(Media News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Beef Improvement Federation selects Beef magazine, Minneapolis, as the organization's official publication. "BIF's focus and work in improving the U.S. beef industry through performance evaluation are essential to the long-term prosperity...

Eagle Radio.(Media News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Eagle Radio, St. Joseph, Mo., names Gary Exline as general manager for radio stations KKJO, KFEQ, KSJQ and KSFT in St. Joseph/Savannah, Mo. Exline previously worked as vice president and general manager of Regent Communications in Owensboro,...

Learfield Communications Inc., Jefferson City, Mo., acquires the rights to Goetz Networks from NewRadio Group in an agreement that combines the efforts of Wisconsin's two biggest radio network operators.(Media News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Learfield Communications Inc., Jefferson City, Mo., acquires the rights to Goetz Networks from NewRadio Group in an agreement that combines the efforts of Wisconsin's two biggest radio network operators. Goetz Networks are: Goetz Farm Radio...

Capital Press.(Media News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Elaine Shein joins Capital Press, Salem, Ore., as editor and publisher. She succeeds Mike Forrester, who has retired after 13 years with the weekly publication. Shein previously served as editor and deputy publisher of Western Producer, where...

American Angus Association.(Association News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The American Angus Association, St. Joseph, Mo., hires Sally Dolezal as genetic research director. Her primary responsibilities include coordination of research activities, production reviews and application of National Cattle Evaluation, along...

American Soybean Association (ASA).(Association News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The American Soybean Association (ASA), St. Louis, elects Ron Heck of Perry, Iowa, as president of the organization. An Iowa soybean producer, Heck gained the presidency after serving as first vice president the past year. Also elected were...

Progressive Agriculture Foundation.(Association News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Progressive Agriculture Foundation, which is responsible for the Progressive Farmer Farm Safety Day Camp program, elects its 2003-2004 board members. They are: Jim Howard, Farm Plan/John Deere Credit; Sharry Nielsen, University of Nebraska...

International Agri-Center.(Association News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... International Agri-Center, Tulare, Calif., selects Jerry Magoon as the new president of the board of directors. Magoon served as committee chairman of World Ag Expo ticket-taker volunteers for 30 years before being named vice chairman of the...

Irrigation Association.(Association News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Irrigation Association, Falls Church, Va., names Dennis McKernan as education director. McKernan has been teaching at Olds College in Olds, Alberta, since 1986, specializing in turfgrass and irrigation management. He has been active in the...

Upcoming meetings for Agri Marketers.(Calendar)
September 1, 2003... OCTOBER SEPT. 30-OCT. 4: World Dairy Expo, Madison, Wis. Contact 608/224-6455 or e-mail wde@wdexpo.com. OCT. 2-5: North American Millers Association Meeting, Scottsdale, Ariz. Contact 202/484-2200 or visit www.namamillers.com. ...

D&PL: a leader in the cotton revolution.(View From The Top)
September 1, 2003... Editor's Note: W. Thomas Jagodinski "Jag" has served as president and chief executive officer of Delta and Pine Land Company (D&PL), Scott, Miss., since September 2002. Jag has been with the company since 1991 in several capacities, including...