Agri Marketing articles from September 2006

Agri Marketing archives from September 2006

Deere & Co..(appointment of J.B. Penn )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Dr. J.B. Penn joins Deere & Co. to head the company's new Office of Chief Economist, with responsibility for analyzing global macro-economic, policy and trade developments to help the company achieve sustainable, strong business results. ...

Following Nitragin's acquisition of Agribiotics, the two have combined as one entity now known as EMD Crop BioScience, a subsidiary of Merck KGaA's North American EMD Group.(Nitragin acquired Agribiotics)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Following Nitragin's acquisition of Agribiotics, the two have combined as one entity now known as EMD Crop BioScience, a subsidiary of Merck KGaA's North American EMD Group. The home offices and manufacturing facilities of the heritage...

AGCO.(appointment of Robert J. Ratliff)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... AGCO announces Robert J. Ratliff, Chmn of the Board of Directors, has retired from the AGCO Board effective August 15, 2006 when he reached the company's mandatory retirement age. Martin Richenhagen, the company's Pres/CEO, assumes the...

Case IH.(appointment of Jim Walker )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Jim Walker joins Case IH as VP of North American Agricultural Business where he will oversee all Case IH agricultural activities in the U.S. and Canada. Prior to joining Case IH, Walker served as VP of Sls and Mktg, North America, for...

Syngenta Corn and Soybean Seeds.(appointments )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Syngenta Corn and Soybean Seeds announces a new key account mgt team to increase customer service efforts for large, complex accounts. "Our team's goal is for Syngenta to become the customer's supplier of choice by helping them integrate...

John Deere Risk Protection (JDRP).(appointment of Don Preusser )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Don Preusser joins John Deere Risk Protection (JDRP) as VP of John Deere Credit (JDC), and CEO, JDRP. Preusser will have responsibility for all crop insurance operations and will be a member of JDC's senior management team. Most recently,...

The University of Guelph establishes North America's first distance learning agricultural communications diploma program.(AT CLOSING NEWS)
September 1, 2006... The University of Guelph establishes North America's first distance learning agricultural communications diploma program. Much of the program will be delivered on-line, and the distance learning components will be augmented by three...

The Farm Credit System (FCS) celebrates its 90th anniversary of service.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... The Farm Credit System (FCS) celebrates its 90th anniversary of service. The legislation Pres Woodrow Wilson signed into law in 1916 created a system of 12 regional Farm Loan Banks that would grant loans to farm cooperative associations,...

Golden Acres Genetics, Ltd.(Golden Acres Genetics Ltd appointment of Jay Stidham )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Golden Acres Genetics, Ltd., Waco, TX, announces the hiring of Jay Stidham as the new Dir of Sls. He was most recently with Mycogen Seeds/DowAgroSciences. He also has worked with DEKALB, Lynks Seeds, and Crows. In his new position, he will...

Arsenal Capital Partners announces the creation of Vertellus Specialties Inc., a specialty chemicals company focused on the manufacture of high growth, high-value products for the agricultural, nutritional, pharmaceutical, personal care and performance materials markets.(Vertellus Specialties Inc)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Arsenal Capital Partners announces the creation of Vertellus Specialties Inc., a specialty chemicals company focused on the manufacture of high growth, high-value products for the agricultural, nutritional, pharmaceutical, personal care and...

FMC and Bayer CropScience announce that Bayer CropScience has acquired the rights to FMC's insecticides discovery pipeline.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... FMC and Bayer CropScience announce that Bayer CropScience has acquired the rights to FMC's insecticides discovery pipeline. The agreement enables Bayer CropScience to discover and commercialize new insecticidal compounds from the discovery...

Potash Corporation.(promotions in Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. announce the promotion of Darryl Stann to VP of Mktg with responsibility for marketing activities in all product groups. He was previously Sr. Dir of Corporate Reporting and Bus Development. Also at...

Hertz Farm Mgt celebrates 60 years.(Hertz Farm Management)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... To celebrate its 60th anniversary, Hertz Farm Management (HFM), Nevada, IA, has planted the "Hybrids of the Decade" corn plot. Coordinating the project are (r to 1) HFM Pres Loyd Brown, AFM/ARA, and HFM Farm Mgrs Sterling Young, AFM and Tim...

2006 Environmental Respect.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)
September 1, 2006... Ted Deerkop and his wife, Louanne, (center), The McGregor Company, Garfield, WA, accept the 2006 National Environmental Respect Award from DuPont Crop Protection's John Chrosniak, (r), and CropLife magazine's K. Elliott Nowels. Regional...

AAEA award winners.(American Agricultural Editors Association)
September 1, 2006... The winners of the American Agricultural Editors' Association (AAEA) gather following their annual awards ceremony which was held in conjunction with the Agricultural Media Summit in Portland, OR. Thirteen writing, 9 design and 7 photography...

CLA's Ducks Unlimited program.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)(CropLife America )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... CropLife America (CLA) Foundation-Ducks Unlimited (DU) Conservation Technology Initiative reports its efforts to restore wildlife habitat continues to prosper and grow. Shown here is CLA Pres/CEO Jay Vroom, (1), and an official of the San Luis...

Monsanto and Delta & Pine Land Co. (D&PL) announce they have signed a definitive agreement whereby Monsanto will acquire D&PL for $1.5 billion.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Monsanto and Delta & Pine Land Co. (D&PL) announce they have signed a definitive agreement whereby Monsanto will acquire D&PL for $1.5 billion. The transaction was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies and is subject...

DuPont announces an agreement with Delta and Pine Land Co (D&PL) in which D&PL will market DuPont's Optimum GAT technology.(contracts between E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co and Delta and Pine Land Co)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... DuPont announces an agreement with Delta and Pine Land Co (D&PL) in which D&PL will market DuPont's Optimum GAT technology. Pioneer President Dean Oestrich says, "This sets the stage for D&PL to become a significant customer for GreenLeaf...

ADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc.(MARKETING NEWS)
September 1, 2006... Terry Myers is named President of ADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc. Myers joined the company in 2001 during the Consolidated Nutrition acquisition. He most recently served as VP/GM of ADM Alliance Nutrition, and previously served as VP of Sls and...

Dow AgroSciences.(appointment of Doug Vail )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Dow AgroSciences announces Doug Vail has been named Sls and Mktg Leader of its Mycogen Seeds unit. In this position, Vail will work with the company's marketing specialists to direct Mycogen's national sales and marketing strategies. In...

Hubner Seed.(promotion of Doug Hubner )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Hubner Seed, West Lebanon, IN, a corn, soybean, wheat and alfalfa seed producer serving farmers across the midwestem and eastern regions of the U.S., has promoted Doug Hubner to Rgl Sls Mgr. Formerly a District Sls Mgr, overseeing the...

Syngenta.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Syngenta is taking action to create a universal standard for global communication of its Cruiser seed treatment portfolio. Beginning with the 2007 planting season, most insecticide/fungicide combinations will carry the CruiserMaxx brand name...

Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. is offering a free yield-mapping service designed to help growers get more value from their investments in precision farming technology. The Pioneer Field Information Technology (FIT) mapping system is now...

Syngenta announces it has entered into an agreement to acquire Conrad Fafard, Inc. (Fafard), a leading North American producer of packaged growing media to professional ornamental growers and the consumer retail market.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Syngenta announces it has entered into an agreement to acquire Conrad Fafard, Inc. (Fafard), a leading North American producer of packaged growing media to professional ornamental growers and the consumer retail market. Fafard is a privately...

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI).(appointment of Marty Frankhouser as product manager )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI), announces the addition of Marty Frankhouser to the company's swine division as product manager for oral vaccine products. Frankhouser has more than 20 years of animal health product marketing, sales,...

Chr. Hansen Animal Health and Nutrition.(MARKETING NEWS)
September 1, 2006... Chr. Hansen Animal Health and Nutrition, Milwaukee, WI, announces the appointment of Les Berghorn as Key Acct Mgr for its Northeast territory covering NY, PA, as well as the New England and the Mid Atlantic regions. He was most recently the New...

Art's-Way.(MARKETING NEWS)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Art's-Way announces the appointment of Michael B. Hilderbrand as its new Pres/CEO. He succeeds John C. Breitung in this position, who retired at the end of May. Hilderbrand was most recently with Case New Holland (CNH) where he was Sr. Dir of...

AgSource Seeds, Inc., Nevada, Ia and NuTech Seed, LC, Leland, IA, will merge their operations effective September 1, 2006, to complement each organization's ability to provide the best seed possible for corn and soybean producers.(AgSource Seeds Inc merges with NuTech Seed)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... AgSource Seeds, Inc., Nevada, Ia and NuTech Seed, LC, Leland, IA, will merge their operations effective September 1, 2006, to complement each organization's ability to provide the best seed possible for corn and soybean producers. The new...

CHS, a leading supplier of energy products under the Cenex brand, has begun offering its popular Cenex Superlube TMS lubricants at Tractor Supply Company stores in IL, MN, MT, ND, SD and WI.(MARKETING NEWS)
September 1, 2006... CHS, a leading supplier of energy products under the Cenex brand, has begun offering its popular Cenex Superlube TMS lubricants at Tractor Supply Company stores in IL, MN, MT, ND, SD and WI. Partnering with new retail channels such as Tractor...

Monsanto's subsidiary American Seeds Inc. (ASI) is adding five acquired companies to its family of regional brands.(American Seeds Inc acquired Diener Seeds and Kruger Seed Company)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Monsanto's subsidiary American Seeds Inc. (ASI) is adding five acquired companies to its family of regional brands. In separate transactions, ASI acquired the seed marketing and sales businesses of Diener Seeds, Reynolds, IN, and Sieben...

Garst Seed Company.(promotion of Mark Lawson )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Garst Seed Company announces the promotion of Mark Lawson to Regl Sls Mgr for the company's east region. Lawson will supervise Garst's business development in the east region. He'll work closely with Garst district sls mgrs and sis reps in KY,...

Wilbur-Ellis Company has completed its purchase of RNA's agricultural products formulation business located in San Joaquin, CA.(Wilbur-Ellis Company merged with RNA)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Wilbur-Ellis Company has completed its purchase of RNA's agricultural products formulation business located in San Joaquin, CA. The operations in San Joaquin will continue at the present location and the existing employees will remain with...

BASF Plant Science and Renk Seed, Sun Prairie, WI, announce they have signed a license agreement allowing Renk Seed Company to market corn hybrids with NutriDense.(MARKETING NEWS)
September 1, 2006... BASF Plant Science and Renk Seed, Sun Prairie, WI, announce they have signed a license agreement allowing Renk Seed Company to market corn hybrids with NutriDense. NutriDense is a nutritionally enhanced set of traits designed to enhance animal...

A roundtable recap.(The Scoop on Recruiting)(2006 AgCareers.com)(Discussion)
September 1, 2006... The 2006 AgCareers.com U.S. Ag HR Roundtable brought together nearly 150 human resources, university career services, and association professionals from agribusiness organizations throughout the U.S. The conference, held last month in St....

Web success begins with content.(The Scoop on Recruiting)
September 1, 2006... A well developed content strategy can give your Web site staying power. Plan your content by taking the perspective of your intended readers and consider the purpose of their visit. Focus on the information and resources your visitors require...

Upcoming AgCareers.com events.(The Scoop on Recruiting)(Calendar)
September 1, 2006... Get in the 'Hot Seat' October 12, 2006 Webinar Employer of Choice October 25-26, 2006 London, Ontario, Canada Partnership Approach to Worker Safety November 7, 2006 Webinar Visit www.AgCareers.com...

Leaders plan for coming year.(National Agri-Marketing Association )
September 1, 2006... This year over 20 leaders took part in the summer Regional Workshops. The Regional Workshops are held for certain NAMA regions. During these interactive workshops, topics focus on membership recruitment for the chapters, finding new leaders and...

New NAMA members.(National Agri-Marketing Association )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... AT LARGE Carla Medina Cory Kilvert Jr., Foto-Rite BADGER Tara Krueger, University of Wisconsin--Platteville William Lucas, CNH Capital CAROLINAS/VIRGINIA Scott Sink, Virginia Tech CHESAPEAKE Marie...

Look who recruited a new member.(National Agri-Marketing Association )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Lori Hallowell who recruited Dusty Markham. LZ Harris who recruited Kasy Young. Robert Kolb and Tom Schomisch who recruited Alexander Barton. Ellen Runge LaRose who recruited William Lucas. Susan McAllister who recruited Deanna...

Going global.(Agribusiness Forum )(Viewpoint essay)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... We've all come to accept change as a way of life. And change affects us in all aspects of our lives, both personal and professional and through forces that are occurring not only nationally but increasingly more often internationally. Whether...

Agribusiness Forum: November 14-15, 2006 * Kansas City * Hyatt Regency Crown Center.(National Agri-Marketing Association )
September 1, 2006... Global Forces Are Shaping Agriculture Global forces are shaping agriculture, from the influence of consumer choices to bio fuels, American farmers and the businesses that support them are at a unique crossroads. Today the production system...

Michael Turley creates Route 3 Marketing, St. Louis, MO, a marketing and communication specialist that focuses exclusively on the agricultural and rural marketplace.(AGENCY NEWS)(Route 3 Marketing)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Michael Turley creates Route 3 Marketing, St. Louis, MO, a marketing and communication specialist that focuses exclusively on the agricultural and rural marketplace. Compact and utility tractor manufacturer Montana Tractor has selected...

McCormick Company.(appointment of Evan Davies )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... McCormick Company, Kansas City, MO, names Evan Davies as Exec VP. Davies has been instrumental in directing and managing the DuPont/Pioneer account team and has played a vital role in managing overall client services. "Evan has further elevated...

Osborn & Barr Communications.(AGENCY NEWS)
September 1, 2006... Osborn & Barr Communications, St. Louis, MO, promotes Colleen Church McDowall to VP, Dir of Public Relations. Before joining O & B, Church McDowall was with Fleishman-Hillard.

Michael Freemire has purchased 100% of the assets of Results Marketing, Davenport, IA.(AGENCY NEWS)
September 1, 2006... Michael Freemire has purchased 100% of the assets of Results Marketing, Davenport, IA. David Aeschliman, founder and previous owner, will work for Freemire as the company's key client growth strategist. The company celebrates its 10th...

In memoriam.(obituary)(Quarry Integrated Communications)(Obituary)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Robert MacGregor Quarry, founder of Quarry Integrated Communications, Waterloo, ON. Quarry began his professional career in the advertising department at Westinghouse Canada in Hamilton during the late 1940s. In 1973, Quarry launched his...

Radio Oklahoma Network.(Ron Hays joined )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Ron Hays joins the Radio Oklahoma Network as Farm Svs Dir. Radio Oklahoma Network is a statewide radio network providing news, weather, agriculture reports and sports information to radio stations across Oklahoma and is owned by Griffin...

Bock & Associates.(appointment of Wayne Bollum )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Bock & Associates, Eden Prairie, MN, announces that Wayne Bollum joins their staff as VP where he will be responsible for sales and management of several agricultural publications represented by Bock & Associates. Most recently, Bollum was...

RFD-TV has launched on the Headend in the Sky (HITS) joining a lineup of over 150 digital video and audio services available to affiliates of service operated by Comcast Media Center (CMC).(MEDIA NEWS)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... RFD-TV has launched on the Headend in the Sky (HITS) joining a lineup of over 150 digital video and audio services available to affiliates of service operated by Comcast Media Center (CMC). Now, in its 6th year of broadcasting, RFD-TV...

Brownfield, Ag News for America.(announces Dave Russell is joining it as its Indiana Farm Directors)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Brownfield, Ag News for America, announces Dave Russell is joining it as its Indiana Farm Dir. Russell's farm broadcasting career spans several decades. His radio and television experience began at WRFD in Columbus, OH. Since then, he has...

Learfield Communications, Inc.(MEDIA NEWS)
September 1, 2006... Learfield Communications, Inc. announces the appointment of Sam McPheeters to GM of Learfield InterAction, its unit that handles interactive new media capabilities, which includes new marketing tools such as podcasting, blogging, RSS feeds,...

Farms.com.(service enhancement)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Farms.com adds agricultural equipment and energy content to its popular portal Web site. On the agricultural equipment page, users have access to information on used equipment, news and reviews on the latest equipment to enter the market, and...

Farm Journal, has been selected as one of the nation's top 25 business publications by BtoB Media Business, the magazine for business publishing executives.(MEDIA NEWS)
September 1, 2006... FARM JOURNAL, has been selected as one of the nation's top 25 business publications by BtoB Media Business, the magazine for business publishing executives. FARM JOURNAL is the only agricultural magazine to be recognized in the elite 25 list....

American Seed Trade Association (ASTA).(ASSOCIATION NEWS)
September 1, 2006... Dr. Harry B. Collins, VP of Technology Transfer at Delta and Pine Land Co., is elected Chairman of the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA). Assisting Collins in leadership roles will be First Vice Chair Mike Peterson, Pres, Peterson...

National FFA Foundation.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)
September 1, 2006... Dennis Judy is named Sr Reg'l Dir for the National FFA Foundation, working primarily in the southern U.S. Judy had been serving as Corp and Foundation Relations Officer for Riley Children's Hospital Foundation in Indianapolis. He also was Dir...

The Progressive Agriculture Foundation (PAF).(ASSOCIATION NEWS)(Progressive Agriculture Foundation elected its 2006-2007 board members)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... The Progressive Agriculture Foundation (PAF), elected its 2006-2007 board members, including: Terry Barton, with State Farm; John Hays, Farm Credit System Foundation; Bob Marshall, Bunge North America; Sharry Nielsen, University of...

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE).(ASSOCIATION NEWS)
September 1, 2006... Charles Sukup is installed as Pres of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). ASABE will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2007 and the organization has a number of special events planned to commemorate the...

American Feed Industry Association.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)
September 1, 2006... The American Feed Industry Association, Arlington, VA, announces that Kathy Lamb has joined the staff as Dir of Membership & Services. Most recently she served as Dir of Membership and Mktg for the Coalition of Government Procurement, and...

Association of Equipment Mfgrs (AEM).(ASSOCIATION NEWS)
September 1, 2006... John Smylie retires from the Association of Equipment Mfgrs (AEM) as Sr VP of the international trade group for off-road machinery manufactures after 30 years of service to the ag and construction equipment sectors. Smylie joined AEM in...

Irrigation Assoc.(appointment of Deborah M. Hamlin )(Irrigation Association)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Deborah M. Hamlin joins the Irrigation Assoc as its Exec Dir. She had led the International Association of Plastics Distributors for 10 years. Hamlin began her career managing state and regional trade and professional associations through...

Farm Safety 4 Just Kids.(appointment of Heide Luett )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Heide Luett joins Farm Safety 4 Just Kids, Earlham, IA, as its new Dir of Mktg and Community Relations. She most recently worked for Medicap Phamacies, Inc. Keely Coppess also joins the organization as its Mktg and Community Relations Ass't....

The Precision Ag Institute: growing innovation.(THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX)(Agriculture)
September 1, 2006... Combine the competitive pressure of global markets and consumer scrutiny of food safety and environmental issues, and it's no wonder that farmers everywhere often see a difficult road ahead. Should I expand to gain economy of scale? Should...

What the rural lifestyle market means to agri-marketers.
September 1, 2006... For starters, we now have two new channels for marketing and selling our products or clients' products. This also means we must begin finding these target customers and communicating more strategically with them. We have to begin to engage...

Change in the countryside.(agricultural development)
September 1, 2006... Rural America has seen dramatic change over the last 100 years. Some of those changes include farm population now near 2% when it was once over 50%, rural county populations which had consistent declines until the late 1980s and '90s. Recently,...

Updates from the media.(FOCUS ON: THE RURAL LIFESTYLE MARKET)(Rural Life magazine)(Living the Country Life.)(The Progressive Farmer)
September 1, 2006... RURAL LIFE MAGAZINE Rural Life magazine, published quarterly by Farm Progress Cos., serves an audience of 125,000 affluent rural, multiple-acre homeowners. Its editorial package includes a range of topics in a seasonal thinking-ahead...

Nutrition notions.(Organic Trade Association's "Nutritional Considerations" )
September 1, 2006... Organic believers have been claiming superior nutrition from the very beginning. Yet decades of research have proven otherwise. The U.S. Organic Trade Association's Web site includes a "Nutritional Considerations" page that states, "There...

Serving the critical F&V market: Chemtura Corporation, Middlebury, CT.(fruit and vegetable)
September 1, 2006... The importance of fresh produce has grown dramatically in the U.S. in the past couple of decades. In fact, the variety of produce items carried by U.S. retailers more than doubled in the past ten years to an average of well over 300 items in...

Serving the critical F&V market: Seminis Vegetable Seeds.(FOCUS ON: MARKETING TO FRUIT & VEGETABLE PRODUCERS)
September 1, 2006... Seminis is the largest developer, grower and marketer of vegetable and fruit seeds in the world. Today, Seminis offers growers more than 3,000 seed varieties representing 25 key crops. Research is constantly underway at Seminis to create...

Media updates on the F&V markets.(American Fruit Grower, American Vegetable Grower magazine)
September 1, 2006... MEISTER MEDIA WORLDWIDE: Timely production-focused insight, trends, news, and solutions growers need, coming from a balanced blend of expert editors, growers and researchers regularly sent to a fruit circulation of 34,000 and vegetable...

Professional farm mangers.(MARKETING TO THE PROFESSIONALS)
September 1, 2006... The American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA), in Denver, CO, currently has a membership of approximately 2,500 property economic professionals, primarily involved with agricultural property management, consulting and...

Certified Crop Advisers (CCA).(MARKETING TO THE PROFESSIONALS)
September 1, 2006... The sun is rising on another hot summer day as I pull my minivan into the farm lane. The corn is tasseling and the soybeans look great. Dodged the soybean rust bullet for another year and there are no real challenges at this point in time I...

Ag retailers.(MARKETING TO THE PROFESSIONALS)(Ag Retailers Association )
September 1, 2006... A recent survey conducted by Iowa State University asked farmers to identify where they get the information they need to make sound management decisions and efficiently run their business for long-term sustainability? Greater than 90% responded...

National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants (NAICC).(MARKETING TO THE PROFESSIONALS)
September 1, 2006... Increasing complexities in regulation, technology, the marketplace--nearly everywhere we turn--practically demand that we seek expertise in specific areas to ensure business vitality. Certainly that's the case in the agriculture industry....

Marketers and veterinarians.(FOCUS ON: MARKETING CHANNELS)
September 1, 2006... The greatest ally for agri-marketers of livestock products and services can be the local veterinarian. Vets are in constant contact with the producer and, in many cases, are selling the products they are prescribing. After a decade of...

The Monsanto miracle: innovation nets big results.(FEATURE STORY)(Cover story)(Company overview)
September 1, 2006... Strategic partner, fierce competitor, terrific investment, revolutionizer of crop production practices, benefactor to many agricultural causes, Monsanto means many things to many people. Still headquartered in St. Louis, MO, the "original"...

"The circus".(Sales and Marketing Insights from Purdue University)
September 1, 2006... Talking with an Indiana commercial corn and soybean producer recently, the challenges of coordinating sales and marketing activities were front and center. Over a period of two days, this 3,000+ acre producer had received three phone calls on...

Upcoming meetings for agri marketers.(Calendar)
September 1, 2006... SEPTEMBER SEPT. 12-14: Canada's Outdoor Farm Show, Woodstock, Ontario. For more information visit, www.outdoorfarmshow.com. SEPT. 12-14: Husker Harvest Days, Grand Island, NE. For more information visit, www.huskerharvestdays.com. ...

USB sets its short- and long-term priorities for the soybean industry.(VIEW FROM THE TOP: UNITED SOYBEAN BOARD)(Interview)
September 1, 2006... Name: John Becherer Title: Chief Exec Officer, United Soybean Board (USB) Career: Raised on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. Before joining USB as its CEO, Becherer was Exec Dir of the Conservation Technology Information Center. Prior to...