Burr Ridge, IL – Nufarm Americas Inc. announces the promotion of Tra Huddleston to Director of Ornamental Sales and Blaine Pinkerton to Director of Turf Sales. As Director of Ornamental Sales, Huddleston will focus Nufarm’s efforts in the nursery and greenhouse market segments. Besides managing the business, Huddleston will be responsible for account management. In his new role, Pinkerton will …

FEBRUARY 28, 2011 – NEW PRAGUE, MN – The Agricultural Relations Council (ARC) elected its 2011 board of directors at its annual conference in Fort Myers, FL, Feb. 24-25. The 2011 ARC Board elected at the business meeting includes: Mace Thornton, American Farm Bureau Federation, board president; Mike Opperman, Charleston/Orwig, first vice president; Janice Person, Monsanto, second vice president; Rebecca …

February 26, 2011 – Fort Myers, Fla. – Winners of the Agricultural Relations Council (ARC) 2011 Golden ARC Awards Contest were announced February 25 at the organization’s annual professional development meeting in Fort Myers, Fla. The 24 Golden ARC winners and 19 Merit winners rank among the elite in agricultural public relations, as recognized through the Golden ARC Awards Contest, …

Burr Ridge, IL – Nufarm Americas and Sumitomo Chemical Company’s affiliate Valent de Mexico (VdM) intends to form a strategic alliance in Mexico to distribute crop protection products. Nufarm will provide selected products from its line of herbicides, insecticides and fungicides to VdM, which will offer those products through its well-established existing distribution channel. Full Release

Washington, D.C. (February 10, 2011)—As the Commodities Futures Trading Corporation (CFTC) implements provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act involving over the counter (OTC) derivatives, the Commission must ensure that farmer co-ops can continue to effectively manage risk and offer hedging tools to their farmer-owners, a representative of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) said today. Full Release

(AgNewsWire – February 2, 2011) ZimmComm New Media welcomes Raven Precision as its first sponsor of the free AgWired iPhone application. ZimmComm is in the process of creating an Android platform version of the AgWired App, which will soon become available in the Android Market.  This will put all ZimmComm news content, including AgWired.com, on to the two primary mobile …

(AgNewsWire – January 14, 2011) ZimmComm New Media welcomes Growmark, Inc. as the newest year-round sponsor of AgWired.com and PrecisionPays.com. Headquartered in Bloomington, Ill.,Growmark is a regional cooperative, marketing products and services from the Rocky Mountains to the East Coast and in Ontario, Canada. Full Release

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced E15 blends (15% ethanol/85% gasoline) to be safe for use in all cars and pickups built in 2001 and later.  This decisions builds upon an October 2010 EPA decision that limited E15 use to just 2007 and newer vehicles.  With 2001 and newer cars and pickups included, EPA has approved the use of …

(BRIGHTON, IL – January 12, 2011) If 2011 plans for your farm operation include financial goals, step one may be to equip yourself with tools to enhance your financial management. Many agricultural producers are finding it pays to “hit the books.” Through techniques learned in ag-specific producer education sessions, farmers are finding practical answers to farm-related financial questions. Full Release

Kansas City, Mo—January 5, 2011—The National Agri-Marketing Association announced that its annual high level event, Trends in Agriculture, will be held in Kansas City immediately prior to the National Association of Farm Broadcasters Annual Conference. In addition, the two organizations will collaborate on a producer-focused session that will close the NAMA event and open the NAFB conference. Full Release