Nuseed, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nufarm Limited, today announced the acquisition of Seeds 2000 Inc, based in Breckenridge, Minnesota, USA. Seeds 2000 is a seed research, production, sales and marketing company focused primarily on the development of elite oil and confection sunflower hybrids that benefit both the farmer and end-use food customer. The company has significantly expanded its international activities …

Buford, GA – October 3, 2011 – Major corn and soybean producers and agribusiness suppliers will convene again this January 23-26, 2012 for a unique strategic marketing opportunity at the NFocus Forums for Agribusiness. “We are once again providing the opportunity for large-acreage corn and soybean producers to meet in one-on-one private sessions with key suppliers,” says Kim Nicholson, Managing …

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, September 28, 2011 – Professionally, growers and race car drivers might not have that much in common. But there is one thing they both want: fast, winning results. That’s why BASF Crop Protection today announced the launch of the Kixor® herbicide technology Road to DAYTONA® sweepstakes, which celebrates the fast, complete burndown and residual control growers get with Kixor. BASF will …

OMAHA — September 7th, 2011 (AgNewsWire) — NFocus Partners, in cooperation with Beck Ag, recently facilitated an NFocus Forum for Agribusiness, where ag suppliers from throughout the country had the opportunity to connect with some of the industry’s top producers. “Producers no longer have the luxury of time for multiple supplier meetings. Now more than ever, it’s critical for suppliers …

New Holland, PA (July 1, 2011) — What would you do with a New Holland compact Boomer™ 30 tractor and loader? Dig a pond? Plant a food plot to attract the biggest buck? Till a prize-winning garden to feed the hungry? Make your neighbors jealous? To find out, New Holland has announced the Boomer™ 555 Contest. Beginning July 1 and …

The AgChat Foundation today announces details of its second annual Agvocacy 2.0 Conference, in which a select group of agriculturists will hone their social media and thought-leadership skills to more effectively tell agriculture’s story to the 98 percent of Americans not directly involved in farming. The conference will be held August 22-23 in Nashville, Tenn. Full Release

Little Rock, Arkansas, May 10, 2011 –Novus International, Inc. today cut the ribbon commemorating the opening of its newly expanded Novus Arkansas facility in Little Rock. The Novus Arkansas site was developed in the Little Rock Riverport Industrial Park in 2006 to manufacture MHA® feed supplement, a dry, granular powder that provides an effective and environmentally friendly source of methionine, …

(AgNewsWire – April 13, 2011) ZimmComm New Media today announced that its highly popular AgWired iPhone App is now available for the Android platform. The app offers one-touch access to all the latest news and information in the agribusiness and agricultural marketing world posted on Agwired.com, including audio, photos and video, and connections to other ZimmComm news sites. The AgWired …

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