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

The Agricultural Relations Council (ARC) has extended the entry deadline for the 2011 Golden ARC awards. Entries in the 2011 Golden ARC awards now are due to contest headquarters on or before Dec. 14, 2010 at 5 p.m. “The original deadline for entries was so close to Thanksgiving, we had feedback from several companies regarding challenges they encountered due to …

November 22, 2010 – With harvest in the rear-view mirror, forward-looking farmers and others in agriculture have been busy cultivating a new social media campaign to help Americans publicly express their gratitude for their food this holiday season. Launched in time for Thanksgiving, foodthanks.com provides simple steps that people can take to show their #foodthanks. Full Release

(BRIGHTON, IL – AgNewsWire – November 16, 2010) AgriSolutions® the developer of AgManager® accounting software is announcing an exciting new release which includes many feature updates and a new, easy-to-use interface. These improvements further enhance the ability of agricultural producers to manage the demands of their modern farm businesses. The agricultural accounting experts at AgriSolutions Inc., of Brighton, Ill., will …

Des Moines, Iowa; August 5, 2010 — The site to which farmers turn to first for discussion, market information, agriculture news, farm weather and tools to improve their farming operation just got better. Successful Farming has re-engineered Agriculture.com to take full advantage of the latest interactive tools on the Web. Full Release

August 4, 2010 – NEW PRAGUE, MN – Winners of the 2010 Golden ARC Awards Contest were announced July 27 at the Agricultural Media Summit in St. Paul, Minn. The 18 Golden ARC winners and nine Merit winners ranked among the elite in agricultural public relations, as recognized through the 30-year old Golden ARC Awards Contest, sponsored by the Agricultural …

(AgNewsWire – July 26, 2010) ZimmComm New Media today announced the first agricultural news media app for the iPhone. 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 App features a news tab …

July 20, 2010 (AgNewsWire) – Attention farmers around the globe: make room in your bookmarks. You now have a new favorite website. The AgBoards Network, creators of HayTalk.com amongst other farming sites, have expanded their network of agriculture web communities with the release of RowCropTalk.com, AgMeet.com, and AgLoop.com, a new social network aimed at both farmers and businesses in the …

June 16, 2010 (AgNewsWire) – Farmers from even the most remote small towns are engaging life-long city dwellers in stories of their farm through social media sites like Twitter and Facebook. These conversations are at the core of building understanding of agriculture by the 98 percent of Americans not living on the farm. Improving individual effectiveness is the goal of …

USDA’s Agricultural Research Service describes a program that will dramatically decrease the cost of genetic analysis of food. Fluidigm will disclose a new bio-chip technology to support the program. See Full Release

USDA’s Agricultural Research Service describes a program that will dramatically decrease the cost of genetic analysis of food. Fluidigm will disclose a new bio-chip technology to support the program. See Full Release for details

WASHINGTON, DC – Leading U.S. farm and forest products groups today called on Congress and the administration to help end tropical deforestation. The groups cited a new report showing that overseas agriculture and logging operations are expanding production by cutting down the world’s rainforests, allowing them to flood the world market with cheap commodities that undercut American goods. The report …