Due to positive logistical circumstances, the Agricultural Relations Council (ARC) has been able to extend 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 Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 at 5 p.m. Full Release
Top Ethanol Stories for 2011
Ethanol industry developments in 2011 have set the stage for a new era in American ethanol history. In this edition of “The Ethanol Report,” Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO BobDinneen comments on the year and review and some of the top ethanol stories of 2011. Full Release
AgChat Hires First Executive Director
December 14, 2011 (AgNewsWire)– Emily Zweber will become the AgChat Foundation’s first executive director. The nonprofit AgChat Foundation (ACF) educates and equips farmers with the skills needed to effectively tell their story on Twitter, Facebook, blogs, YouTube, LinkedIn and other social media services. Zweber, an organic dairy farmer from Elko, Minn., known to many as @ezweber on Twitter, will focus …
Nuseed expands seed platform with US acquisition
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 …
#FoodThanks Returns for Thanksgiving
MINNEAPOLIS—November 17, 2011—This Thanksgiving season, people throughout the food system will be using social media to show their thanks for food and raise awareness of agriculture through the AgChat Foundation’s #foodthanks campaign. Last year, more than 800 people participated in the campaign by blogging, adding the #foodthanks twibbon to their avatar photo, and sharing more than 2,000 Twitter posts. Full …
RFA Re-elected Chairman Comments on Ethanol Issues
Chuck Woodside, general manager of KAAPA Ethanol in Minden, Nebraska, was just re-elected for a second term as chairman of the Renewable Fuels Association. In this edition of “The Ethanol Report,” Woodside comments on the state of the industry, how this year has been, progress on implementing EPA’s E15 waiver, challenges to the RFS2, the importance of exports and distillers …
NFocus Forum January in Dallas
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 …
BASF: Sweepstakes celebrates speed, staying power of Kixor® herbicide technology and nations top drivers
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 …
New Partnership Expands Support for Telling Agriculture’s Story
September 17, 2011 – AgNewsWire – A strategic partnership between The AgChat Foundation (ACF) and the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) brings together two organizations passionate about keeping today’s American agriculture successful. Through coordinated efforts, the groups will work together to support farmers and ranchers who are sharing their stories about how food is raised. Full Release
NFocus Forum Connects Suppliers and Producers
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 Announces Boomer 555 Contest
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 …
RFA Audio on Ethanol Attack in Senate
The ethanol industry is facing a double pronged attack in the U.S. Senate with amendments to an economic development bill. Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO Bob Dinneen explains the proposals by Sens. Tom Coburn (R-OK) and John McCain (R-AZ ) and why they are “anti-farmer, anti-consumer and really leads us down the path toward continued reliance on imported energy …
AgChat Foundation Announces Agvocacy 2.0 Conference
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
NOVUS Opens Newly Expanded Facility in Little Rock
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, …
RFA President Bob Dinneen Comments on Senate Domestic Energy Promotion Act
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley today introduced bi-partisan legislation to reform the current Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) while still supporting the domestic ethanol industry. In this interview, Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO Bob Dinneen explains what the bipartisan Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011 does and how it will benefit the industry, the federal budget and consumers at …