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It is one thing to read numbers about the fantastic sales run farm equipment makers have had the last two years.(MUSINGS)
* It is one thing to read numbers about the fantastic sales run farm equipment makers have had the last two years. It's another to drive by dealers and see their empty lots which are the visual proo . . .

Corn breeders must have some special "juice" in today's hybrids they aren't telling us about.(MUSINGS)
* Corn breeders must have some special "juice" in today's hybrids they aren't telling us about. That's the only way to explain how the crop that was planted so late this year has nearly caught up to . . .

Was I the only one scratching my head about how it is that Fiat can save Chrysler?(MUSINGS)
* Was I the only one scratching my head about how it is that Fiat can save Chrysler? Fiat has had its own share of financial problems over the years. . . .

GM.(MUSINGS)
* Speaking of the auto industry, now that the U.S. government owns 60% of GM, one would suspect that pretty well locks in the vote for the current administration by these new government employees. . . .

I heard several fertilizer industry executives warn crop input retailers and producers that if they didn't make their purchases
* I heard several fertilizer industry executives warn crop input retailers and producers that if they didn't make their purchases by early winter (just when fertilizer prices were spiking), they cou . . .

Living in the St. Louis area, I always find it amusing to see the puzzled looks on commuters' faces while huge green and red cot
* Living in the St. Louis area, I always find it amusing to see the puzzled looks on commuters' faces while huge green and red cotton pickers get hauled through the area to the South. Maybe Deere an . . .

Richard Brock.(MUSINGS)
* Producers have had over two years to sell $4 or higher corn. But veteran market analyst Richard Brock estimates only 60% of the 2008 crop has been sold and less than 10% of this year's crop in the . . .

The buzz in the industry and among Wall Street analysts is now that Monsanto has formed a special business unit for its herbicid
* The buzz in the industry and among Wall Street analysts is now that Monsanto has formed a special business unit for its herbicide business (see page 10), it is the first step of spinning it out on . . .

Agri Marketing is now posting the top news story of the day on Twitter.(MUSINGS)
Agri Marketing is now posting the top news story of the day on Twitter. To get your daily update, go to: http://twitter.com/AgriMarketing AM . . .

Syngenta acquires Advanta which includes the Garst Seed brand and Golden Harvest.(Five Years Ago (2004))
Syngenta acquires Advanta which includes the Garst Seed brand and Golden Harvest, raising its U.S. market share for seed corn to 15% and soybean seed to 13%. . . .

Land O'Lakes acquires the remaining interest.(Five Years Ago (2004))
Land O'Lakes acquires the remaining interest of Farmland Feeds. . . .

Mosaic is the name chosen for the new fertilizer company created as the result of the merger.(Five Years Ago (2004))
Mosaic is the name chosen for the new fertilizer company created as the result of the merger of IMC and Cargill's crop nutrition unit. . . .

Farm Progress Co. announces a complete re-design of its 18 state farm magazines.(Five Years Ago (2004))
Farm Progress Co. announces a complete re-design of its 18 state farm magazines and the re-launch of Farm Futures magazine. . . .

Lee Enterprises acquires Iowa Farmer Today.(Five Years Ago (2004))
Lee Enterprises acquires Iowa Farmer Today from Gazette Communications. . . .

BASF Plant Sciences.(Ten Years Ago (1999))
BASF Plant Sciences opens its new research center in North Carolina. . . .

Osborn & Barr.(Ten Years Ago (1999))
Michael Turley is named GM of Osborn & Barr's new office in Kansas City, MO. . . .

Unsubstantiated claims about the dangers of the pesticide Alar prompt.(Twenty Years Ago (1989))
Unsubstantiated claims about the dangers of the pesticide Alar prompt a Congressional hearing featuring movie stars who scare the public into thinking the apple crop is unsafe. . . .

NAFB.(Twenty Years Ago (1989))
Charlie Might retires after serving as NAFB's Sales/Mktg Dir for 15 years. . . .

Monsanto.(AT CLOSING NEWS)
Monsanto is creating a separate division for its Roundup and other herbicides business which is expected to enable the company to better align spending and working capital needs. Kerry Preete is b . . .

BASF Crop Protection.(AT CLOSING NEWS)
BASF Crop Protection appoints Paul Rea to Dir, U.S. Crop Business. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Prior to joining the company in 2001, he was with Graintrust Venture for Combined Rural Traders in Sydne . . .

Rain and Hail LLC will service Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (FBMIC) crop insurance business beginning with the 2010 crop
Rain and Hail LLC will service Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (FBMIC) crop insurance business beginning with the 2010 crop season. Rain and Hail will be the Managing Gen'l Agent for FBMIC po . . .

DuPont and Bayer CropScience (BC) enter into a series of agreements that establish cross-licenses enabling next generation seed
DuPont and Bayer CropScience (BC) enter into a series of agreements that establish cross-licenses enabling next generation seed solutions and weed and insect control strategies from BC and DuPont's . . .

Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc. (TKI), Phoenix, AZ, acquires the global rights to linuron herbicide assets from DuPont, including its t
Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc. (TKI), Phoenix, AZ, acquires the global rights to linuron herbicide assets from DuPont, including its trade names, registrations and registration data. Brand names include L . . .

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health.(AT CLOSING NEWS)
Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health creates two new positions to develop the company's relationships within the food chain. Jennie Hodgen, Ph.D. joins as Technical Service Specialist, Meat Scie . . .

Monsanto Company and Bayer CropScience (BC) announce a cross-licensing agreement for canola.(AT CLOSING NEWS)
Monsanto Company and Bayer CropScience (BC) announce a cross-licensing agreement for canola. Under the agreement, Monsanto grants BC access to it's Genuity Roundup Ready canola trait and BC grants . . .

Farm Business Communications (FBC).(AT CLOSING NEWS)
Farm Business Communications (FBC) has appoints Kelly Dundas to the new position of Digital Media Specialist. He was with Top Crop Manager and previously has been with Dow AgroSciences and Syngent . . .

Mycogen Seeds.(AT CLOSING NEWS)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mycogen Seeds names Hank King as Sr Grain Corn Mktg Specialist. He was IL District Sls Mgr. Rick Henley is appointed Corn Product Mgr. He has . . .

Nufarm Americas Inc.(AT CLOSING NEWS)
Nufarm Americas Inc. makes a major move into the growing seed treatment market. The company expects to have 15 seed treatment products available by the end of 2009. . . .

GreenLeaf Genetics.(AT CLOSING NEWS)
Christine Wietzki joins GreenLeaf Genetics as Stewardship and Regulatory Mgr. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] She was with E3 Biofuels and Trenton Agri Products. . . .

Moore Communications.(AT CLOSING NEWS)
Moore Communications launches a new photography web site for the agricultural community. The site, www.mooreagphotos.com, contains a keyword-searchable agricultural stock images available for immedi . . .

Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA).(AT CLOSING NEWS)
Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) opens its North American headquarters in Olathe, KS. The facility, located at 16950 W. 118th Terrace, will handle sales, support and training for TPA, a business u . . .

National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD).(AT CLOSING NEWS)
Doug Loudenslager is named CEO of the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD). He most recently was COO for the National FFA Organization. Prior he was with Edward Jones Investments, . . .

Beck Ag.(AT CLOSING NEWS)
Stacy Norin joins Beck Ag as a Dir of Business Development where she will work with clients in the agricultural industry to help them utilize the experiences of their best customers in order to acco . . .

Select Sires.(AT CLOSING NEWS)(Brief article)
BioTracking teams with Select Sires to promote BioPRYN, a blood-based pregnancy detection tool making testing a convenient, safe and accurate part of more reproductive management programs. Through . . .

Valent USA.(AT CLOSING NEWS)
Valent USA names Jim Blome Exec VP/COO where he will oversee all day-to-day operations of the company's agricultural, professional and consumer products business units in the U.S. and Canada. [ILL . . .

Novartis Animal Health.(AT CLOSING NEWS)
Novartis Animal Health promotes Dr. Dean Dau to Swine Sales Mgr. Sean O'Hare is promoted to Key Acc't Sales Mgr. The company also adds eight new members to its U.S. swine sales team: Carisa Cu . . .

VistaComm.(AT CLOSING NEWS)
Shane Dailey joins VistaComm as Acc't Mgr. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] He had been with Paulsen Marketing. AM . . .

In the summer of 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower presided over the opening ceremonies for the National 4-H Youth Conference
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the summer of 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower (inset) presided over the opening ceremonies for the National 4-H Youth Conference Center which is located five miles n . . .

AGCO'S road show.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AGCO is debuting its newest models at dealer locations throughout North America with its "Experience a Tractor Revolution" road show. The Revolution will make more than 50 . . .

Novus' new headquarters.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)(Brief article)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Novus International new global headquarters is awarded the Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. . . .

Hoard's hosts young producers.(Young Producer Summer Meltdown Celebration)(Accelerated Genetic's 2009)(Brief article)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Accelerated Genetic's 2009 "Young Producer Summer Meltdown Celebration" was held at the Hoard's Dairyman farm and National Dairy Shrine Visitor's Center in Fort Atkinson, WI . . .

Farm show council.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At its annual meeting held this year in Red Deer, AB, the North American Farm Show Council (NAFSC) elected its officers including (1 to r): Past Pres Pat Kennedy, Agri-Trade . . .

American Vanguard.(MARKETING NEWS)
Trevor Thorley assumes responsibility for American Vanguard's AMVAC Chemical unit's sales and marketing efforts and will continue his responsibilities as COO. He replaces Chris Hildreth, who resig . . .

Wilbur-Ellis Company and Agrian agree to jointly develop a new agronomy information system utilizing the Agrian suite of data ma
Wilbur-Ellis Company and Agrian agree to jointly develop a new agronomy information system utilizing the Agrian suite of data management tools. The new system will be adopted across the entire Wilbu . . .

Alltech and CA-based O.H. Kruse launch Green Feed, the first environmentally friendly equine feed.(MARKETING NEWS)
Alltech and CA-based O.H. Kruse launch Green Feed, the first environmentally friendly equine feed. Alltech appoints Pamela Sargent as Coordinator to the recently established Alltech-Muhammad Ali C . . .

Gevo, Inc.(MARKETING NEWS)
Gevo, Inc., names Dr. Chris Ryan as VP, Business Development-Downstream, responsible for business development in converting isobutanol into chemicals, jet fuel, gasoline, diesel and fuel blendstocks . . .

Syngenta acquires Circle One Global, Inc., which markets the product Aria-Guard.(MARKETING NEWS)
Syngenta acquires Circle One Global, Inc., which markets the product Aria-Guard. Its bio-control technology reduces aflatoxin particularly during heat and drought stress. . . .

Kristyn Kapetanovic joins the Center for Food and Agricultural Business at Purdue as a Mktg Ass't.(MARKETING NEWS)
Kristyn Kapetanovic joins the Center for Food and Agricultural Business at Purdue as a Mktg Ass't. She most recently held a position in healthcare information technology. . . .

NOVUS International, Inc. signs an agreement with Chr. Hansen, Inc. combining the two companies' sales and technical teams.(MARK
NOVUS International, Inc. signs an agreement with Chr. Hansen, Inc. combining the two companies' sales and technical teams to position BioPlus 2B to the U.S. swine industry. . . .

Monsanto Company and BASF disclose the discovery of cspB, a naturally-occurring gene that can help corn plants combat drought co
Monsanto Company and BASF disclose the discovery of cspB, a naturally-occurring gene that can help corn plants combat drought conditions. They will use the gene in their first-generation drought-t . . .