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Five years ago (2003).(THIS MONTH IN AgriMarketing)

May 01, 2008 ... * AGCO's Jim Seaver is named NAMA Marketer of the Year; Hilmar Cheese Co.'s Richard Clauss is named NAMA AgriBusiness Leader of the Year at the association's annual convention held in ...

Ten years ago (1998).(THIS MONTH IN AgriMarketing)

May 01, 2008 ... * Pioneer Hi-Bred sells its remaining two million shares of Mycogen Corp. to Dow AgroSciences for $40.1 million. * Al ...

Twenty years ago (1988).(THIS MONTH IN AgriMarketing)

May 01, 2008 ... * Best of NAMA judges include: (employer at the time): Roger Randall (Farm Journal), Den Gardner (Mona Meyer), Greg Nickerson (Bader Rutter), Vern Albright (DuPont), Tina Cannon (American Cyanamid), Steve Engle (Rhea ...

Intrepid Potash, Inc., Denver, CO, goes public with an offering of 30,000,000 shares at $32.00 per share under the symbol IPI.(AT CLOSING NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... Intrepid Potash, Inc., Denver, CO, goes public with an offering of 30,000,000 shares at $32.00 per share under the symbol IPI. On ...

Channel Bio Corp.(AT CLOSING NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... Channel Bio Corp., a part of American Seeds, Inc., a Monsanto holding company, names Jim Zimmer, CEO. He had been VP of Monsanto's U.S. Branded Business. ...

Tessenderlo Kerley Inc.'s (TKI).(AT CLOSING NEWS)(Pete Barrows,Kurt Volker)(Brief article)

May 01, 2008 ... Tessenderlo Kerley Inc.'s (TKI) NovaSource crop protection unit adds Pete Barrows as Int'l Business Dir/Prod Mgr for Surround. He had been with BASF and FMC. Kurt Volker joins as ...

McCormick International USA, Inc.(AT CLOSING NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... Rodney Miller is named CEO of McCormick International USA, Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Prior to ...

Syngenta will build a new biotech research & technology center in Beijing, China.(AT CLOSING NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... Syngenta will build a new biotech research & technology center in Beijing, China. Its focus will be on early-stage evaluation of GM and native traits for key crops such as corn and soy in the areas of yield improvement, drought resistance, disease control and biomass conversion for ...

Adayana.(AT CLOSING NEWS)(Mike Jackson)(Brief article)

May 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Mike Jackson is named Pres/CEO of Adayana. He is the founder and head of Indianapolis-based ABG, Inc., which was acquired by Adayana in 2005 and succeeds Adayana founder Rajiv Tandon as CEO. Tandon remains Chmn of the Board and Head of Adayana ...

Purdue University.(AT CLOSING NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... The Center for Food and Agricultural Business at Purdue University names Megan Sheridan as Mktg Mgr. She had been with the National Swine Registry and ...

Dow AgroSciences.(AT CLOSING NEWS)(Brent Stauffacher,Doug Barker)(Brief article)

May 01, 2008 ... Dow AgroSciences names Brent Stauffacher SmartStax Product Mgr where will lead its marketing and hybrid planning and coordinate its launch activities. Doug Barker is named the SmartStax Research and Development Project Lead. He will align R&D testing, trait conversion and ...

The Andersons acquires Douglass Fertilizer & Chemical, Inc., Maitland, FL, as an addition to its Plant Nutrient Group.(AT CLOSING NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... The Andersons acquires Douglass Fertilizer & Chemical, Inc., Maitland, FL, as an addition to its Plant Nutrient Group. Douglass President Joe Hodges, and former Chairman of the Agricultural Retailers Assoc. (ARA) says, "This is a great ...

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE).(AT CLOSING NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) appoints Brad Vannan Pres/COO of ICE Futures Canada, ICE's ...

Dr. Owen J. Newlin receives the 2008 Iowa State University "True and Valiant" award.(AT CLOSING NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... Dr. Owen J. Newlin receives the 2008 Iowa State University "True and Valiant" award. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The award recognizes an individual's life long service, generosity, and distinction that have helped transform the University. The phrase "True and Valiant" is ...

Minneapolis Grain Exchange.(AT CLOSING NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... The Minneapolis Grain Exchange names Rita Maloney as Mgr of Mktg, Comms and Media Relations, working directly with brokers and other marketing partners to ...

Agrium Inc. enters into an exclusive agreement to acquire a 70% equity position in Common Market Fertilizers S.A. (CMF), one of Western Europe's largest fertilizer distribution companies.(AT CLOSING NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... Agrium Inc. enters into an exclusive agreement to acquire a 70% equity position in Common Market Fertilizers S.A. (CMF), one of Western Europe's largest fertilizer distribution companies. CMF has annual sales revenues of $500 to $600 ...

BASF expands seed treatment.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)

May 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BASF hosted a "Science Behind Seed Treatments Symposium" in conjunction with last winter's Commodity Classic. The company reported promising research results on its upcoming fungicide seed treatments for corn and ...

Beef at the marathon.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)

May 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Beef checkoff representatives exhibited at the Sports and Fitness Expo that was held in conjunction with last month's Boston Marathon. They served over 7,000 samples of the new Roast Beef & Veggie Wraps to marathon runners. Shown are (l to r): ...

New food chain chart.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)

May 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At its annual Celebration of Agriculture dinner held at USDA's Whitten Building in Washington, D.C., the Agricultural Council of America (ACA) debuted its new "Food/Fiber/Biofuels" flow chart. Shown are (l to r) Mike Gustafson, Deere & Co.; ...

Monsanto.(MARKETING NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... Monsanto will invest up to $196 million over the next 18 months at its glyphosate manufacturing facility in Luling, LA, to increase its global capacity of Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides production. It also plans to build a new seed corn production facility near ...