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Article: This month in Agri Marketing ... (For Openers).(events of 5, 10 and 20 years ago)(Brief Article)
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- May 1, 2003
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Five Years Ago
* Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Des Moines, Iowa, sells its remaining 2 million shares of stock in Mycogen Corp., San Diego, to Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, for $40.1 million.
* Colle & McVoy Marketing Communications, Minneapolis, elects Jim Bergeson to chairman. Bergeson succeeds Al Hietala in the position and is CEO of the agency.
* Case Corp., Racine, Wis., agrees to acquire Tyler Industries, Benson, Minn. Tyler had sales of $66 million in 1997.
Ten Years Ago
* John Montandon is named president of Farm Press Publications, Clarksdale, Miss.
* Farm Press Publications will begin publishing Growing ...