Agri Marketing

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Articles in January 2003 issue of Agri Marketing

• The Rodale Institute. (Media News).(Brief Article)
• The Scotts Co., Marysville, Ohio, and Monsanto Co., St. Louis, makers of a grass genetically designed to help keep golf courses free of weeds, have withdrawn their application to begin selling it after getting several questions from the U.S. Agriculture D
• Ag Technologies International. (Marketing People).(Brief Article)
• Osborn & Bart, St. Louis, announces it has received a contract through the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), Washington, D.C., to develop a marketing plan for its new Backyard Woods Campaign. (Agency News).(Brief Article)
• NAMA new members.(National Agri-Marketing Association)
• Monsanto Company, St. Louis, and Chemical Products Technologies dismiss their lawsuits against each other involving the use of glyphosate. (At Closing News).(Brief Article)
• Ag stock index.(Illustration)
• Primedia Business. (Media News).(Brief Article)
• Delta and Pine Land Company, Scott, Miss., announces that its joint venture with MaxyAg Inc., DeltaMax Cotton LLC, has initiated cotton transformation of a proprietary glyphosate tolerant gene. (Marketing News).(Brief Article)
• Valmont Irrigation. (Marketing News).(opens its fourth parts distribution center in the United States)(Brief Article)
• Jones and Thomas Communications. (Agency People).(Brief Article)
• Forum features first annual ABEF golf outing. (NAMA News).
• JC Robinson Seeds, Waterloo, Neb., announces the purchase of the corn activities of Zelder, Ottersum, The Netherlands. (At Closing News).(Brief Article)
• This month in Agri Marketing ...
• Prairie Farmer. (Media News).(Brief Article)
• AGCO, Duluth, Ga., signs an agreement to acquire the assets of Sunflower Manufacturing Co. Inc., a product line of SPX Corporation. (Marketing News).(Brief Article)
• Trimble, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Spraying Systems Co., Wheaton, Ill., join together to develop and market Global Positioning System (GPS)-based assisted steering for agriculture application control systems. (Marketing News).(Brief Article)
• Gibbs & Soell Public Relations. (Agency People).(hires Courtney Hathaway )(Brief Article)
• Forum highlights expanding agriculture. (NAMA News).
• ProdiGene Inc. (At Closing News).(company fined more than $3 million in penalties)(Brief Article)
• For openers.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
  by Schuermann, Bill
• Bayer CropScience AG, Monheim, Germany, announces plans to sell a package of insecticides and fungicides to BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany. (Marketing News).(Brief Article)
• Archer Daniels Midland Company, Decatur, Ill., and Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Mich., announce an agreement in which ADM will acquire the interest of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) in World Ethanol. (Marketing News).(Brief Article)
• The editorial staff of the new Growing Point magazine received a Sales Innovation Award at the annual conference for Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., Des Moines, Iowa. (Media News).(Brief Article)
• BASF, Mount Olive, N.J., announces a licensing agreement with Advanta Seeds. (Marketing News).(Brief Article)
• A federal judge in Montana ruled that the national beef checkoff program is constitutional, despite other recent rulings declaring similar checkoff programs to be a violation of free speech. (Association News).(Brief Article)
• McKinley Communications. (Agency People).(names Teres Lambert account manager )(Brief Article)
• NAMA leader's message. (National NAMA News).
  by Travis, Patty
• Monsanto Company. (At Closing News).(company given approval for YieldGard Corn Borer in the Philippines)(Brief Article)
• Telephone directory.(Directory)
• Successful Farming. (Media News).(names Curt Blades as the newest member of its sales team)(Brief Article)
• The Kuhn Group, Saverne, France, will acquire Knight Manufacturing Corporation, Brodhead, Wis. Kuhn Knight Inc. will be the name of the new company, which will remain headquartered in Wisconsin. (Marketing News).(Brief Article)
• American Society of Agricultural Engineers. (Association News).(Brief Article)
• Bader Rutter & Associates. (Agency People).(Brief Article)
• CNH celebrates new production facility.(Brief Article)
• Farm Progress Companies, Carol Stream, Ill., announces a management restructuring and the establishment of three new business regions for advertising sales and farm show operations. (At Closing People).(Brief Article)
• Print.(publications)(Directory)
• The evolution of a farm show: International Agri-Center Moves From Yearly Farm Show Host To Agriculture Hub).
• Interstate Seed. (Marketing News).(Brief Article)
• Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association. (Association News).(Brief Article)
• Stephens & Associates Advertising. (Agency People).(Brief Article)
• NAFB selects farm broadcaster of the year. (FYI News & Notes).(National Association of Farm Broadcasters)(Brief Article)
• Kent Feed. (At Closing People).(Brief Article)
• Marketing services.(Directory)
• Kent Feeds Inc. (Marketing People).(names Gerald "Jerry" F. Johnson as vice president of advertising and marketing resources)(Brief Article)
• Garst tagline reflects focus. (View From The Top).
• The right information the right way: reaching farmers one-on-one with agronomic information can drive sales. (Growth Stage[R]).
  by Anderson, Robynne M.
• Ag Venture. (Marketing News).(new company logo)(Brief Article)
• Agriculture Future of America. (Association News).(Dr. Norman E. Borlaug and Morton I. Sosland awarded)(Brief Article)
• Product marketing managers: the bottom line of the brand.
• Pioneer combines advertising, art. (FYI News & Notes).(Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. redesigns visitor's center)(Brief Article)
• Monsanto Company. (At Closing People).(Brief Article)
• Companies.(Directory)
• Upcoming meetings for Agri marketers.(Calendar)
• Handle with care: two companies go the extra mile to deliver first-rate customer service. (Direct/Relationship Marketing).
  by Coakley, Debbie
• Brock Manufacturing. (Marketing People).(Brief Article)
• Purina Mills Horse Business Group, St. Louis, selects Left Field Creative, St. Louis, as advertising agency of record. (Agency News).(Brief Article)
• Studying soybeans in space. (FYI News & Notes).(Brief Article)
• Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Des Moines, Iowa, a subsidiary of DuPont, has announced the establishment of a commercial agricultural seed business in the People's Republic of China. (At Closing News).(Brief Article)
• Michael Wilson, president and chief operating officer of Agrium Inc., is elected chairman of the Potash & Phosphate Institute (PPI) board of directors. (At Closing People).(Brief Article)
• Holy cow: back-to-basics still going strong. (Back to Basics).(public relations/promotional program doesn't have to die prematurely after three years)(Editorial)
  by Gardner, Den
• A federal bankruptcy court in Kansas City, Mo., gives final approval allowing Cargill Fertilizer Inc., Minneapolis, to purchase assets owned by Farmland Hydro, Tampa, Fla. (Marketing News).(Brief Article)
• Arvesta Corporation. (Marketing People).(Brief Article)
• Farm Credit Services of Mid-America, Indianapolis, awards a new brand awareness campaign to Colle+McVoy, Minneapolis. (Agency News).(Brief Article)
• FMC puts Ag retailers behind the wheel. (FYI News & Notes).
• DuPont. (At Closing News).(Brief Article)
• Ron Hess, formerly vice president and general manager for AGCO's ag chem division, Duluth, Ga., will assume of the role of vice president of sales and marketing for North America. (At Closing People).(personnal appointments)(Brief Article)
• KWMT-AM 540 Radio. (Media News).(Brief Article)
• Wood Mackenzie, Edinburgh, Scotland, launches the Agrochemical Products Database 2002, providing commercial and technical data on 570 agrochemicals. (Marketing News).(Brief Article)
• AGCO Corp. (Marketing People).(Brief Article)
• Porter & Associates, Des Moines, Iowa, introduces Porter's MailCast[TM], a new system that combines streaming video with standard e-mails. (Agency News).(Brief Article)
• Sakata rolls out new vegetable varieties. (FYI News & Notes).
• Syngenta, Basel, Switzerland, and Diversa, San Diego, announce a collaboration to establish a shared biotechnology research platform and to discover products. (At Closing News).(Brief Article)
• IMC Global. (At Closing People).(Norman Beug promotion)(Brief Article)