Agri Marketing

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Articles in May 2005 issue of Agri Marketing

• Terra Industries Inc.(AT CLOSING PEOPLE)(Appointed Daniel D. Greenwell as Vice President and Controller)(Brief Article)
• This month in Agri Marketing.(Brief Article)
• NAMA's bright future.(National Agri-Marketing Association`s Leader Message)(Brief Article)
  by Smull, Tom
• Rabobank, through its Iowa-based subsidiary Rabo AgServices, and Anderson Clayton Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Queensland Cotton Holdings Limited, announce a new financing alliance under which Rabo AgServices and Anderson Clayton will jointly fund
• The Scotts Co., Marysville, Ohio, changes its name to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., saying it would show off one of its best-known brands and help make investors and others more familiar with its full range of lawn care and gardening products.(MARKETING NEW
• A shared vision.(2005 AGRIBUSINESS LEADER of the YEAR)
• Recently retired Case IH exec Jim Irwin named Agribusiness Leader of the Year.(2005 AGRIBUSINESS LEADER of the YEAR)
• Dairyland Seed.(AT CLOSING PEOPLE)(Promoted Hunt Wiley to Executive Management Commitee)(Brief Article)
• Largest agencies mix it up ...(FOR OPENERS)(Brief Article)
  by Schuermann, Bill
• Mycogen Seeds.(MARKETING NEWS)(Brief Article)
• Agribusiness Leader of the Year.(2005 AGRIBUSINESS LEADER of the YEAR)(National Agri-Marketing Association)
• 2005 North American Ag communications agencies.(AGENCY update)
• The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) announces an agreement with the Financial Planning Association (FPA) that will allow NCGA to incorporate financial literacy into educational programs for NCGA's membership of 33,000.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)
• Country living lifestyle: worthy of attention.
  by Spaulding, Susan
• 2005-2006 NAMA Executive Committee.(National Agri-Marketing Association)
• Advanta Netherlands Holdings BV, the parent company of the Advanta Group, has reached an agreement to sell its European field crop business to Limagrain.(MARKETING NEWS)(Brief Article)
• American Vanguard Corp. announces that its subsidiary, AMVAC Chemical Corp., has entered into an exclusive, multi-year agreement with BASF to develop, register and commercialize topramezone, a new herbicide for post-emergent use in corn in North America.(
• Adculture Group Inc., Minneapolis, is named agency of record for Agrisure corn traits, marketed by Syngenta Seeds Inc., Golden Valley, Minn.(AGENCY NEWS)(Brief Article)
• American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)(appointed Henry Long as executive vice president)(Brief Article)
• Primedia Business Magazines & Media announces the launch of PrimeAG Marketing Information Solutions, an enhancement to its agriculture publications.(AT CLOSING NEWS)(Brief Article)
• John Deere Buck EXT awarded at World Ag Expo.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)(Brief Article)
• Merial.(MARKETING PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
• Firestone Agricultural Tire Division names The Meyocks Group, West Des Moines, Iowa, as its agency of record for all marketing communications, which includes the company's agricultural, construction, forestry and ATV tire segments.(AGENCY NEWS)(Brief Arti
• Nicholson Kovac Inc.(AGENCY PEOPLE)(Promotions)(Brief Article)
• Drake & Company.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)(Brief Article)
• Schillinger Seed Inc.(AT CLOSING NEWS)(High-protein Soy Flours)(Brief Article)
• Iowa soy feeds African orphans, others in need.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)(Brief Article)
• NAMA chapters celebrate Ag Day.(National NAMA News: News and information for members and friends of NAMA)(National Agri-Marketing Association)(National Ag Day)
• Monsanto Co. purchased genetic assets developed under a six-year agreement with biotech company Icoria Inc. for nearly $6.8 million in cash.(MARKETING NEWS)(Brief Article)
• Metabolix Inc., of Cambridge, Mass., and BP have agreed to a joint program to develop renewable and biodegradable plastics.(MARKETING NEWS)(Brief Article)
• Creating a red legacy since the '60s.(2005 AGRIBUSINESS LEADER of the YEAR)
• Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications.(AGENCY PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
• Obituary.(MEDIA NEWS)(Obituary)
• Philom Bios Inc. and Saskferco Products Inc. sign an agreement that will see Philom Bios support the marketing of Nitrogain products in western Canada.(AT CLOSING NEWS)(Brief Article)
• Kikkoman Corp., the world's largest soy sauce brewer, will launch a health food joint venture in the United States with the Consac Industries Inc. Group, a major nutritional supplement manufacturer.(AT CLOSING NEWS)
• National Farmers Union.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)(appointed Emily Eisenberg as director of communications)(Brief Article)
• The Fertilizer Institute.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)(appointed Corey Henry as director of public affairs)(Brief Article)
• Valmont's North American Irrigation and Tubing.(AT CLOSING PEOPLE)(Promotions)(Brief Article)
• The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and Monsanto Co. sign an exclusive licensing agreement to develop crops tolerant to the broadleaf herbicide dicamba.(MARKETING NEWS)
• UPI teams with Texas Collegiate FFA to launch 'Value Revolution'.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)(United Phosphorus Inc)(Brief Article)
• To market, to market: research serves up much-needed insight into an innovative product's launch.
  by Coakley, Debbie
• Borrowing tactics from activists: Food Forethought Foundation creates 'AGtivist' program to counter anti-agriculture movements.
  by Dean, Kelly
• Cargill Dry Corn Ingredients, Minneapolis, introduces MaizeWise, a new line of whole-grain corn and corn-bran products that will expand food manufacturers' choices in delivering healthful, corn-based products to their customers.(MARKETING NEWS)(Brief Arti
• Harvest PR & Marketing Inc.(AGENCY PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
• The beginning of a client-agency relationship: how three companies chose an agency of record.(AGENCY update)(Cover Story)
  by Hickel, Sabrina
• Upcoming meetings.(Calendar)
• Farm Credit Services of America.(AT CLOSING PEOPLE)(Farm Credit Services of America promoted Doug stark to President and chief Executive Officer)(Brief Article)
• Monsanto Company has signed a non-binding letter of intent to sell its Enviro-Chem unit to the management of this subsidiary in a management buyout.(AT CLOSING NEWS)(Brief Article)
• Woodruff Sweitzer, Columbia, Mo., is selected for creative and strategic input into the marketing of Canada's first registered fluoroquinolone for food-producing animals, Baytril[R] 100 (enrofloxacin).(AGENCY NEWS)(Brief Article)
• Monty's Plant Food Company.(MARKETING PEOPLE)(Appointed Steven Ellwood Jr. as Midwest Territory Manager)(Brief Article)
• Numerous issues weigh on minds of agencies, clients.(AGENCY update)(Interview)
• Southeast AgNet Publications Inc., a sister company to Southeast AgNet Inc., has purchased 85-year-old Citrus Industry Magazine and Citrus Expo, making Southeast AgNet, Bartow, Fla., the only combination agriculture media enterprise in the state.(Brief Ar
• American Feed Industry Association (AFIA).(AT CLOSING PEOPLE)(Appointed Mike Horn as Board of Directors)(Brief Article)
• Stock price at close of market.(AG STOCK INDEX)(Illustration)
• Celebrating Ag in the nation's Capitol.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)(National Ag Day)(Brief Article)
• The industry pulse.
• Turner's vision creates new insecticide use category.(RICK TURNER: Marketer of the Year)
• Asking the right questions.(SALES/MARKETING INSIGHTS)
  by Downey, W. Scott
• Valent sees strong product growth.(VIEW FROM THE TOP)(Interview)
• AGROTAIN International LLC, St. Louis, signs a letter of intent to license the AGROTAIN technology to Incitec Pivot Ltd. for urea and UAN incorporation at the manufacturing level for agricultural markets in Australia.(AT CLOSING NEWS)
• Cargill and Materia Inc. announce the expansion of a development agreement for Cargill's use of Materia's proprietary olefin metathesis technology for converting biobased oils to industrial chemicals, feedstocks and consumer products.(AT CLOSING NEWS)(Bri
• Clearly a leader.(2005 AGRIBUSINESS LEADER of the YEAR)
• National Corn Growers Association.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)(Appointments )(Brief Article)