Agri Marketing

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Articles in September 2005 issue of Agri Marketing

• Upcoming meetings for Agri marketers.(Calendar)
• Mars Inc.(MARKETING PEOPLE)(Catherine Woteki)(Brief Article)
• Continuing education dairy style.(MARKETING TO LIVESTOCK/DAIRY PRODUCERS)
  by Welsh, Paul
• www.ethanolfacts.com.(AT CLOSING NEWS)
• NAFB.(AT CLOSING PEOPLE)(Bill O'Neill)(Brief Article)
• Crazy about farming: each year AdFarm staffers put their money and hope where it really counts: in the soil and the seed.(THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX)
  by Wall, Ron
• The industry pulse.(Brief Article)
• DuPont has entered into a research collaboration with Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) for development of yield-related traits in plants.(MARKETING NEWS)(Brief Article)
• No parlor games here: dairy industry milks serious business from collegiate challenge.(MARKETING TO LIVESTOCK/DAIRY PRODUCERS)
  by Anderson, Barb Baylor
• Deere & Company has made equity investments in several wind energy projects in the rural United States and has created a business unit to provide project development, debt financing and other services to those interested in harvesting the wind.(AT CLO
• U.S. Farm Report.(AT CLOSING PEOPLE)(John Phipps)(Brief Article)
• MANA (Makhteshim Agan of North America Inc.).(MARKETING PEOPLE)
• Woodruff Sweitzer.(AGENCY NEWS)(Jeff Lowe)(Brief Article)
• Genencor International Inc.(MARKETING NEWS)(Brief Article)
• 2005 Agribusiness Forum: November 8-9, 2005: Hyatt Regency Crown Center Kansas City.(Calendar)
• Arysta LifeScience North America.(AT CLOSING NEWS)(Brief Article)
• Garst Seed Company.(AT CLOSING PEOPLE)(Scott Hart; Mike Schaefer)(Brief Article)
• Syngenta Crop Protection and AccuWeather.com[R] will be awarded a Special Achievement Award in GIS from ESRI, a leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, for their joint development of the Syntinel[TM] RustTracker GIS Web site.(MARKETING N
• AgriGold Hybrids recently announced an enhanced commitment to grower education and communications.(AGENCY NEWS)(Brief Article)
• Waconia Manufacturing, Waconia, Minn., announces that Jenner Sales Corporation, Harristown, Ill., became the exclusive distributor in Illinois and Indiana for Waconia's full line of equipment on July 1, 2005.(MARKETING NEWS)(Brief Article)
• Staying on top of change.(NAMA Leader Message)(Brief Article)
• Deere & Company.(AT CLOSING NEWS)(Brief Article)
• Adculture Group Inc.(AT CLOSING PEOPLE)(Perry Graham)(Brief Article)
• Agristar Global Networks has been added to the Smart Potatoes, Grower Dividends and Sugarbeet Grower Reward Programs, where growers earn points for participating crop protection purchases from Bayer CropScience, Crompton Crop Protection, Gustafson and Sip
• Nicholson Kovac Inc.(AGENCY NEWS)(Sara Buck; Thom Ludtke)(Brief Article)
• Neogen Corporation has signed an agreement with Brussels, Belgium-based UCB (Euronext Brussels) to acquire UCB's dairy antibiotic testing business.(MARKETING NEWS)(Brief Article)
• Look who recruited a new member ...(National NAMA News)(Brief Article)
• Abengoa Bioenergy Corporation.(AT CLOSING NEWS)(Brief Article)
• NCTA receives PRSA's Silver Anvil Award.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)(The Public Relations Society of America )(Brief Article)
• Marketing to the channel: suppliers recognize who "owns" key relationships.(CHANNEL marketing)
  by Grooms, Lynn
• Morgan&Myers.(AGENCY NEWS)(Tim Oliver; Linda Wenck; Max Wenck; Janine Whipps)(Brief Article)
• Landec Corporation announces that its agricultural seed subsidiary, Landec Ag Inc., has acquired Heartland Hybrids Inc., the second-largest direct marketer of seed corn.(MARKETING NEWS)(Brief Article)
• Michigan State grad stays involved.(Leader Focus)(Brief Article)
• CHS will be a participating processor of Monsanto's Vistive[TM] low-linolenic soybeans in 2006 and will market Vistive oil for use by the food industry.(AT CLOSING NEWS)(Brief Article)
• WHO Radio Great Iowa Tractor Ride rolls again.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)(Brief Article)
• The boards of directors of the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association (USPEA) have agreed in principle to co-locate their respective trade exhibitions, beginning in January 2007.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)
• Bader Rutter & Associates.(AGENCY NEWS)(Larry O'Brien)(Brief Article)
• Influencing the influencer: how companies are building relationships with these professionals.(CHANNEL marketing)
  by Hickel, Sabrina
• New NAMA members.(National NAMA News)(Brief Article)
• Osborn & Barr Communications.(AT CLOSING PEOPLE)(Sarah Robinett; Keith Warden; Jaime Jonesmith; Karen Pfautsch; Chris Toebben)(Brief Article)
• AdFarm, Bayer CropScience walk for a cure.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)(Brief Article)
• ACDI/VOCA.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)
• The Integer Group.(AGENCY NEWS)(Nancy M. Hood)(Brief Article)
• WATT Publishing Co.(MEDIA NEWS)(Steve Slakis; Roy Leidahl; Clay Schreiber)(Brief Article)
• Cultivate your connections: become a NAMA advocate.(National NAMA News)(Brief Article)
• McCormick Company.(AT CLOSING PEOPLE)(Rod Randel; Mike Campbell; Margi Ainsworth)(Brief Article)
• This month in Agri marketing.
• Bridging the gap between marketing and sales.(SALES/MARKETING INSIGHTS)
  by Downey, W. David
• Food service giant Compass Group North America announced with partners Environmental Defense and Smithfield Foods Inc. a first-of-its-kind purchasing policy prohibiting the purchase of pork in which antibiotics that belong to classes of compounds approved
• Dow AgroSciences.(MARKETING PEOPLE)(Erin Clancy)(Brief Article)
• The Progressive Agriculture Foundation, which is responsible for the Progressive Farmer Farm Safety Day Camp[R] program, elected its 2005-2006 board members.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)(Brief Article)
• Leaders plan for coming year.(Regional Focus)
• Sipcam Agro USA Inc.(AT CLOSING PEOPLE)(Mike H,. Eager; John Gertz; Mark Shepherd; Riley Reynolds)(Brief Article)
• A couple items of interest ...(FOR OPENERS)
  by Schuermann, Bill
• Marketing into chaos: manufacturers and purveyors of animal identification technology and services are using collaboration and good old-fashioned competition to get the ball rolling.(MARKETING TO LIVESTOCK/DAIRY PRODUCERS)(Cover Story)
  by Ishmael, Wes
• Advan LLC announces the creation of a new plant health company focused on serving the turf and ornamentals, specialty agriculture and home and garden markets in the United States and Mexico.(AT CLOSING NEWS)(Brief Article)
• Stauffer Seeds.(MARKETING PEOPLE)(Mike Smidt)(Brief Article)
• Why word of mouth works.(WORD OF MOUTH MARKETING)
  by Erickson, Kathleen
• Stock price at close of market.(AG STOCK INDEX)
• Land O'Lakes Inc.(AT CLOSING PEOPLE)(Chris Policinski)(Brief Article)
• AGROTAIN International educates market on economics of nitrogen investment.(VIEW FROM THE TOP)(Interview)
• Chr. Hansen's giveaway builds awareness.(FYI NEWS & NOTES)