Garland Parker joins Chr. Hansen Animal Health & Nutrition as Swine Account Manager, and will be responsible for developing swine business in the Southeastern U.S. with our direct-fed microbial product BioPlus 2B® — the gold standard in swine nutrition.

Garland came to Chr. Hansen after 11 years with Ft. Dodge Animal Health where he managed key accounts in both the swine and cattle industries. He has a B.S. degree in Animal Science from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC.

Contact, Corporate Communications, Chr. Hansen

Telephone: +45 45 74 76 36

E-mail: dkhre@chr-hansen.com

Bill Braman, Chr. Hansen Animal Health & Nutrition

Telephone: 888-828-6600

E-mail: uswbr@chr-hansen.com

About Chr. Hansen

Chr. Hansen is a global bioscience company that develops natural ingredient solutions for the

food, nutritional, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. All solutions are based on strong

research and development competencies and significant technology investments. Revenue in FY2008/09 was more

ScoringAg’s interoperable and worldwide working database provides the Traceability Standard for the whole supply chain with its standardized data elements for all foodhandlers from field-to-fork to prove food safety documentation.

It is the only system that enables all worldwide partners in the food or feed supply chain to upload from their internal systems traceback relevant data and move it seamlessly to the next partner in the supply chain in a secure 128bit encrypted web-based system.

Thousands of existing software programs in the food supply chain used all over the world, are important as an in-house management tool but can not provide the needed traceback of all up and all down foodhandlers. Not all information that is needed to manage a company is important for traceback. With ScoringAg there is not a need to open company files by accessing a company server to get the information about a product more

March. 26, 2010 (Shoreview, Minn.) – Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC announced today that five $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors who demonstrate scholastic achievement, leadership in agriculture, and a perceived ability to contribute to agriculture in the future.

The First Step™ Swine Creep Feed scholarship program is available to high school graduates taking their first step into higher education and pursuing a two- or four-year degree in animal science with bias in swine nutrition and management or, closely related fields.

To qualify for the program, a student must:

• Be a high school senior, graduating in spring of 2010;

• Demonstrate leadership abilities and academic performance;

• Complete an application; and

• Write essays describing why he or she is interested in an animal science with bias in swine nutrition and management career.

Applications are available on the Internet at more

Paul Fisher has joined Lallemand Animal Nutrition, North America, as Key Account Manager, Swine Division. Mr. Fisher provides sales support to swine nutrition and production clients in the US, providing fermentation-based solutions to the global food production chain. Lallemand is a global leader in the production of yeast and bacteria, specializing in providing advanced technology and knowledge services in the areas of nutrition (both human and animal), food and beverage, and fuel ethanol. Headquartered in Milwaukee WI, the LANNA team utilizes a superior global network to add value to animal agriculture. Mr. Fisher has 29 years of experience and was previously with Ivesco.

URBANA –Nearly 40 youth swine producers ages 8 to 12 discovered the importance of their role in producing a safe, quality meat product at the 2010 National Junior Swine Association Boot Camp at the University of Illinois on Saturday.

“The U of I was honored to partner with the NJSA to provide an opportunity for our future agriculture industry leaders to gather together and learn more about the swine industry,” said Dan Shike, U of I assistant professor in animal sciences.

Shike, coach of the U of I livestock judging team, led participants on a practice livestock judging workout where he discussed current selection trends and basic instruction for judging swine.

Eight-year-old Allison Wheeler of Jacksonville, Ill., said she learned a lot from the judging workout. “I placed my practice class right and understand judging much better now,” she said.

Participants listened to industry leaders and more

Washington, D.C.― American Farmland Trust’s is proud to announce that No Farms No Food: Save the Land That Sustains Us was voted one of the best Ideas for Change in America, taking first place in the Food & Agriculture category and making the Top Ten ideas overall in Change.org’s national online contest.

“We couldn’t have done it without your support, and votes,” says Jon Scholl, AFT President. As authors of one of the Top Ten ideas in the contest, AFT will receive advocacy support from Change.org’s million-member strong community to help turn the tide on farmland loss in the United States. “This is particularly fitting as AFT celebrates its 30th anniversary this year,” adds Scholl.

“It’s a good time to look back and realize how much has been accomplished by the farmland protection movement in three decades. When a small group of forward-looking farmers and conservationists launched more

CRESCO, Iowa (March 11, 2010) – Featherlite Trailers was recognized as the number one manufacturer of livestock trailers in 2009. Featherlite was presented the award, which is determined by data from Statistical Surveys, Inc., on March 4, 2010, in Reno, Nev., during the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers’ (NATM) Convention and Trade Show.

Statistical Surveys is a premier provider of market intelligence to the trailer, marine, manufactured housing and RV industries. They specialize in the ongoing gathering of new retail registration data in these industries and have created the world’s largest number of market share data reports. Featherlite’s award was determined based on retail registration of livestock trailers in 2009.

“We are grateful for Statistical Surveys’ recognition of Featherlite’s leadership in the livestock trailer market,” Eric Clement, Featherlite Vice President of Sales & General Manager, said. “Farmers, ranchers and ag business owners purchase Featherlites more than any more

SHERIDAN, Ind., March 4, 2010 – JBS United is pleased to announce a new addition to their Technical Services team. Brendan Corrigan will serve as the new Nutritionist specializing in swine performance. He will be working with swine producers to help them improve nutrition, while maximizing their production and profits.

Brendan, originally from Peoria, IL, graduated from the University of Illinois in 2000 with a B.S. in Animal Science, and in 2002 with an M.S. in Swine Production and Nutrition. His academic research focused on start-up strategies with newly weaned pigs. He has extensive research and hands-on experience with nursery pigs, as well as a keen understanding of the impacts from various feedstuffs on nursery pig performance. Brendan has experience developing research trial designs, interpreting data and presenting written and oral summaries to producers and colleagues. He is also knowledgeable in feed formulation to implement practical solutions that maximize more

Program salutes the vital role of women in the family farm

ST. LOUIS (March. 8, 2010) – Women play a critical role in agriculture. Many of these women are wives and moms, which is the inspiration behind Monsanto’s America’s Farmers Mom of the Year, a new nationwide program tied to Mother’s Day recognizing the countless contributions that farm moms bring to their families and their communities.

Applications for the America’s Farmers Mom of the Year will be accepted at www.AmericasFarmers.com beginning today. From the nationwide call for entries, five regional winners will be announced, with each winning a $5,000 cash prize.

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Fortune Ranks ADM Most Admired in the Industry for Second Year in a Row

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) was ranked the most admired company in the food production industry for the second year in a row by Fortune magazine. Each year, Fortune publishes a list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies,” which ranks companies in a variety of industries ranging from food production and pharmaceuticals to insurance and telecommunications.

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