MINNEAPOLIS –Cargill has launched a new website www.cargill.com/feed, specifically designed to serve current and prospective customers in the feed and animal nutrition industries globally. The feed and animal nutrition website will serve as a central source of information about the vast array of nutrition products, services and software Cargill offers the global animal feed and production supply chain.

“We’ve focused on providing relevant information to feed manufacturers, animal producers, and feed retailers,” said Saskia Korink, vice president and director of marketing, Cargill Animal Nutrition. “We wanted to make it easy for them to learn and ask questions about how Cargill can help their businesses.”

The new site features in-depth content about each of the key production species segments, pork, poultry, dairy cattle, beef cattle and aquaculture, as well as an overview of the brands offered globally. The site also features videos from Cargill’s animal nutrition innovation center and an more

St. Louis, Mo, October 20, 2011 – Novus International Inc. today launched a new interactive sustainability website enhancing visibility for the company’s sustainability initiatives worldwide. The easily navigable website (www.novusint.com/sustainability/) takes visitors through Novus’ extensive and detailed sustainability program.

“Accountability continues to be pivotal to the success of our sustainability program,” said Thad Simons, President and CEO of Novus International.

The website includes the 2010 Novus Sustainability Report titled Innovation With Integrity, which documents and measures the company’s comprehensive social, environmental and economic sustainability program at a global level. The report follows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework, the most widely used guidelines for sustainability reporting standards. GRI awarded the report a Level B-Check, meaning the report received a vigorous level of review from GRI.

“This website outlines the goals and progress of our integrated sustainability initiatives worldwide,” said Joyce Cacho, Ph.D., Chief Sustainability Officer at Novus. more

Sustainable, humane livestock leader extends its geographic reach, establishes access through regional food sheds

ALAMEDA, Calif. (Oct. 21, 2011) — The California-founded Niman Ranch today announced the expansion of its sustainable hog production with new farmers and a processing facility in the northeast. The leader in humane livestock practices now utilizing a third party processing facility in Pennsylvania allowing Niman Ranch to grow its farmer network in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Northern Virginia and New York. By the end of the year, 20 new hog farmers, who have all achieved the strict Niman Ranch protocols, will be added to its existing network of more than 675 independent U.S. family farmers and ranchers.

At Niman Ranch humane animal treatment is a top priority and a foundation on which the company was built and decisions are made. Since adding pork to the Niman Ranch line of never-ever natural products in more

MILFORD, Indiana, U.S.A. — Steven Minnich has been named a Design Engineer for Chore-Time, according to Jim Kraft, Product Manager for Ventilation Products. Minnich will be responsible for designing ventilation products for use in poultry, pig and egg production facilities around the world.

Minnich worked in his family’s poultry business for eight years in the processing and maintenance functions. He also worked for a retail home improvement store chain in both Ohio and Indiana, and for Trine University in Angola, Indiana, while attending college. Minnich earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Trine.

A native of Portland, Indiana, Minnich now resides in Warsaw, Indiana. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Chore-Time (www.choretime.com) is a part of the CTB, Inc. family of companies. Based in Milford, Indiana (U.S.A.), CTB is a leading global designer, manufacturer and marketer of systems more

Robert N. Perry will be recognized December 2, 2011, as the Northeast Missouri Livestock Person of the Year. He will be presented the award during the Missouri Livestock Symposium at the Kirksville Middle School in Kirksville, Mo.

Perry has been an active livestock producer and an advocate for quality livestock production in Northeast Missouri his entire life. His dedication and service to the community, region and state represent the essence of the award, which honors livestock leaders from Northeast Missouri who have made significant contributions to the progress and well-being of the livestock industry.

“Selected by performance, evaluated by comparison” is the foundation motto for the success of Perry Farms (www.perrypurebreds.com/index.html). The success stories started long before Bob and Kathleen met.

Bob grew up on a 130-acre farm in Shelby County, Mo. His mother died of an infection following surgery for appendicitis in 1934. Bob was 2 years more

Compelling series features AGree Co-Chairs calling for collaborative dialogue, policy

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 17, 2011— A new series of micro-documentary films released today by AGree underscores the complexity of our food and agriculture system and stresses the need to find common ground on food and agriculture issues.

AGree is a long-term initiative that brings together a diversegroup of interests to transform U.S. food and agriculture policy through stakeholder outreach and best-in-class research in order to meet the challenges of the future.

The micro-documentaries feature AGree’s four Co-Chairs, who each discuss the crucial need for solutions to meet the growing challenges facing food and agriculture both domestically and internationally. In the videos, the AGree Co-Chairs outline the challenges ahead and advocate for a more inclusive approach to U.S. food and agriculture policy reform that will support feeding and fulfilling the nutritional and health needs of a growing more

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Oct. 19, 2011: Canadian Bio-Systems Inc. (CBS Inc.), a leading manufacturer of natural livestock feed supplements and other products, has purchased Oshawa Specialty Products, a major Eastern Canada based supplier of registered feed products.

The acquisition solidifies CBS Inc.’s manufacturing and distribution capacity while adding key technologies to the company’s portfolio, says Owen Jones, President of CBS Inc.

“This is another important step in our continued growth that will benefit all CBS Inc. customers,” says Jones. “It enhances our capacity and services across the board and brings added presence to support our customer base in Eastern Canada and the North Eastern United States.”

With headquarters in Calgary, Alta., CBS Inc. manufactures a wide range of products utilized in feed, food, industrial and environmental applications. Oshawa, Ont.-based Oshawa Specialty Products has operated for over 25 years manufacturing yeast products, flavors and other supplements.

In more

DuPont Commits $2 Million to Global 4-H Network to Develop Future Farmers; Addresses Food Challenges for Growing Population

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 11, 2011 – DuPont and National 4-H Council today announced a partnership to strengthen youth development in rural African communities. DuPont’s commitment of up to $2 million over the next two years will allow the global 4-H network to help African youth create sustainable livelihoods and improve household and national food security for people across the continent.

Following a successful pilot in Tanzania that was completed this spring, the global 4-H network now will launch a year-round Leadership Institute for 4-H leaders and volunteers in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania, starting in January 2012. The global 4-H network will train African-based 4-H leaders and mentors about agricultural innovation and farming practices. They also will provide culturally relevant, research-based tools, expertise and resources that can be used more

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – October 12, 2011 – Newsham Choice Genetics, a worldwide leader in swine genetics technology, has added three new professionals.

Danielle Gorbach

Danielle Gorbach has joined Newsham Choice Genetics as a geneticist on the Genomic Discovery and Genetic Evaluation Systems Team.

Gorbach has completed a Ph.D. in genomics and whole genome selection methods in swine at Iowa State University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biology and mathematics from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, and served recently as an intern with Newsham Choice Genetics.

Among her responsibilities will be the ongoing assessment of current marker panels in the genetic evaluation process and development of new methodologies for genomic selection.

Chris Sparks

Chris Sparks, Ph.D., has joined Newsham Choice Genetics as Director of Applied Research.

In addition to providing technical support to the Newsham customer base, Sparks will design, implement and oversee external more

Cleveland, October 3, 2011 – TractorLife.com, a website that helps farmers maintain and extend the operating lives of their tractors, will host a free 60-minute webinar to address new depreciation rules and how they will affect farmers’ operations. To register for the webinar – November 15, 2011 at 2 pm EST – click here.

Roger McEowen, professor of agriculture law and taxation at Iowa State University, and Robert Gunther, CPA and tax specialist with Frost PLLC in Little Rock, Arkansas, will discuss the new tax regulations passed by Congress last December. During the webinar they will share insights and practical examples about:

• How to take advantage of 2011 machinery purchase tax incentives expiring on December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012;

• How farmers can handle depreciation and tax ramifications of new and used farm equipment purchased in 2011 and 2012;

• How farmers more