- Craig Boelling has been named vice president of resource development for the National Pork Producers Council. The position was created to focus on NPPC’s key resource development areas, including the Strategic Investment Program, Pork Alliance/Allied Industry and World Pork Expo.
- Learn a new way to ammoniate low-quality forages at the Winter Feeding Workshop, 1-4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22. University of Missouri Extension and the MU Forage Systems Research Center sponsor the event at the research farm in Linn County.
- The International Brangus Breeders (IBBA) Awards Committee is taking nominations for deserving recipients of the three awards given annually by the IBBA- Breeder of the Year, Commercial Producer of the Year, and Pioneer of the Year.
- The Animal Agriculture Alliance would like to introduce their new communications intern for fall 2015 – Valerie Downs. Valerie is a senior at Palm Beach Atlantic University where she is studying public relations.