The American National CattleWomen recognized Vicky Hartzler with an honorary lifetime membership for her dedication and commitment to agriculture. Congresswoman Hartzler has represented Missouri’s 4th congressional district since 2011. Ann Nogan, ANCW president, said Congresswoman Hartzler’s dedication to representing the hard working men and women of rural America is commendable. “As a farmer herself, Representative Hartzler has been a tremendous … Read More
Ag Journalists Earn IFAJ-Alltech Award
Sarah Hill from Brookings, South Dakota, USA and Julienne Isaacs of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada have been honored as two of this year’s 2016 IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism Award winners. These representatives from North America competed with some of the best throughout the world and will now participate in the International Federation of Agricultural Jounralists (IFAJ) Congress. They will … Read More
IPPE Recognized As TSNN Top 50 Trade Show
The International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) has announced that it has received recognition by Trade Show News Network (TSNN) after completing another record-breaking year. IPPE has ranked 36th on the 2015 TSNN Top 250 Trade Show List in terms of net square footage, making IPPE eligible to be one of TSNN’s Top 50 fastest growing shows. IPPE is sponsored … Read More
2016 IFAJ Alltech Young Leaders Announced
Ten participants have been selected for this year’s International Federation of Agricultural Journalist (IFAJ)-Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism Award, which supports winners’ participation in an IFAJ congress and an intensive boot camp-style workshop July 11-12, prior to the IFAJ congress in Bonn, Germany. Winners include: 1. Dorien Colman, journalist, Belgium 2. Richmond Fringpong, journalist, Ghana 3. Danielle Grindlay, journalist, … Read More
Agrilabs Grants to Benefit Livestock Veterinarians
In an effort to encourage and fund recent veterinary school graduates in their post-graduate continuing education efforts, AgriLabs is offering an award to two veterinarians, one beef and one dairy, that will provide each with $5,000 for professional development training so these practitioners may better serve their producer-clients. The awards are donated in collaboration with the American Association of Bovine … Read More
DFA Honors Seven Members of Distinction
Each year, one member farm from each of the Dairy Farmers of America’s (DFA) seven regions is honored during the DFA Annual Banquet. The 2016 Members of Distinction are: The Central Region honors went to the Hanke family, Hanke Farms Inc, of Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. Though multiple disasters have struck the operation, including a massive silo collapse, personal tragedy, and … Read More
Last Call for Farm Mom of the Year Nominees
There is one week left to submit your favorite farm mom into Monsanto’s America’s Farmers Mom of the Year Contest. Submissions will be accepted through Tuesday, Mar. 29, and Monsanto encourages everyone to nominate moms who go above and beyond to care for and protect their farms, families, communities and the agriculture industry they love. “Our 2015 Southeast Region Farm … Read More
The 2016 ASAW Horse Person of the Year
The American Saddlebred Association of Wisconsin (ASAW) held its annual awards banquet last weekend in Delafield, Wisconsin. The event celebrates the last competition season, commemorates the show ring achievements of the region’s top competing Saddlebred exhibitors, and recognizes a few of the most exceptional members of the Wisconsin Saddlebred industry. One of the most prized awards of the evening, the … Read More
Enter USPOULTRY 2016 Clean Water Awards
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) is accepting applications for the 2016 Clean Water Awards until June 30. The awards recognize outstanding performance of wastewater treatment plants that operate at poultry or egg processing facilities. Winners will be announced at USPOULTRY’s 2016 Environmental Management Seminar to be held Sept. 22 – 23, at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & … Read More
Zoetis ‘Honoring Caregivers’ Award
The 2016 nomination period for Zoetis Honoring Caregivers award program is here. This annual program shares the stories of exemplary pig caregivers and celebrates those who go above and beyond to provide the best care for pigs, every day. “At Zoetis, we believe that exceptional caregivers deserve to be acknowledged, and we are excited to do so through our Honoring … Read More