Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the USDA has designated eight new bio-based product categories for preferred federal procurement.

The DuPont Crop Protection Land Management business unit has introduced the first three in a series of learning modules that address stewardship best practices, aimed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of day-to-day herbicide, insecticide and fungicide use.

The DuPont Crop Protection Land Management business unit has introduced the first three in a series of learning modules that address stewardship best practices, aimed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of day-to-day herbicide, insecticide and fungicide use.

The All-American Dairy Foundation (AADF) has launched the Cull Cow Campaign to raise $50,000 by the end of 2013 from All-American Dairy Show enthusiasts.

Alltech, a global animal health and nutrition company, has appointed Dr. Tugrul Durali as Asia-Pacific technical manager for the company’s Mycotoxin Management Team. Based in Sydney, Australia, Durali will provide technical support to the company’s local and regional accounts, focusing on the company’s On-Farm program.

Iwig Family Dairy, which has been in the business since 1910, has opened a second retail store in Lawrence, Kansas. The first Lawrence location opened about a year ago. This new store brings their total number of Kansas stores to four, including one in Topeka and another in Tecumseh.

Happy days are here again. As I write this, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is in record territory, trading above 15,000. The hit song on the kids’ iPods is “Get Lucky.” Optimism for a good 2013 crop has brought feed buying opportunities. And dairy producers seem optimistic that milk prices will go up.

Rob Ayers Regional Sales Manager Corning, New York McLanahan Corporation

K. William “Bill” Allen has rejoined Bio-Vet Inc. (BVI), which holds U.S. patents for its products, as business development manager. He will focus primarily on areas and markets not currently served by one of the company’s regional sales representatives.