We are delivering our comprehensive nutrient management plans (CNMPs) technical service provider update training next week. Here are the details.

Lorry Pitcher Senior Relationship Manager Idaho Falls, Idaho Rabo AgriFinance

Lallemand Animal Nutrition (LAN), in partnership with the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, has developed the Forage Center of Excellence in Chazy, New York, representing a significant investment in forage fermentation and microbiology research.

The Dairy Farmers of America’s Board of Directors has issued $29.6 million in patronage earnings to members of the cooperative. The allocation, which equals 7.5 cents per hundredweight, was made to members who marketed their milk through DFA in 2012.

Digi-Star recently unveiled its new brand logo at World Dairy Expo. Built on the tagline “Precisely,” the refreshed look represents the company’s continued goal of providing customers with data that helps them make profitable management decisions.

Global agriculture firm H.J. Baker & Bro. Inc. (HJBB) says that all of its North American poultry and dairy feed additive manufacturing facilities recently earned the prestigious “Safe Feed/Safe Food” certification.

The board of director of the American Guernsey Association (AGA) has appointed Dave Trotter as interim executive secretary, and Dr. Morey Miller as interim general manager for Purebred Publishing, subsidiary of the American Guernsey Association, following the resignation of Seth Johnson earlier this month.

The Capital Farm Credit (CFC) Board of Directors approved a $42.67 million cash retirement of allocated equities issued in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Borrowers from those years will receive their share of the cash payment in November.