Sourcing agreement between John Deere, Liebherr signed

Liebherr Construction Equipment Co. and John Deere jointly announce the signing of a long-term sourcing agreement for Deere-branded 950- and 1050-size crawler dozers, and the discontinuation of the existing product supply arrangement for crawler loader machines between Liebherr-Werk Telfs GMBH and John Deere's Construction & Forestry Division of Moline, Ill.

The Weather Channel offers new website for agriculture

The Weather Channel Interactive, in partnership with Monsanto Company, announced a new section on www.weather.com, dedicated to weather and farming at www.weather.com/farming.

Within the Agriculture News & Forecast, the main feature is the Farmers Forecast, which includes up-to-date weather information that matters most to the agricultural community, such as severe weather alerts affecting crops and detailed data about precipitation, wind and soil moisture.

Monsanto is another step closer to releasing drought-tolerant corn

Monsanto announced recently that its drought-tolerant corn has moved into the last phase before commercialization. The first drought-tolerance trait in corn was submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December 2008 for review. The company anticipates market launch sometime early next decade.

First seed sales of dedicated energy crops begin

Ceres, Inc., Thousand Oaks, Calif., announced it has begun booking switchgrass and high-biomass sorghum seed under its Blade Energy Crops label. The highly anticipated launch marks the first seed sales of non-food, low-carbon crops developed specifically as raw materials for biofuels and biopower. The company simultaneously launched a Blade website to support direct-to-farm sales.

In other agribusiness news....

Mills Feed and Supply, Moline, Kan., opened its expanded 6,000-square foot facilty in November 2008. The expansion allowed the business to add new product lines, including clothing, small gift items, and leather products.

Versatile announced farmers will have new finance options available when purchasing Versatile tractors. Versatile Finance programs are now available, supported by Agricredit Acceptance LLC.

The AutoPilot linear control panel from Valley Irrigation recently won the Irrigation Association's prestigious agricultural New Product Contest. The winner is determined by the product's ease of use, quality of design and product life expectancy. Other considerations include how the product contributes to water conservation, cost savings and time savings.

Valent U.S.A. Corporation announced Robin Demouth has been named its acting President and General Manager Region Americas. Demouth succeeds Trevor Thorley, who resigned his role with Valent, effective Jan. 2.

BOMAC Vets Plus, Inc. has entered into a strategic alliance with Albion Animal Nutrition to manufacture and support its Replamin gel and Pull Thru branded products.

Becker Underwood, Inc., Ames, Iowa., named Charles Robbins as territory manager for its inoculant business in Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri.

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