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Agri-Marketers Expecting Good/Terrific Year
In a recent Agri-Marketers' Poll, 84% of the 137 respondents reported they think their organization is going to have good and/or terrific year.
AgriMarketing – 2/3/2012

Full Year: CNH' Sales Up 25%, Profits Double
CNH Global N.V. today announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 2011.
AgriMarketing – 2/3/2012

DOL to Revisit Farm Labor Rule
Plans to implement new child labor regulations have been halted.
FarmFutures.com – 2/2/2012

Smartphone Apps important to ag industry
The adoption of Smartphones and their Apps is on the rise with the agriculture industry, according to a recent Web poll conducted by AgProfessional.com. The poll asked how important Smartphone Apps are to agribusinesses. Forty-four percent voted that Apps are somewhat important now and will be of bigger importance in the future.
Ag Professional – 2/1/2012

UN panel stresses urgency in agricultural development
Without immediate action and a global shift in priorities, the world will not be able to feed its growing population in the coming decades, according to a new report from a United Nations panel. The UN Secretary General's High-level Panel on Global Sustainability released its report, titled "Resilient people, resilient planet," this week.
Ag Professional – 2/1/2012

Irrigation Assoc. hosting ag advocacy day in D.C.
The Irrigation Association announced it is holding its first-ever Agricultural Irrigation Advocacy Day to be held in conjunction with National Ag Day, March 7, 8. It is free and open for participation to members of the Irrigation Association.
Ag Professional – 1/30/2012

World Economic Forum Releases New Vision For Agriculture Report
Kraft Foods, which has co-chaired the World Economic Forum's "New Vision for Agriculture" initiative for the past year, today shared a new report from the project team.
AgriMarketing – 1/30/2012

John Deere Announces Strategic Agreement With MacDon
John Deere announced today it has established a strategic agreement with MacDon Industries Ltd. to better serve existing and future John Deere self-propelled windrower customers globally.
AgriMarketing – 1/30/2012

USTR Reports Progress in Trade Talks
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk has announced important progress with Japan on a range of trade and regulatory issues as well as on new areas of joint cooperation. Working through the U.S.-Japan Economic Harmonization Initiative Kirk says Japan has improved the business environment and expanded access for a broad range of U.S. goods and services. These goods include agricultural products.
AgriMarketing – 1/30/2012

Trade Enforcement Unit Proposal Met With Opposition
AFBF has some serious concerns about the trade ideas rolled out in the State of the Union.
FarmFutures.com – 1/30/2012