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Industry Ag News 11/11

ZimmCast 701 – A View from the Top with Syngenta Crop Protection

In this week’s program I will share interviews with Syngenta leadership at the company’s media summit.

In the program, I’ll share my conversation with Vern Hawkins, President, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, followed by Jeff Cecil, Head of North America Crop Protection Marketing. Vern will discuss a “View from the Top” and next, Jeff will discuss “Syngenta CP Innovation and Economics of Agronomics.”

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Cowboy Stuff: Wilson and Townsend Notch Historic Riata Buckl

The Texas Panhandle team of Brooke Wilson and Tripp Townsend proved that cowboyin’ for a living can pay when they won the Riata Buckle Handi-Lo #10.5 Futurity, worth $62,000 for roping four steers in 35.76 seconds on two 5-year-olds.

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Texas A&M AgriLife breeding variety of potatoes

New potato varieties bred by the Texas A&M Potato Breeding Program could enter the french fry market before long, said Isabel Vales, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife potato breeder in the Department of Horticultural Sciences in the Texas A&M College of Agri ... Read more

ERCOT Wants to Control Your Thermostats and Appliance Schedu

When LP&L switched their power pool to ERCOT's grid last May, there were plenty of people who are much smarter than I am saying it was a decision that could lead to multiple power outages in extreme weather. Now, I haven't noticed much trouble since ... Read more

National Sorghum Producers board elects leadership

LUBBOCK, TEXAS, US — The National Sorghum Producers (NSP) board of directors elected Craig Meeker of Wellington, Kansas, US, as chairman and Amy France of Marienthal, Kansas, US, as vice chair during its annual board and budget meeting in August.

“I am incredibly humbled I have the opportunity to serve as chairman of the National Sorghum Producers,” said Meeker, who succeeds Kody Carson of Olton, Texas, US. “As I look forward to the things we have coming in the near future, I think we have a great opportunity to lay a firm ... Read more

Amarillo Men Plead Guilty to Defrauding Cattle Feed Suppleme

Two Amarillo men who defrauded a manufacturer of cattle feed supplements out of more than $474,000 pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.

Philip Ian Thomas, 41, and ... Read more

Caprock Chronicles: F. Stanley: The Priest who became an Aut

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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Editor’s Note: The Caprock Chronicles are edited by Jack Becker a Librarian at Texas Tech University Libraries. He can be reached at jack.becker@ttu.edu. Today’s article is by Chris ... Read more

American Agri-Women elects new national officers

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