Briefing Room

Novus International, Inc. has received the 2012 North American Animal Feed Ingredients Product Differentiation Excellence Award for its trace mineral product MINTREX®. Novus was selected from an elite group of competitor companies by Frost & Sullivan, a 50-year-old global research organization that specializes in helping clients accelerate growth and achieve best-in-class positions in growth, innovation and leadership. This is the second award Novus has received from Frost & Sullivan in 2012. The company also was the recipient of the 2012 New Product Innovation Award in Prebiotics for its product PREVIDA® in September 2012.

Tyson Foods today was awarded the American Meat Institute’s (AMI) Edward C. Jones Community Service Award during the 2013 AMI International Production & Processing Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia. The award is named in honor of former AMI Board member, the late Edward C. Jones of Jones Dairy Farm, in Ft. Atkinson, Wis., who was a model of community service.

Absolute Swine Insemination Company LLC (ASIC), the manufacturer of AbsoluteAMGTM “Hydraulic” Deep Intrauterine Insemination catheters for swine, is pleased to announce the launch of the brand’s revamped website: www.abrods.com. The January 2013 launch is scheduled to coincide with the company’s 10th year anniversary in business.

– It's not every day that a walk to your mailbox leads to an opportunity to help shape farm programs, boost rural services and grow your farm future. But for producers across the country, that opportunity will soon become a reality. The 2012 Census of Agriculture, the only source of consistent and comprehensive agricultural data for every state and county in the nation, is currently being mailed to millions of farmers and ranchers across the United States.