The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) has named Kendal Frazier, Chief Executive Officer of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), as the inaugural Ag Association Leader of the Year.  (full article)

Source: National Agri-Marketing Association news release

The Department of Agriculture Monday announced the formal process to withdraw the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices final rule. (full article)

The head of 150-year old Italian textile mill Successori Reda, who has spent the past week in the merino growing regions of the South Island with his top executives, says wool is having one of its best ever moments, driven by millennial demand for sustainable products. (full article by Tina Morrison)