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May 2008

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From the President's Desk
AAEA President John Walter discusses editors' roles in the midst of new media opportunities. (Click for details.)

Association / Member News
Introduce yourself to our new AAEA summer intern and a gaggle of new members. Also get an update from the AAEA Professional Improvement Foundation. (Click for details.)

Board Meeting or Bust
The AAEA board of directors met in Kansas City last month - get an update on things discussed and decisions made. We also need your feedback on constitution changes to be voted on in July. (Click for details.)

AAEA Awards Break Records - Again!
Note: the Andy Markwart Horizon Award entry deadline has been extended to May 15. (Click for details.)

Start Planning for AMS
Registration materials for the Agricultural Media Summit will be out soon, here's a sneak peek at the interesting workshops and fun things we have planned. (Click for details.)

Book Review
Joe Dan Boyd reviews Gene Logsdon's new book The Last of the Husbandmen. (Click for details.)

Professional Development for the Pros
Check out the regional workshops coming your way. (Click here for details)

Seen and Heard
The current president of the American Society of Agronomy discusses the environmental challenges facing the world today and how we in agriculture are part of the solution. There's a new study that shows reading newspapers makes you smart! And, read about a new movie that features the hilarious work of one of our 2007 AMS speakers. (Click for details.)

First Person
A recent column about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., prompted some reflections by The ByLine Editor Dan Zinkand. (Click for details.)

Read the Full Issue
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Summer is almost here, and before long, farmers will once again be thinking about soybean rust. While we don't know exactly when and where rust will show up, I'm glad soybean growers have a valuable tool like TOPGUARD® fungicide available when it does - especially with soybean prices at near record highs. As you know, TOPGUARD has a Section 18 emergency exemption for soybean rust control in most soybean producing states.* I talked with many of you last year at the Ag Media Summit, and I believe you're familiar with the unique advantages TOPGUARD offers. But if you have any questions, just send me an email from the TOPGUARD website at www.topguardforrust.com, and I'll be happy to answer them.

You may have heard that we have recently added several sulfonylurea herbicides to our already diverse product line. These new herbicides are effective and economical alternatives to the traditional herbicides used in corn, small grain, rangeland, pasture and other crops.

Our new sulfonylurea herbicides include ACCURATE® and ACCURATE EXTRA, REPORT and REPORT EXTRA, HARASS, NIMBLE, NUANCE, NIC-IT and CHISUM. These products work in crops ranging from wheat and barley to corn and pasture.

I'm especially excited about NIC-IT herbicide, which has nicosulfuron as the active ingredient. You see, NIC-IT can not only prevent yield loss from grass weed pressure, but also controls several annual broadleaf weeds. Plus, NIC-IT has a new liquid formulation that works especially well in custom applications, which makes tank-mixing with other labeled products a lot easier. Growers and applicators will find this new liquid formulation to be a real advantage. You can learn more about all our products, by visiting www.cheminova.us.com.

Be sure to come by the Cheminova booth at the Agricultural Media Summit this summer down in Tampa and let us tell you more about how Cheminova can help your readers grow more efficiently. Thanks!

Dr. Jim Barrentine
Director of Technical Services, Cheminova, Inc.

*TOPGUARD does not have Section 18 emergency exemptions for all soybean producing states. To learn more about TOPGUARD, find retail dealers from whom TOPGUARD is available, and to see which states have section 18 emergency exemptions, visit www.cheminova.us.com. ACCURATE and TOPGUARD are registered trademarks of Cheminova, Inc. REPORT, HARASS, NIMBLE, NUANCE, NIC-IT and CHISUM are trademarks of Cheminova, Inc.