FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 6, 2004
Farms.com Ltd.
(877) 438-5729 x5013
joe.dales@farms.com
Ames, Iowa - M&F Trading, the leading livestock marketing company in North America was awarded the 2004 Distinguished Support Award from the The National Market News Association. The award is the result of information contributed regularly by M&F Trading to the USDA Agriculture Marketing Service on farm to farm market prices for feeder pigs. The marketing information has also been prominently displayed for the industry on the popular Farms.com website. The National Market News Association is primarily an organization of Federal and State market reporters, market news and information specialist and analysts. The organization's objective is to improve marketing information in line with changes in the marketing system and promoting cooperation and exchange of new and helpful ideas. (www.ams.usda.gov/nmna/index.htm)
M&F Trading was nominated by USDA AMS, who in the submission stated, “Market News has a great asset in the cooperation and openess of the staff at M&F Trading, their industry insight is invaluable. Their constant leadership in encouraging industry members ot share information has given us access to a number of other contributors…. their website is one of the best of Ag related resources.”
The award ceremony was held recently in Baltimore, MD at the NMNA Annual Workshop. Robert Fraser, Vice President of Farms.com accepted on behalf of the company. “I would like to thank USDA and NMNA for this award and recognition on behalf of all of our team and we are glad to provide valuable market information and insight to the agriculture industry.
Farms.com Ltd. (www.farms.com) is a leading marketing and information company with a history of providing innovative software solutions to the global agriculture and food industry. M&F Trading is the one of the leading livestock marketing operations in North America. The company operates across North America with offices located in Ames, Iowa; Clinton, North Carolina and London, Ontario, Canada.
Picture: Left to right – Wendy Fraser, Robert Fraser and Dan Schussler, USDA.
For more information, contact:
Bob Fraser
Vice President
Farms.com Ltd.
877-438-5729