Media Releases

January 4, 2016

Farms.com Acquires US Farmer Publication

2015

January 12, 2015
Two agriculture leaders join forces to offer enhanced farm equipment offerings

2014

November 25, 2014
Farms.com and FarmOn Foundation Team Up For Farmers

January 31, 2014
Farms.com Scores Touchdown at NAMA Region III Awards Banquet

2013

September 10, 2013
Farms.com YouTube Channel Reaches 3 Million Views

May 10, 2013
Farms.com Ram Truck "God Made A Farmer" Case Study

January 8, 2013
Farms.com Acquires AgBuyersGuide Publication

2012

January 24, 2012
Agriville.com Becomes Western Canada's Farmer's Favourite Online Meeting Place

2011

April 2011
AgCareers.com Releases 2010 Job Analysis Report

January 2011
Farms.com Market School Launched. Get Important Information to Market Your Crops - www.marketschool.farms.com

2010

November 2010
Jayne Jackson Receives Women of Innovation Award

September 2010
Farms.com Launches New LinkedIn Webpages for Social Networking

August 2010
AgCareers.com HR Roundtable Conference Largest Ever at Syngenta Seeds, MN Office

July 2010
Farms.com on Twitter for Agriculture News, Discussion and Expertise

June 2010
Farms.com Increases Online Video Content For Agriculture on YouTube

May 2010
Farms.com on Facebook, Sharing Content and Increasing Web Presence

March 2010
Social Networking is vital for a Competitive Agricultural Industry in Ontario

January 2010
Pork Business Journal is Best of NAMA (National Agri-Marketing Association) Finalist

2009:

Fall, 2009
Farms.com Professional Services Develops Website for CAMA (Canadian Agri-Marketing Association)

June 5, 2009
Improve Pork Production with Free PigCHAMP Benchmarking Website

May 19, 2009
Agri-ville.com Site Upgraded to Help You

May 7, 2009
Farms.com Launches Online Auction Directory Which Allows You Too Find Out What Is For Sale

May 1, 2009
New Alliance, PigCHAMP and Osborne Industries Will Improve Pork Industry: Sow Herd Management

March 15, 2009
Farms.com Launches New Mobile.Farms.Com Where Commodity Price Information Can Be Found on the Go (www.mobile.farms.com)

January 30, 2009
Farms.com Announces Alliance with Ipsos Forward Research

2008:

November 10, 2008
Farms.com Launches eHarvest.com – Watch Ag TV Online

November 6, 2008
Farms.com Clients Web Projects Win AgriMarketing Awards

October 20, 2008
Farms.com has Launched a New Website and Promotion with Machinerylink (www.renegadecombine.com)

September 21, 2008
Farms.com Launches Yield Data Center Website Resources

July 21, 2008
Improve Pork Production with Free PigCHAMP Benchmarking Website

June 2, 2008
PigCHAMP Previews Windows-Based Grow Finish and Mobile System at World Pork Expo

March 20, 2008
Farms.com Launches Powerful New Version of its Popular Website with New Web 2.0 Personalization Features

January 4, 2008
Ginty Jocius, 1946 ~ 2008: Agriculture Entrepreneur, Friend and Supporter of Farms.com Passes Away.

2007:

October 1, 2007
Bob Brcka appointed General Manager of PigCHAMP

August 30, 2007
LOCAL JOB BOARD CANJOBS.COM PURCHASED BY JOBING.COM

August 15, 2007
BiobasedNews.com Forms Strategic Alliance with Farms.com

July 14, 2007
J. Douglas Maus of Farms.com Honoured

June 30, 2007
Getting the Word out on New and Innovative Products in Agriculture

May 15, 2007
Farms.com Highlighting Five Key Pork Industry Innovations During World Pork Expo.

May 7, 2007
Farms.com Risk Management Launches Premium and Standard Hog and Crop Marketing Programs – Available On-line, by Email and by Fax

April 17, 2007
PigCHAMP Signs Marketing Agreement with Feed Allocation System

March 31, 2007
Farms.com Sells M&F Trading Business to LL Parks.

March 15, 2007
Ontario Pork Posthumously Honors Doug Maus.

January 2, 2007
New Access to Top Management Experts - Online Farm Management Advice Now Available. TopManagers.ca Website Launched, Farms.com Supporting.

2006:

December 22, 2006
Farms.com Acquires www.Agri-ville.com Website

November 22, 2006
Farms.com to Continue Growth Strategy ~ Board of Directors name Graham Dyer, President and CEO

November 9, 2006
Farms.com Wins Award for Best Website

November 4, 2006
Doug Maus, President of Farms.com Ltd. Passes Suddenly.

November 3, 2006
AgCareers.com Launches Website in Australia and New Zealand

September 2, 2006
Top Crop Manager – Annex Publishing and Farms.com Cooperate to Provide Farmers and Ranchers with Improved Information.

August 11, 2006
AgCareers.com has largest Agri HR Roundtable Conference in St. Louis.

July 18, 2006
Farms.com Adds Agricultural Equipment and Ag Energy Websites

June 28, 2006
Farms.com Participates in Hog Jog for Parkinson’s Disease Research

June 9, 2006
Farms.com Portal adds North America Compendium Online Content.
Online Animal Health Labels and Information now available to Producers.

June 6, 2006
PigCHAMP Launches Benchmark Magazine to the Pork Industry at the World Pork Expo

May 31, 2006
AgCareers.com Expands to Australia and New Zealand; Partners with Rimfire Resources

May 3, 2006
Farms.com Acquires AgriFood Innovations

April 15, 2006
Farms.com Welcomes Dr. Vincent Amanor-Boadu

March 10, 2006
Farms.com Portal Experiences Tremendous User Growth

February 6, 2006
Farms.com Acquires LandMarketer.com, Agriculture Real Estate Website and Business

January 20, 2006
AgForLife Web Site Wins Award.

2005:

December 15, 2005
Popular Farms.com Website Launches New Features and Tools.

November 30, 2005
Bob Brcka Joins PigCHAMP as Marketing Manager.

October 26, 2005
Farms.com Purchases 2,000 Acre Farm in Port Dover, Ontario.

October 13, 2005
Martin Widdowson Joins PigCHAMP.

September 27, 2005
Farms.com and Psion Teklogix Bring New Innovations to Agriculture.

August 9, 2005
AgForLife Spotlights Wealth of Career Opportunities.

July 20, 2005
Farms.com announces value added alliance with Entry software.

June 16, 2005
California International Agri-Center Inc. & AgCareers.com Join Forces.

June 14, 2005
Farms.com Opens Office In Fresno, CA and Announces the Addition of New Staff Member, Erika Harling.

June 11, 2005
New PigCHAMP Care Windows software system rolled out at the World Pork Expo.

April 11, 2005
PigCHAMP Offers New Benchmarking Service Producers can compare their herds with PigCHAMP Pork Industry Benchmarks.

March 28, 2005
THE FARMS.COM FAMILY CONTINUES TO GROW

February 9, 2005
Farms.com Media Launches several new Agri Industry Publications.

January 9, 2005
Farms.com launches latest DoubleClick Banner Ad Serving Technology.

2004:

November 22, 2004
Farms.com Ltd. acquires 1stAg, Inc. Grain Industry Software Business.

November 6, 2004
Farms.com, M&F Trading has won the 2004 Distinguished Support Award from the USDA.

October 9, 2004
Farms.com Ltd. develops strategic alliance with ManagetheFarm.com

September 14, 2004
Farms.com Ltd. acquires AgFreight.com

July 30, 2004
Farms.com Ltd. launches new features on the popular website.

June 18, 2004
PigCHAMP 6.0 Previewed at World Pork Expo

June 12, 2004
Farms.com and rTraction Celebrate Five Year Anniversary of Strategic Partnership

June 3, 2004
AgCareers HR Diversity Training Workshop Provides Information, Education.

May 28, 2004
Warlick and Brandt join AgCareers.com Team (and of course we found them through Agriculture’s #1 on-line career site!)

April 7, 2004
Farms.com Website Traffic sets an all time record and new Website content is launched.

March 7, 2004
Farms.com Website History Archived on WaybackMachine site.

March 1, 2004
Farms.com makes a strategic investment in EDPRO Energy and will support the sales and marketing growth into the agriculture energy marketplace.

February 11, 2004
eHarvest Food Systems Launched.

January 22, 2004
Farms.com AgCareers Business Merges with Jobhog Inc.

2003:

October 17, 2003
eHARVEST and PigCHAMP Will Provide Information Services to VeriPrime

August 26, 2003
ON-LINE CATTLE AUCTIONS - WHAT IS WORKING ON THE INTERNET!

July 11, 2003
Farms.com Launches New "Cool" Website

May 30, 2003
PigCHAMP Drives New Software Product Development with Additional Business and Technical Customer Service Team

May 5, 2003
PigCHAMP increases Technology Investment and introduces Two New Team Members.

March 3, 2003
PigCHAMP Introduces Handheld Instant Data System™ (IDS).

2002:

December 15, 2002
INNOVATIVE RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LAUNCHED.

October 15, 2002
Farms.com Selected as "Best of the Web" in Agriculture by Forbes Magazine.

July 19, 2002
PIC Announces the sale of PigTales® to PigCHAMP.

March 23, 2002
FARMS.COM LTD. Adds Market Insight from Frontier Risk Management.

February 20, 2002
FARMS.COM LTD. LAUNCHES VISION BY PigCHAMP.

January 10, 2002
FARMS.COM LTD. offers Wells Fargo AgCredit.

2001:

December 20, 2001
Farms.com and AgVision TV Announce Strategic Alliance to Cybercast Ag TV Program.

November 23, 2001
Doane and Farms.com Form Marketing Alliance

November 9, 2001
FARMS.COM LTD. ACQUIRES PigCHAMP INC. AS THE FIRST BOLD STEP TOWARDS IMPROVING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES FOR THE PORK CHAIN

October 31, 2001
FARMS.COM Spins off FARMS TECHNOLOGY To Facilitate Growth of the Ag Software Business

September 20, 2001
Forbes Magazine Selects Farms.com as Best of the Web

April 26, 2001
Farms.com, LTD purchases CyberCrop.com domain name

March 9, 2001
L.L. PARKS LIVESTOCK, INC., FARMS.COM FORM ALLIANCE TO STRENGTHEN CULL SWINE, FEEDER PIG MARKETINGS

January 25, 2001
FARMS.com Introduces New Cattle Marketing Service

2000:

November 13, 2000
FARMS.COM ADDS CROP BUSINESS CONSULTING DIVISION IN WESTERN CANADA

November 9, 2000
Premiere Land Portal TheEquator.com Form Alliance to Expand Global Reach with Premiere Ag Site Farms.com

November 6, 2000
FARMS.COM Launches Redesigned Web Site Focused On Meeting Farm Manager Business Needs

July 25, 2000
Farms.com voted 'Best of the Web' by Forbes Magazine

July 25, 2000
New wireless services makes Farms.com first agriculture B2B site to reach farmers in the field

March 15, 2000
Farms.com and eHARVEST.com merge to create agriculture’s leading website

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