This month in Agri marketing.

Five Years Ago

* The National Corn Growers Association, St. Louis, announces that Rick Tolman will become executive vice president and CEO of the Association on Sept. 1.

* Archer Daniels Midland, Decatur, Ill., has agreed to become a strategic investor in Rooster.com, Bloomington, Minn.

* NAMA's Ag Communicators of the Year named were Kip Pendleton, DirectAg.com; John Finegan, Beck Ag Com; and Jack Odle, Progressive Farmer.

Ten Years Ago

* Meister Publishing Co., Willoughby, Ohio, acquires Florida Grower & Rancher magazine and Florida Grower's Ornamental Outlook.

* Vance Publishing Corp., Lincolnshire, Ill., purchases Cotton Farming, Custom Applicator, Rice Farming, and Soybean South from Little Publications Inc., Memphis, Tenn.

* NAMA names Susan Eckert of Terra International, Lorie North of McCormick Advertising and Max Armstrong of WGN Radio and the Tribune Radio Network as Agricultural Communicators of the Year 1995.

Twenty Years Ago

* The John Volk Co., Chicago, recently introduced the "51st State" campaign for High Plains Journal, Dodge City, Kan., to redefine the regional magazine's coverage.

* Kenrick Advertising Inc., St. Louis, promotes Clancy Strock from vice president, associative creative director to senior vice president, creative director.

* Todd Henderson joins Miller Meester Advertising Inc., Minneapolis, as an account executive for American Cyanamid Co. and IMC Corp. Henderson was previously at Fletcher/Mayo/Associates Inc., St. Joseph, Mo.

* Mike Minford joins Union Carbide as communications project manager of an in-house communications services group. Minford formerly served as an account supervisor at Bader Rutter & Associates Inc., Brookfield, Wisc.

* American Cyanimid appoints Monty R. Summa as marketing manager for Counter.