We came across the Association of Equipment Manufacturers today while reading an article in the Wall Street Journal about advances in planting technology that allows American farmers to plant their seeds much more efficiently and quicker. We thought it would be interesting to take a look at the site for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and see what we could find.
World Economic Forum – Site of the Day
World Economic Forum: Site of the Day – May 21st, 2014 The World Economic Forum is an international institution committed to improving the state of the world through public-private cooperation in the spirit of global citizenship. News from the World…
National Cotton Council – Site of the Day
The National Cotton Council of America is serves as the central forum for consensus-building among producers, ginners, warehousers, merchants, cottonseed processors/dealers, cooperatives and textile manufacturers. The organization is the unifying force in working with the government to ensure that cotton’s interests are considered. The National Cotton Council of America’s mission is to ensure the ability of all U.S. cotton industry segments to compete effectively and profitably in the raw cotton, oilseed and U.S.-manufactured product markets at home and abroad.
Site of the Day – International Sugar Association
The International Sugar Organization is the unique intergovernmental body devoted to improving conditions on the world’s sugar market through Debate, Analysis, Special Studies, Transparent Statistics, Seminars, Conferences and Workshops.
The proactive attitude to include ethanol from sugar crops in our activities already in the mid-90s helped to promote the increasing role of biofuels in the future energy-mix worldwide.
Site of the Day – Association of American Railroads
The Association of American Railroads is the standard setting organization for North America’s railroads, AAR is also focused on improving the safety and productivity of rail transportation. AAR helps advance these goals through its two subsidiaries, the Transportation Technology Center Inc.(TTCI) and the Railinc Corp.
Site of the Day – US Service Transportation Board
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) was created in the ICC Termination Act of 1995 and is the successor agency to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The STB is an economic regulatory agency that Congress charged with resolving railroad rate and service disputes and reviewing proposed railroad mergers.