Subject: Farm Journal Media Positions for Growth, Names Custer COO
From: "Farm Journal Media" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 21:05:59 +0000 (GMT)

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For Immediate Release

For more information contact:

Steve Custer
Phone: 215.557.=974
E-mail: [email-masked]

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=strong>Farm Journal Media Positions
for Growth, Names Custer COO

Philadelphia, PA (Aug. 6, 2012) —=Farm Journal Media announced it has created a new division, End-User Servi=es, within the company focused exclusively on accelerating transactional b=sinesses and products for sale directly to farmers and ranchers. The End-U=er Services division will house the recently launched Top Producer Exec=tive Network™ (TPEN) and soon-to-launch Farm Journal Legacy I=stitute, as well as other significant new businesses.

&ldqu=;Our new division will create opportunities to bring farmers and ranchers =he resources, the input and the facilitation their operations may need for=sustainment or to be passed on to the next generation,” said Andy We=er, president and CEO of Farm Journal Media. “End-user revenues acco=nt for 15 percent of our total revenues presently, but we plan to grow tho=e to 30 percent in three years.”

By the end of 2012, Farm=Journal Media will have added 30 percent more employees and grown 50 perce=t in revenue within the past three years, Weber reports. In order to foste= this rapid growth, creating the End-User Services division and utilizing =arm Journal Media’s current leadership is a key step.

The=new division will report to Steve Custer, who has been promoted from divis=on president of Publishing to the new corporate-wide position of executive=vice president and chief operating officer. The company will add a new div=sion president to head the End-User Services division, as well as a divisi=n president to replace Custer’s current responsibilities.

About Farm Journal M=dia
Farm Journal Media is the nation’s leading agri=ultural media company. Its magazines are the 135-year-old flagship Farm Jo=rnal, Top Producer, Beef Today, Dairy Today and Implement & Tractor. T=e company produces and distributes the “AgDay,” “U.S. Fa=m Report,” “Corn College TV” and “Leave a Legacy T=” national TV programs and produces the industry-leading website and the syndicated radio show “Consumer Ag Connection=” Farm Journal Media also licenses detailed industry data through it= FarmReach™ database, publishes the Pro Farmer and Land=wner newsletters, produces numerous large-scale live events and provi=es extensive custom publishing services.

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