DTN The Progressive Farmer Honored with Three of Magazine Industrys Top Awards

Editorial content and design prizes received at 2011 FOLIO: magazine awards ceremony

November 26 2011 – Telvent GIT, S.A., a leading real-time IT solutions and information provider for a sustainable world, announced today that The Progressive Farmer magazine, part of the Telvent DTN brand, was honored with three prestigious magazine awards for its editorial content and design. FOLIO: magazine recognized DTN/The Progressive Farmer with Eddie and Ozzie awards, given for excellence in editorial and design at its annual ceremony in New York City.

The Progressive Farmer received a gold Eddie in the category of “B-to-B, Farming/Agriculture, Single Article” for the article titled “The Humane Wars” from its June 2010 issue. A silver Ozzie was awarded in the category of “B-to-B, Best Use of Photography, B-to-B above 100,000 Circulation” for "The Real American Farmer" feature in the August 2010 issue. The magazine received an Eddie bronze in the “Best Supplemental Annual or One Shot” category for the mid-November 2010 issue called “Technology Revolution.”

For 125 years, DTN/The Progressive Farmer has provided its readers with leading expert commentary, in-depth analysis and comprehensive industry coverage. Agriculture professionals who subscribe to DTN/The Progressive Farmer rely on the company to provide crucial information both in print and online to help them make well-informed business decisions.

“We are honored by the recognition from our industry peers and are proud of our award-winning editorial staff,” said Telvent’s chairman and CEO, Ignacio Gonzalez, “These awards reconfirm our continued commitment to delivering agriculture’s leading business publication meeting the changing needs of today's agriculture professionals.”

The Eddie and the Ozzie Awards recognize magazine editorial and design excellence from across all sectors of the magazine industry, including business-to-business, consumer, association, and city and regional media, making this contest the largest and most inclusive in the industry. Over 100 expert judges spent weeks evaluating more than 2000 entries and selecting the winners among 100 categories.

About Telvent
Telvent is a global IT solutions and business information services provider dedicated to helping improve efficiency, safety and security for the world’s leading companies. Telvent serves markets that are critical to the sustainability of the planet, including the energy, transportation, agricultural and environmental sectors. (www.telvent.com)

About Schneider Electric
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in Utilities & Infrastructures, Industries & Machine Manufacturers, Non-residential Buildings, Data Centres & Networks and in Residential. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the Group’s 130,000 plus employees achieved sales of 22.4 billion euros in 2011, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations make the most of their energy.
www.schneider-electric.com

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