“Agriculture” Cited as Preferred Land Use Around Chesapeake Bay
Farmers participate in dialogue held on watershed issues
A series of panel discussions that included farmers, the leader of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service concluded that agriculture needs to continue as a major use of land in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Farmers there say they’ve adopted conservation practices to do their part to keep the bay clean.
“We’re told when and how to apply nutrients,” says United Soybean Board (USB) director Geno Lowe, of some of the ...
Railroad Ready to Move More U.S. Soy and Other Ag Products
Seven U.S. railroads transport 70 percent of goods by rail, and CSX is one with most lines east of the Mississippi River. Tim McNulty serves as director of agricultural marketing for CSX. Q. How does agriculture rank in importance to ...
Read MoreCheckoff Finds Opportunity for U.S. Soy in Several African Countries
Through the Global Opportunities (GO) program, the United Soybean Board (USB) and soy checkoff continue to find new markets where U.S. soy could have a competitive advantage. Several markets in western and southern Africa have recently been identified as potential ...
Read MoreSoy Checkoff Gives Green Light to New Projects
The United Soybean Board’s (USB) Global Opportunities (GO) Committee said “go” to new tactics and heard updates on existing ones that could impact the profitability of U.S. soybean farmers. At its recent winter meeting in St. Louis, the panel approved: • ...
Read MoreU.S. Farmers and Consumers Could Pay if River Locks Fail
Up to 89 percent of U.S. soybeans exported through the lower Mississippi ports, such as the port of New Orleans, arrive there via the locks along the Mississippi River and other U.S. inland waterways. With numbers like this, it’s apparent ...
Read MoreGlobal Opportunities Program Pitches in to Help Accomplish New Strategic Plan
Laura Foell, 2012 chair of the United Soybean Board’s (USB) Global Opportunities (GO) committee and a soybean farmer from Schaller, Iowa, knows that the checkoff needs to be an industry leader in making U.S. soy the top choice for international ...
Read MoreKeeping U.S. Transportation Improvements on Track
A group of soybean farmers tried to level the bumpy condition of the nation’s transportation infrastructure at the Soy Transportation Coalition’s (STC) 2011 annual meeting held recently in Savannah, Ga. Farmers representing soybean organizations from 11 states along with two ...
Read MoreCheckoff Targets Customers
It’s the Global Opportunities (GO) program’s job to make sure all markets – domestic and international – not only welcome, but also seek out U.S. soy as their top choice for protein and oil. And 2011 has been a busy one ...
Read MoreBigger Shortcut for U.S. Soy Exports Could Grow Demand
Over a century ago, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt championed a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The United States helped Panama achieve independence from Colombia, then struck a deal with Panama to finish what France had started but later ...
Read MorePanama Canal Expansion Holds Questions for Soybean Industry
U.S. soybean farmers depend on U.S. ports to export their harvested beans around the world. That’s why the pending expansion of the Panama Canal could hold implications for U.S. soybean farmers. In late July, Jimmy Sneed, United Soybean Board (USB) communications ...
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