Missouri Soybean Farmer Magazine – February 2021 Issue
Conservation and innovation go hand-in-hand in the February 2021 issue of Missouri Soybean Farmer magazine. This edition highlights the Yoder family of Leonard, Mo., winners of the annual Leopold Conservation Award, as well as a look at the roots and growth of biodiesel over the past 30 years. This issue also includes results from the … Continue reading Missouri Soybean Farmer Magazine – February 2021 Issue
Missouri’s 2020 Soybean Yield Contest Results
Two Missouri Farmers Top 100 bu/ac with their 2020 soybean harvest. Missouri soybean farmers brought impressive yields for the Missouri Soybean Association’s annual competition. Results from Missouri’s soybean yield contest are now finalized with the highest yields topping 100 bushels per acre. Contest winners in the irrigated and non-irrigated categories presented yields of 102.79 and … Continue reading Missouri’s 2020 Soybean Yield Contest Results
2021 District Soybean Meetings
District soybean meetings are going virtual for 2021, and will be held January 21 – February 5. Meetings are expected to last an hour, and will include ag policy updates and a Q&A with leaders shaping Missouri’s ag, transportation and economic policy led by the Missouri Soybean Association, as well as a review of soy … Continue reading 2021 District Soybean Meetings
Foundation for Soy Innovation Awards 2020 Scholarships
Schreier, Canella Vieira Recognized for Work on Soy Solving problems facing farmers is a priority across Missouri, both in work funded by Missouri soybean farmers and their checkoff and in research conducted by passionate students and professionals. The Foundation for Soy Innovation empowers those working to further the soybean industry through an annual scholarship program. … Continue reading Foundation for Soy Innovation Awards 2020 Scholarships
Missouri’s Tim Gottman Elected to Soy Transportation Coalition Leadership
Soy Transportation Coalition elects officers, establishes 2021 agenda during annual meeting Ankeny, Iowa— The Soy Transportation Coalition (STC) elected its officers and established its strategy and agenda for 2021 during the organization’s annual meeting on November 30, 2020. Due to COVID related restrictions and challenges regarding in person gatherings, the annual meeting was conducted virtually. … Continue reading Missouri’s Tim Gottman Elected to Soy Transportation Coalition Leadership
Missouri Soybean Farmer – December 2020
From managing weed seed populations to aquaculture and a preview of Missouri’s 2021 legislative session, the December 2020 issue of Missouri Soybean Farmer magazine has something for every perspective. This issue includes the annual Soybean Seed Guide, as well as a feature on the newest residents of the Center for Soy Innovation. Click here for … Continue reading Missouri Soybean Farmer – December 2020
Missouri Soybean Seed Guide
The Missouri Soybean Seed Guide is now available, including 2021 varieties. Soybean breeding and trait technology development is a priority for the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council. Access the interactive electronic version by clicking here. For a printed copy, or information on commercialization and other opportunities, email Bryan Stobaugh, director of licensing, at bstobaugh@mosoy.org.
Dredging the Mississippi
By: Brandelyn Twellman The Mississippi River plays an essential role in delivering Missouri soybeans to export markets around the world. Checkoff-funded research executed by the United Soybean Board (USB) and Soy Transportation Coalition (STC) exposed the need to deepen a 256-mile stretch of the river between Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the Gulf of Mexico. At the Mississippi … Continue reading Dredging the Mississippi
WISHH: Catching On In Cambodia
By: Karen Edwards Past Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council Chairman David Lueck cut the ribbon on Cambodia’s first in-pond aquaculture raceway system in January as he joined anASA World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) trade team to the country. WISHH’s ongoing MSMC-supported work with the raceway continues as a Show-Me State success for Cambodia’s top officials, … Continue reading WISHH: Catching On In Cambodia
Making the Grade
By: Jason Jenkins, Mill Creek Communications The steady grind of steel on steel fills the evening air as a Kansas City Southern freight train comes to a lumbering stop at Central Missouri AGRIService’s shuttle-loader facility on the outskirts of Marshall. It’s 2 a.m. on a summer Saturday, and during the next eight to 10 hours, nearly 420,000 … Continue reading Making the Grade