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As a farmer, Johannes became involved in soybean advocacy, joining the Nebraska Soybean Association, followed by the Nebraska Soybean Checkoff Board in 1980. [1] He was later appointed as the Nebraska representative to the American Soybean Development Foundation in 1982, where he was later elected assistant treasurer.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue addresses Farmers Business Network's 2019 Farmer2Farmer Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. The company introduced their first non-GMO corn and soybean seed offerings with F2F Genetics Network in August 2018. [6] Some farmer members have reported saving thousands of dollars through the purchase of FBN seeds ...
The soybean checkoff is a congressionally-mandated assessment on soybeans, whose proceeds are used to fund soybean research and promotion efforts. The checkoff is managed by the United Soybean Board under the supervision of the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. In 2014, the checkoff was $109.1 million. [1]
A few eyebrows could be raised over the fact that the new review was “financially supported by the United Soybean Board, National Corn Growers Association, Corn Refiners Association, Canola ...
United Soybean Board. The USB is comprised of 77 volunteer farmer-leaders who work on behalf of all U.S. soybean farmers to achieve maximum value for their soy checkoff investments.
The American Soybean Association (ASA) is an association of 21,000 American soybean producers. John Heisdorffer is the 2018 President of the Association. [ 1 ] Stephen Censky worked for ASA for 23 years, 21 of those as CEO, and then left to become United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture in 2017.
Trump aims to shift the aggressive trade agenda from his first term into higher gear with across-the-board 10% tariffs on imported goods and even higher levies on imports from China. That could ...
In 2008, he was appointed as one of nine directors of the Nebraska Corn Board, which manages funds raised by a half-cent-per-bushel checkoff for research, education, market development, and promotion of Nebraska corn; he served two three-year terms, until 2014. [5] [9] [10]