Kansas Soybean Update: No Till on the Plains

The 10th No-Till on the Plains Winter Conference is coming up January 30 and 31st in Salina, Kansas. Brian Lindley from No-Till on the Plains joined me for this week's Kansas Soybean Update, a service of the Kansas Soybean Association and Kansas Soybean Commission.

Missouri Soybean Update: December 21

Alex Stemme, Director of Identity-Preserved Products at the Missouri Soyean Association talked with me this week about the Missouri FFA Leadership Fund.
(Editor's Note: Stemme himself served as a State FFA Officer)

Missouri Corn Update: December 20

This week's Missouri Corn Update checks in with Missouri Corn Growers Association Director of Communication, Becky Grisham. Becky and I discussed the Missouri Corn Growers Scholarship program, its history, and who is eligible to apply.

WTO: Gerald Tumbleson (Sunday night)

Gerald Tumbleson, President of the National Corn Growers Association. Tumbleson says while it may appear that this week's trade negotiations did move slow, he's satisfied that the process continues to move in the right direction.

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WTO: Bob Metz

American Soybean Association President Bob Metz is here in Hong Kong for the negotiations. Was it worth the time for him to be here this week? He answered that and other questions in this interview Sunday evening.

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WTO: Bob Stallman (Sunday night)

Sunday night...and we're still waiting to hear what may be some sort of development from this set of negotiations in Hong Kong. American Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman sat down with me earlier tonight to talk about what has happened this week for agriculture during negotiations.

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What's Happens Next for US Beef Trade in Asia?

On Monday (December 12), after nearly two years of waiting on the Japanese to re-open their market to United States Beef, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced that US Beef would soon be returning to the Japanese marketplace. Once the largest market for US Beef in terms of total dollars, the US is not expected to recapture more than 20% of what once existed in trade...it's not because of the Japanese trust of US Beef, but rather because of their doubts on beef in general. NCBA Chief Economist Greg Doud spoke with me in Hong Kong about what happens next for US Beef in other Asian nations.