Saturday, February 11, 2006

Saturday Farm Feature: Bill Becker


Last Friday, LifeLine Foods in St. Joseph announced their intention to build an ethanol processing facility in St. Joseph (see the news release below). Bill Becker, Chief Executive Officer of LifeLine joins me in the studio to discuss the background of LifeLine Foods and how the history of AgraMarke led to this recent announcement.

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Missouri Soybean Update: Alex Stemme


Alex Stemme, Director of Identity Preserved Products at the Missouri Soybean Association, is our guest for this week's Missouri Soybean Udpate. Alex shares information about what's going on in the international marketplace for Missouri Soybeans and previews an upcoming trade trip to the Phillipines.

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Missouri Corn Update: Gary Marshall

The University of Missouri's Commercial Agriculture Program has unveiled the results of a study examining the impact on ethanol production in the United States and the State of Missouri. Gary Marshall, Chief Executive Director of the Missouri Corn Growers Association, outlines some of the information from the study, along with a reminder about the ongoing legislation in Jefferson City that would establish a Renewable Fuels Standard in the Show-Me State.

Call your legislators today to support the
MISSOURI RENEWABLE FUELS STANDARD
Call 1-866-66-4-CORN (toll-free)

Monday, February 06, 2006

Kansas Soybean Update: Dennis Hupe

It's been a busy year with trade shows, producer meetings, farm shows and other meetings for the Kansas Soybean Association. Dennis Hupe, Director of Field Service at the Kansas Soybean Association, tells us about some of the events they've attended and brings an update from the National Biodiesel Board meeting taking place this week.