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Northey: Flood-damaged grain considered adulterated and cannot be used for food
or feed
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey reminds farmers that grain impacted by flood waters, whether in the field or in a bin, is considered adulterated and cannot be used for feed or food.
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Agronomic tip of the week: Making notes from harvest
By David Wright, ISA Director of Contract Research
If you have been scouting your fields routinely during the growing season, there shouldn't be many surprises during harvest. Still, watching for problems and taking some notes can help you the next time you plant soybeans in those fields.
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Two new field staff join ISA
Two new field staff have joined the Iowa Soybean Association. Their responsibilities will include working closely with the District Advisory Councils and farmers in their areas. Lindsey Haley (left in the photo) is district coordinator for east central and southeastern Iowa, including soil districts six and nine. Katie Holtz is district coordinator for districts five and eight in central and south central Iowa.
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Biotechnology benefits soybean farmers and the environment
U.S. soybean farmers adopt biotechnology not only for production reasons, but in order to preserve natural resources. Biotechnology will continue to be important as more food will be needed for the growing world population. United Soybean Board Director Laura Foell, of Shaller, Iowa, explains the benefits of biotechnology
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VeraSun attorneys retract demands for farmer payments
Corn growers who faced a legal deadline to repay money from corn sold in 2008 to the bankrupt ethanol producer VeraSun have received some good news — the attorneys are dropping their claims for payment.
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China's 2010 soybean imports likely to exceed 50M tons
China's soybean imports are likely to exceed 50 million metric tons (tonnes) in 2010, more than triple the domestic output. Statistics show China imported 35.52 million tonnes of soybeans in January to August, up nearly 20 per cent from the same period last year.
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La Nina hampers planting In Brazil's top
soy state
Irregular rainfall across Mato Grosso, Brazil's top soy producing state, will continue to hamper soy planting, according to private weather service Somar.
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ISA website now available on smart phones
ISA is now available on your smart phone. You can take information from ISA's website with you wherever you go, making it that much easier to keep up to date on important issues. When you bring up the site on your mobile phone, it's like having an expert right in the field with you.
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Apply for Monsanto grant: America's Farmers Grow Communities
From now through Dec. 31, Monsanto invites Iowa farmers to apply for a $2,500 award to help a non-profit organization in their county, such as an ag youth organization, fire department, school or other civic group.
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