When you’re at the store deliberating over which name-branded product to buy, you may notice a new label on certain products designating them as biobased. That’s because Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will soon...
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Spreading the word about the benefits of soy biodiesel has been one way the soybean checkoff supports the biodiesel industry. This communication can help increase soybean demand and prices. But the United Soybean Board (USB) can"t do it all alone. In 2009, the checkoff...
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In October the United Soybean Board (USB) and the soybean checkoff announced that it will be committing $500,000 to help establish an education wing in the Hall of Laureates for the World Food Prize. As part of its Biotechnology Initiative, soybean checkoff farmer-leaders...
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