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A Balanced Diet
Reasons that soybean meal is the gold standard for supplying amino acids in animal feed When it comes to animal feed ingredients, not all options are created equal. And today, more than ever,...
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High-Quality U.S. Soybeans Help Satisfy a Global Appetite
Current prices may not completely reflect that global soybean demand is expected to rise, but ag economists suggest it is just a matter of time until they do. A growing world population and expanding...
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The Value of Quality
Quality is the Part of Basis You Can Control Generally, basis is the difference between the local cash price you can get at any given time from your elevator and the futures price on the Chicago Board...
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Processor Says Customers Focus on Soybean Quality
AGP marketing manager concerned that focus on soybean yield could jeopardize U.S. soy’s market share Yields are always an important element when harvest time rolls around, but many processors and...
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Pork and Beans
Record meat and poultry exports contribute to soybean farmers’ profitability As incomes and population around the globe continue to grow, so does meat and poultry consumption. And these exports of U.S....
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The Higher the Quality, the Greater the Value
Soybean meal rich in the nutrients animals need is in greater demand, offers more to farmers When it comes to using soybean meal in feed, poultry and livestock farmers everywhere are saying the same...
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Looking at Biodiesel through a Chicken House Window
Biodiesel production provides an often overlooked benefit to poultry and livestock farmers – savings on soybean meal to feed their animals. Animal producers look for the best feeds at the most...
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Farmers Hear about Value of Higher Quality
The mood is light and upbeat as soybean farmers from around the St. Joseph, Missouri area chat and get to know each other as lunch arrives. That mood doesn’t last long as the speaker, Terry McClatchey,...
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3 Questions for Greg Engelke
Greg Engelke Farmers and animal nutritionists say the nutritional value, protein composition and just plain digestibility of U.S. soybean meal is a good thing for animals. Greg Engelke, poultry...
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According to soy checkoff analysis data from the 2012/13 marketing year, the most recent data available, domestic animal agriculture consumed 28.4 million tons of soybean meal (or the meal from nearly...
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Extra Value Meal
The USB national soybean checkoff is exploring value-enhancing opportunities, such as reduced carbohydrate meal and enhanced nutritional energy meal, says Jared Hagert, USB vice chairman. (Progressive...
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Maximizing Meal Value
One thing that’s certain in the years ahead: the needs of U.S. soy’s customers will continue to evolve. It won’t be enough to just produce a greater supply of commodity soybeans. More and more...
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Biodiesel Pours Savings into Feed Supply
Livestock and poultry farms benefit from increased biodiesel demand. That’s because the more biodiesel that gets used, the more savings animal ag farmers experience on their soybean meal costs....
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Why does soybean quality matter?
Selecting varieties to meet customer needs provides more value for soybean farmers, procurement manager says Better soybean quality improves demand for U.S. soybean meal, and better demand can increase...
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Beyond China
Market development efforts reach worldwide China’s appetite for soybeans is well documented and shows little sign of being satisfied. As the world’s No. 1 soybean importer and U.S. soybean farmers’ top...
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What’s the Value of Higher Quality in Your State?
Increasing protein content makes your soybeans worth more Animal agriculture has plenty of protein options beyond U.S. soybean meal it can order from the “animal feed menu.” With all of these choices,...
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Look Beyond Yield
Soybean industry increases efforts to promote the importance of oil and protein content to farmers and seed companies It doesn’t matter which hat Doug Winter wears, his perspective on the value of...
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Addition by Subtraction
U.S. soybean farmers provide sustainable feed for animal ag Sustainability is a subject that consumers are concerned about, both domestic or abroad. That’s why it is crucial for soybean farmers to...
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Surfing for Soybean Quality
Online Soybean Quality Toolbox shows farmers which varieties will produce high yield and quality There are plenty of varieties for soybean farmers to choose from. Should you choose the variety with the...
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Sharing the Importance of Quality
Soy checkoff hopes to help farmers gain value from higher-quality soybean meal With animal ag having plenty of feed choices, it is crucial that farmers choose high-quality soybean varieties in order to...
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