Kentucky Farmer Leaders
Anyone
interested in being nominated
to serve as the Kentucky
representative to the United
Soybean Board email dellis@kysoy.org
Murray
State Soybean Promotion Day -
January 24, 2012 2012 - Davie
Stephens, Newly Elected
President Shares info to Mike
Feldhaus, KFB All Across KY
The
Kentucky Soybean Promotion
Board and Murray State
University partner to bring
you the 8th Annual Soybean
Promotion Day. For more
information, click
here.
ASA
Announces 2012 Officers -
Randy Mann of Auburn, Ky
Re-elected Secretary
The
Kentucky Soybean Association
is proud to announce that
farmer-leader Randy Mann from
Auburn, Kentucky has been
elected to serve as Secretary
for the American Soybean
Association (ASA). More
on the story...
Soy
Aquaculture Alliance Created
-
The
Indiana Soybean Alliance,
United Soybean Board and 8
other states including Kentucky
joined together in the
creation of the Soy
Aquaculture Alliance (SAA).
For more information, click
here.
2011 KY FFA YouTube
Contest - Top Ten
The
Kentucky Soybean Board is
pleased to announce the top
ten videos in the
"Kentucky Soybean Farmers
- Going Beyond the Elevator
YouTube Contest. For a
complete listing, click
here.
ASA $5,000
SOY Scholarship Opens Online
The
American Soybean
Associatiaon's (ASA) 2012-13
SOY Scholarship is live
online and
ready to accept applications.
Any current high school senior
who plans to pursue a degree
in agriculture at any
accredited college or
university, can apply for this
$5,000 scholarship. Specific
academic and membership
requirements do exist. The
winner will be chosen at the
December 2011 ASA Board
meeting, and the official
announcement will be made
during Commodity Classic,
March 1-3, in Nashville, Tenn.
The scholarship is made
possible through a grant from
BASF Corporation.
View a complete
list of requirements at www.soygrowers.com/soy/scholarship.htm.
Kentucky
Farmer To Join United Soybean
Board
Sebree's Keith Tapp Among
Six Appointed by U.S.
Agriculture Secretary to
National Checkoff, for the
complete story click
here.
2011 Soybean Production
Contest for Kentucky
The 2011 Soybean Production
contest is underway! For
information on contest
categories, rule and awards click
here.
KSA Seeks Young Leader
Candidate
PRINCETON,
KY - They Kentucky Soybean
Association, the American
Soybean Association, and
Pioneer, a DuPont Business are
currently accepting
applicaitons for the 2012 ASA/DuPont
Young Leader program. For more
information, click
here.
DuPont Young Leader
Applications Being
Accepted
The 2012
American Soybean Association
(ASA)/DuPont Young Leader
program will be open to
accepting applications
starting June 1, 2011. For
more information, click
here.
Soy Transportation Coalition
(STC) - Union Pacific Tops
List, Canadian National Shows
Dramatic Improvement in STC
Rail Report Card
Ankeny,
Iowa - Union Pacific was
selected as the top performing
railroad by U.S. agricultural
shippers in the second annual
Soy Transportation Coalition
(STC) Rail Customer
Satisfaction Index. For the
complete story, click
here.
Tell Your Conservation Story
Nominations
for the Conservation Legacy
Awards Accepted Until August
5, 2011
For
more than a decade, the
American Soybean Association (ASA)
has been recognizing U.S.
soybean producers' outstanding
environmental and conservation
achievements through the Conservation
Legacy Awards. For more
information, click
here.
2010 Soybean Production
Contest for Kentucky
The
2010 Soybean Production
contest is underway! For
information on contest
categories, rule and awards click
here. The results are in, click
here.
KSPB LEADER GETS
FIRST-HAND LOOK AT PANAMA
CANAL EXPANSION
Gerry
Hayden, Kentucky Soybean
Promotion Board (KSPB)
Chairman and soybean farmer
from Calhoun, Ky., other
additional members of the
Soybean Transportation
Coalition (STC) board and
additional soybean industry
leaders toured the Panama
Canal in December. The purpose
of this visit was to see
firsthand the Panama Canal in
operation as well as receive
and update on the progress of
the canal expansion project. More
on the story...
Seeing
is Believing for Soybean
Farmers - Beyond the Bean
What
better way for soybean farmers
to understand the soybean
checkoff at work through USB's
See for Yourself (SFY)
program? The program offers a
weeklong experience for U.S.
soybean farmers to evaluate
the national checkoff's
research and promotion
programs. More
on the story...
UK
recommendations hold up in
soybean study - UK Ag News
With
the second harvest on the
books, results from the
University of Kentucky Soybean
Verification Program show that
UK College of Agriculture
recommendations have an
economic advantage over field
management practices that some
farmers use. More
on the story...
ASA
Announces 2011 Officers -
Randy Mann of Auburn, Ky
Elected Secretary
The
Kentucky Soybean Association
is proud to announce that
farmer-leader Randy Mann from
Auburn, Kentucky has been
elected to serve as Secretary
for the American Soybean
Association (ASA). More
on the story...
KSPB Hires
Program Director-Burchett
to head Kentucky Livestock
Coalition and CommonGround
Program
The
Kentucky Soybean Board is
excited to announce new team
member Brent Burchett as
program director. More
on the story...
Faces of
Farming Program to Air on KET
The
Kentucky Soybean Promotion
Board (KSPB) is excited to
announce that KET will be
airing the Faces
of Farming
Program. More
on the story... To view
the video in segments, click
here.
2011 DuPont Young Leader chosen to represent
Kentucky
The
American Soybean Association
and Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont
business, are pleased to
announce Mike Brookshire of
Winchester, has been named a
2011 ASA/DuPont Young Leader.
He was chosen to represent
Kentucky in a leadership
development program involving
participants from 22 states
and Canada. More
on the story...
2010 KY FFA YouTube
Contest - Top Ten
The
Kentucky Soybean Board is
pleased to announce the top
ten videos in the
"Kentucky Farmers Care -
Doing What's Right for the
ANIMAL, the ENVIRONMENT, and
the CONSUMER" YouTube
Contest. For a complete
listing, click
here.
2010 Soybean Production
Contest for Kentucky
The
2010 Soybean Production
contest is underway! For
information on contest
categories, rule and awards click
here. The results are in, click
here.
Gov. Beshear appoints animal
care board members
Panels
were created to handle
livestock, poultry and equine
issues. For the complete
listing of appointees, click
here.
Kentucky Soybean Board
Announces 2010 Officer Team
The
Kentucky Soybean Board is
pleased to announce the
officer team for 2010.
Farmer-leader Gerry Hayden
from Calhoun was selected to
serve as Chairman. More
on the story...
New Soybean Rust Yield Loss
Prediction Tool - Now
Available
The
University of Kentucky
recently released the SBR
Yield Loss Prediction Tool to
the general public. To date
this is on the only tool that
allows for input of
field-specific information
when attempting to make spray
decisions for soybean rust. Click
here to learn more... or Click
here to go to the website...
Kentucky Soybean Board joins
the Soy Transportation
Coalition
The
Kentucky Soybean Board is
pleased to announce their
recent decision to join The
Soy Transportation Coalition (STC).
Kentucky becomes the 9th state
soybean board to join the STC.
More
on the story...
Kentucky
Farmers Are the Number One
Advocate for Animals Video
Contest Winners Announced
Special thanks
to all students, teachers, and
community members for the
continued success of this
program. View
the winners
Owensboro
Grain Offers Soy Biodiesel Rebate
Participants
in the Tobacco Settlement
Program are eligible for a
rebate on soy biodiesel.
The rebate is $1.00/gallon of
soy biodiesel capping at
$1,000.00 per farmer.
The rebate form is
attached. Have
questions? Call John
Wright 270-929-1465.
Download
the form here.
Check
It Out at Your Local Library
The
KSPB recently donated two new
books to each public library
in the state. More
on the story...
Seeking
Kentucky Members for 100
Bushels Club
The
Missouri Soybean Association (
MSA
)
is announcing a new club, a
club any soybean farmer would
want to be a member of – the
100 Bushels Club.
Farmers across the
nation are encouraged to keep
an eye on their yield monitors
this fall, especially in
fields where production may be
pushing triple digits. More
on the story...
Kentucky
Soybean Growers Are Part of
the Solution to World Hunger
through World Soy Foundation
Acre Challenge
Kentucky
soybean growers are ensuring
that the powerful nutrition in
soybeans is put to work in
today’s world where nearly
one in seven people is
malnourished. More
on the story...
USDA
Announces Results of Soybean
Checkoff Request for
Referendum
Results
Reflect Strong
U.S.
Soybean Farmer Confidence and
Support of their Checkoff
More
on the story...
KSPB
Announces State Soybean
Production Contest Results
Kentucky
Production Contest Results
2009
Calculator:
Where Should I Sell My
Soybeans?
Should I sell my
soybeans to the local elevator
or the more distant market
offering a premium price? At
what point is it no longer
worth selling to the more
distant location? This
interactive tool is provided
for your use by the Soy
Transportation
Coalition. Figure
calculations here.
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