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USSEC Honors 2023 Responsible Seafood Innovation Award Winners

One of the many ways USSEC promotes innovation and development of the global aquaculture industry is through sponsorship of the annual Responsible Seafood Innovation Awards. The awards recognized those finding…

Turkish delegation visits U.S. to better understand the role of modern biotechnology

The U.S. Soybean Export Council, with support from the soy checkoff, recently hosted a delegation from Turkey - including U.S. Soy customers and government and industry representatives – helping them…

USSEC’s Virtual Regional Seminar on Raw Material and Feed Biosecurity Also Discusses Developments, Impact Of ASF In Key SEA Markets

USSEC conducted an online seminar on raw materials and feeds biosecurity to an online audience of livestock and feed producers, as well as veterinarians and animal nutritionists on July 8…

Turkish Feed Association Organizes Biotech Development Workshop

The Turkish Feed Association organized a workshop, “Development in Biotechnology - LLP and Trade” on June 14 in Ankara, Turkey with the collaboration of the Ankara Chamber of Commerce. Ministry…

U.S. Soy Grower Leader Mission Looks at Russian Market

American Soybean Association (ASA) director Dennis Fujan and United Soybean Board (USB) director April Hemmes visited Russia in early August to investigate soybean production in the country; current soybean demand…

U.S. Soy Grower Leaders Participate in 2nd Asia Subcontinent Trade Exchange in Sri Lanka

John Motter, United Soybean Board (USB) Chairman, Strategic Management Committee, and immediate past USB Chairman, and Monte Peterson, USSEC and American Soybean Association (ASA) Director, traveled to Sri Lanka for…

U.S. Soy Farmers Talk Importance of Biotechnology During China Mission Trip

Representatives from U.S. soybean-farmer-led organizations joined their counterparts from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Canada to discuss the benefits of biotechnology with Chinese stakeholders during International Soy Grower’s Alliance (ISGA…

U.S. Soybean Farmers Participate in 2017 International Soy Growers Alliance Mission to China and India

As part of the U.S. Soy industry’s ongoing work with the International Soy Growers Alliance (ISGA), U.S. farmers were represented by Jim Miller, a farmer from Belden, Nebraska and chairman…

Russian Compound Feed Producers Discuss GMO Regulation and Control Issues at Annual Conference in Russian Federation

USSEC participated in the annual scientific and practical conference, “Modern Tendencies In Compound Feed Industry: GMO of Plant Origin In Compound Feeds. Technical and Legal Regulation and Practical Control of…

USSEC Participates in ASA’s Biotech Working Group

USSEC recently participated in the American Soybean Association (ASA) Biotech Working Group. The group met earlier this month in the Minneapolis area to discuss the most pressing issues facing biotechnology…