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Category: Sustainability
Changing Roles at USSEC
Change is a constant within USSEC, and we are pleased to announce that of our two team members have been promoted to new responsibilities. Abby Rinne’s new role is Director…
European Ag Journalists visit Delmarva Peninsula
As part of a USSEC-supported tour focused on sustainability and sustainable soybean production, six European agricultural journalists recently spent a day visiting farms in Maryland and Delaware. The visits were…
European Ag Journalists Visit Maryland Farm
A small group of agricultural journalists from Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, and the UK recently visited Harborview Farms in Rock Hall, Maryland. Their visit was part of a USSEC-sponsored tour focused…
U.S. Soy Farmer Participates in 2018 World Sustainability Forum
United Soybean Board (USB) Director Nancy Kavazanjian participated in the 2018 World Sustainability Forum (WSF) and met with customer company representatives during her trip in Beijing between Sept. 19 and…
Northern European Feed Industry Contacts Witness Sustainable Soybean Production Firsthand
In conjunction with the 2018 U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange and Midwest Specialty Grains Conference & Tradeshow in Kansas City, several feed industry contacts from Ireland, the United Kingdom, Belgium…
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…
Belgian Feed Association Members Hear about Sustainable U.S. Soy
On May 24, USSEC and the Belgian Feed Association (BFA) sponsored a “Sustainable Soy Study Day” outside of the historic city of Ghent. Forty contacts from the Belgian feed industry…
Italian Feed Companies Attend Sustainability Seminar
USSEC organized a Sustainability Seminar in Milan, Italy with the collaboration of the Italian Feed Association (ASSALZOO) and the Animal Science and Production Association. 65 customers, representing major feed companies…
Inaugural USSEC/USGC Cooperators Conference Lauded as Success
Last month, over 130 Latin American and Canadian buyers met in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to gather and exchange information on the current situation for the corn and soy marketing year…
USSEC Delivers Seminar on Sustainability and Green Chemistry to Industrial Patrona in Mexico
USSEC worked with Industrial Patrona in an effort to stress sustainability last May. USSEC consultant Jorge Martinez visited the Industrial Patrona plant in Cordoba, Mexico to conduct an on-site seminar on…