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Filipino Officials Visit U.S. Soybean Farm

USSEC recently hosted three officials from the Philippines in the United States. The team included the assistant secretary from the Department of Agriculture, an executive director from the Committee Affairs Bureau of the Philippines House of Representatives, and an executive director from the Philippine National Corn Competitiveness board. Kim Nill, USSEC technical issues director, presented information on the human health and environmental benefits of biotech soy.
The team also visited the soybean farm of Dean Campbell, American Soybean Association farmer-director, in Coulterville, Ill.  Campbell highlighted the benefits and shared his experiences using biotech soy on his farm.

The Filipino officials learn about U.S. soy production and biotech soy on Dean Campbell’s Illinois farm.