The N.C. Soybean Producers Association and the United Soybean Board are meeting farmers at our exhibit in the Expo Building at the Southern Farm Show, February 1-3 in Raleigh.  Visit with us and pick up some promotional items!

The 2012 Soybean Producers Forum features a marketing seminar by Dan Smith of Top Third Marketing and a special message from Vanessa Kummer, chair of the United Soybean Board.  10 am, February 3, in the Martin Building, State Fair Grounds.

The North Carolina Soybean Producers Association announced a new scholarship for undergraduates in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences and N.C. State University.  A signing ceremony was held by the association and N.C. State on January 12th at the Annual Commodities Conference in Durham, N.C.

The soybean association elected five new directors and re-elected six current directors.  The board elected Jimmy Thomas of Timberlake as president for 2012 and elected Bernard Lennon as vice president and Jeff Peed as secretary.

North Carolina’s leading farm groups have joined forces in a new organization to lead the public discussion about the changes on the state’s livestock farms over the last several decades and how those changes benefit the animals, the environment, consumers, and North Carolina communities.

American Soybean Association (ASA) President Alan Kemper has confirmed Kenneth Bartlett of LaGrange, N.C. as a committee member on ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) Program in 2011-2012.

Hurricane Irene caused extensive damage to crops across much of eastern North Carolina.  High winds across a wide area and the slow movement of the storm over North Carolina contributed to wind damage on tobacco, corn and soybeans.

USDA's weekly crop progress report from August 22 shows a decline in soybeans condition across the U.S., with relatively more soybeans rated as fair or poor condition.

The new pest known as the Kudzu Bug is an exotic legume pest first found in the U.S. in Georgia in 2009.  In 2011, the pest has slowly spread through the North Carolina piedmont and is now appearing in coastal plain counties where it has been found on soybeans.

Applications for the Young Leader Program will be accepted through October 4 by the American Soybean Association.  Apply online or download an application at www.soygrowers.com/dyl