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IMPROVING FOOD SECURITY WITH BIOFUEL COPRODUCTS AND NATURAL LIVESTOCK FEED
More than 700 million people go to bed with empty stomachs every day. Animal nutrition science research funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation can help improve global maternal and infant health using USA [...]
FALSE SOYBEAN CHECKOFF INFORMATION UNDERMINES FARM REVENUE AND ECOSYSTEMS
Northern Soy Marketing took down Soyquality.com in July 2023, silently sanitizing years of misinformation about soybean nutrition value. After years of disagreements with United Soybean Board, and public challenges from Proactivism.com, Northern checkoff teams quietly [...]
BILLIONS IN LOSSES OMITTED FROM FARMER-FUNDED SOYBEAN VALUE STUDY
The United Soybean Board and National Oilseed Processors Association report U.S. soybeans add $124 billion to the economy but they are silent on the billions in farmer and ecosystem losses from falling soybean nutrition value [...]
UNITED SOYBEAN BOARD BLOCKS FARMER-FUNDED SEED VARIETY DATA REQUEST
Demonstrating why the checkoff system needs reforms sought by farmers, Congress, and Farm Action Fund, United Soybean Board (USB) has blocked a FOIA appeal for release of Farmers Independent Research of Seed Technology (FIRST) data. [...]
RECONSIDERING FOOD VS. BIOFUEL AND CHECKOFF REFORM
The “food vs. fuel” debate must be revisited with soybean biodiesel because while food-for-ethanol is an even trade, that’s not true with soybeans. It’s ‘food and fuel’ with soybeans. Therefore, the 131-group checkoff reform movement [...]
Checkoff Reform and ESG Goals Powered by Soybean Protein Improvement
This Northern Soybean Marketing website exemplifies why falling protein must be added to the lists of bipartisan reasons why commodity checkoff system reform is needed: Feed sales, food security, and rain-forests are harmed whenever soybean protein falls unchecked, science is hidden, and soybean value clarity are lacking.
Commodity Soybean Protein and Corn Nutrition Value Continue to Fall
Did you know commodity soybean protein and corn nutrition value have fallen for nearly 20 years? Reversing those hidden losses will help family farmers increase soybean value and naturally boost corn sales - and [...]
Commodity Checkoff Support of Food Team And Government “Climate Smart” Actions Raises Regulatory Questions
Checkoff groups who support government action to regulate global climate appear to be disregarding the 2018 version of the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Guidelines. The AMS was created to oversee farmer investments, research, and [...]
CO2 Pipeline Plan Sparks Legal and Food Security Concerns
Corporate ESG teams, NGOs, ad agencies, and consulting teams have debated ideas about proposed plans to pipe carbon dioxide from Iowa ethanol factories ‘Keystone-XL-Style’ to Illinois and Nebraska and frack it into the [...]
Idea for Proactivist™ TV Reality Show:
Idea for Proactivist TV Reality Show: NAKED, HUNGRY, AND BLURRY—VEGAN ALASKA STYLE How long before the contestants tap out? Our view: Anyone who tells others what it’s OK to eat is out of line. [...]