Soybean Checkoff Farmer-Directors Attend Planning Meeting STr LOUIS, Mo. During their annual meeting, the 61 farmer-directors of the United Soybean Board (USB) continued their efforts to create a more competitive U.S. soybean and in crease demand for soy-based products find soy biodiesel. The farmer-directors con ducted a joint “Connections” planning meeting with other soy bean farmer-leaders, approved new plans to improve the compo sition of U.S. soybeans and launched a major soy biodiesel checkoff-funded initiative. “The Connections meeting outcome will help ensure that the soybean checkoff addresses the ; Everett Cash Mutual ! Insurance Company ! 10591 Lincoln Highway i Everett, PA 15537 i Phone: 1-800-ECM-4YOU FARM INSURANCE IS “OUR SPECIALTY" Stop and see us at Keystone Farm Show, York Fairgrounds, York, PA January 7,8,9,2003 Building 1 -755 E Ask one of our agents about our Farm Auto Insurance Product £>cClip this coupon, for a complimentary gift! 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During the meeting, USB also approved a new action plan for the Better Bean Initiative (BBI). USB established the 881 to build demand for U.S. soybeans in do mestic and international markets by improving the composition of U.S. soybeans. The plan includes efforts to increase product and market development such as identifying traits that will in crease the quality and value of U.S. soybeans, develop standard ized tools to measure protein and oil content and create brand equi ty for resulting new soybean vari eties and finished products. The USB farmer-directors also elected its leaders for 2003. They elected David Durham of Har din, Mo., as chairman of the board and nine others to serve on the executive committee. Other farmers elected as officers in clude Vice Chairman Jerry Ford of Lake Village, Ark., USB Secre tary Chuck Friedrich of Aurora, S.D.; and USB Treasurer David Schmidt of lowa City, lowa. Other farmers elected to the executive committee include: Criss Davis of Shullsburg, Wis., USB international marketing chair; Janice Peterson of Bloo mington, Ind., domestic market ing chair; Eric Niemann of Nor tonville, Kan., new uses chair; Bryan Hieser of Minier, 111., pro duction chair; Greg Anderson of Newman Grove, Neb.; commu nications chair; and Jim Salls trom of Winthrop, Minn., audit and evaluation chair. Richard • V * • V- V Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 4, 2003-Ell Borgsmiller of Murphysboro, 111., serves on the executive commit tee as the checkoff organization’s immediate past chairman and was also named trade analysis chair. Eight soybean farmer-leaders also were officially sworn in as new directors after receiving ap pointments from Secretary of Ag riculture Ann Veneman. They in clude: David Wilson of Lincoln, Ala.; Jack Reed of Salem, Ind.; Roy Bardole of Rippey, Iowa; John Wrap of Ottawa, Kan.; George Martin of Nebo, Ky.; Mark Pietz of Lakefield, Minn.; James Robertson of Inverness, Miss.; and Jason Bean of Hol comb, Mo. The board also honored 10 farmer-leaders whose terms con cluded. Two of these farmer leaders were founding USB direc tors when the soybean checkoff began in 1991: Harold Phillips of Stevenson, Ala.; and Jerry Slo cum of Coldwater, Miss. Other retiring directors honored at the meeting included Robert Wil liams of Poseyville, Ind.; Ron Sterler of Sanborn, Iowa; Gary Parker of Morgan, Kan.; Gerald Day of Sturgis, Ky.; Doug Mag nus of Slayton, Minn.; Michael O’Leary of Danvers, Minn.; David Haggard of Steele, Mo.; and Jimmy Barbour of Friend ship, Tenn. USB is made up of 61 farmer directors who oversee the invest ments of the soybean checkoff on behalf of all U.S. soybean farm ers. As stipulated in the Soybean Promotion, Research and Con sumer Information Act, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service has oversight responsibilities for USB and the soybean checkoff. Gelbvieh Launches Smartßuy Program WESTMINSTER, Colo. The American Gelbvieh Association recently launched a new program to follow up on its highly effective Smart Cross crossbreeding program. Smartßuy combines a source-verified, pre-conditioned calf tagging program with a cash incentive program for buyers of Smart Cross calves. Smart Cross is a crossbreeding program that shows commercial cattle producers how to make more profitable cattle using registered Gelbvieh and Balancer bulls in a crossbreeding program. Smart Cross encourages commercial producers to have a balance of Gelbvieh and British genetics to hit the profit center in the beef industry. Smartßuy follows up by identifying calves with the most profitable blend of Gelbvieh and Angus-based genetics. To receive a Smart Cross tag at least 75 percent of the calves in a load must be sired by registered Gelbvieh, registered Balancer or registered Gelbvieh x Angus hybrid bulls and out Angus-based cows (red or black). “Our biggest challenge in gaining credibility with feeders for Gelbvieh-influenced calves is lack of ability to identify those calves,” says Don Schiefelbein, AGA Executive Director. “Many times Gelbvieh-cross calves are misi dentified as they go through the sale ring and the Gelbvieh genetics are not recognized. Smartßuy gives seedstock producers a chance to work with their top commercial producers to identify Smart Cross calves with a balance of Gelbvieh and Angus genetics.” The calves must also be vaccinated according to the guidelines for VAC 34 or VAC 45. All calves must be vaccinated prior to shipping and producers must follow Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) guidelines by giving all injections in the neck. The AGA Board of Directors also approved a cash incentive program for buyers of tagged Smart Cross calves. The American Gelbvieh As sociation, for a limited time, will pay buyers $2 per head for every Smart Cross-tagged calf pur chased. Contact the American Gelbvieh Association office today to receive a Smartßuy brochure ex plaining the program in detail. Visit the AGA website at www.gelbvieb.ocg.or call the AGA of fice at 303-465-2333 for more information on in dustry-leading Gelbvieh programs.
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