Weekly Radio Report

Anne Meis, farmer and Nebraska Soybean Board district director from Elgin reports on a recent opportunity that took her to Cuba. She attended the U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Business Conference in Havana, representing the USSEC to promote U.S. soy and the Soy Excellence Centers.

Ginger Jelinek, coordinator of The Ag Sack Lunch Program recaps the school year within the program. The program provides students a sack lunch with nutritious food produced in Nebraska. Ag Ambassadors, specially trained college students, give a 25-minute presentation on the role agriculture plays in the state’s economy.

Dr. Justin McMechan is a Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He talks about soybean gall midge and its early impact across the state. He also talks about scouting techniques and management strategies for next season.

Steve Reinhard, farmer and United Soybean Board Chair from Ohio talks about a new partnership with SoyFoam™. Cross Plains Solutions' SoyFoam™ TF 1122, the first firefighting foam GreenScreen Certified® Gold, is PFAS-free, 84% biobased, and biodegradable, ensuring safer communities.

Wesley Wach, demand and utilization coordinator for the Nebraska Soybean Board talks about a recent grant that the Nebraska Soybean Board awarded to the City of Lincoln to use B-20 in their fleet. There are nearly 130 vehicles in the Lincoln city fleet that will use B20 biodiesel.

Tony Johanson, farmer and United Soybean Board(USB) director from Oakland gives an update on USB programming and a spring planting report from his part of the state.

Dr. Tammera Mittelstet, statewide education and career pathways coordinator with the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) at the University of Nebraska-LincolnL talks about the 2024 Summer Soybean Institute.

Marypat Corbett, Director of Latin America Division & Special Projects Lead with the World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) has an update on WISHH and April being Soy Foods Month.

Stacey Agnew. executive director of the Nebraska FFA Foundation talks about this week's Nebraska FFA Convention and the contribution and support from the Nebraska Soybean Board.