Weekly Radio Report

Greg Anderson, Newman Grove farmer and district director on the Nebraska Soybean Board reviews last week's Commodity Classic. Total attendance this year was 9,120 with 4,528 of those being farmer attendees. 72% of those farmers find Commodity Classic to be the most valuable event they attend all year.

Jason Penke, farmer from Craig and district director on the Nebraska Soybean Board, reviews the recent See for Yourself tour. A group of 12 Nebraska soybean producers visited the Pacific Northwest to gain a better understanding of the commodity supply chain and checkoff investments.

Anne Meis, Elgin farmer and district director on the Nebraska Soybean Board, recaps the recent Women in Ag Conference held in Kearney. Anne was featured as a keynote speaker this year to share her story elevate the united voice for agriculture.

Tony Johanson, farmer and United Soybean Board (USB) director from Oakland recaps the recent United Soybean Board meeting. Tony is the Supply Action Team Lead for USB's priority area of Infrastructure and Connectivity. Learn more at unitedsoybean.org.

Laura Thompson, Nebraska On-Farm Research Network Director, talks about what to expect at research results update meetings and why you should attend. Learn more at onfarmresearch.unl.edu.

Andy Chvatel has been named the next executive director of the Nebraska Soybean Board. We learn more about him in this report. Andy began his new role on January 30.

Greg Anderson, Newman Grove farmer and district director on the Nebraska Soybean Board, recaps the 2023 Clean Fuels Conference. Formally the National Biodiesel Conference, the new focus encompasses biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel.

Crystal Klug, Columbus farmer and CommonGround Nebraska volunteer talks about attending the National CommonGround Conference in Savannah, Georgia.

On this week's program, we learn more about Blake Johnson, farmer from Holdrege and the newest district director on Nebraska Soybean Board. Blake also recaps the January board meeting and previews an upcoming trade mission to Mexico.

Wesley Wach, demand and utilization coordinator for the Nebraska Soybean Board, reports on a recent trade mission to Southeast Asia which helped promote Nebraska-grown soybeans and fostered international relationships.