Weekly Radio Report

Anne Meis, a farmer and Nebraska Soybean Board district director from Elgin, recaps the USMEF Strategic Planning Conference recently held in Tucson, Arizona.

We get to know Jay Hanson, a farmer and new Nebraska Soybean Board district director from Mead, Nebraska. Jay will represent District 3 on the board.

Eric Hunt, Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator at UNL, has a weather update and outlook for Nebraska soybean farmers. It's been an extremely dry harvest season, but some recent and upcoming moisture is providing a bit of relief.

Greg Anderson, farmer and Nebraska Soybean Board district director from Newman Grove has an update on the On-Farm Biodiesel Credit program and year two of the biodiesel partnership between Arrow Stage Lines, Husker Athletics and the Nebraska Soybean Board.

This week, we talked to Sophia Svanda, the new Communications and Education Coordinator for the Nebraska Soybean Board. Sophia will play a pivotal part in driving educational initiatives and amplifying the voice of Nebraska’s soybean farmers through strategic communications.

Adam Leise is the new director of the Nebraska On-Farm Research Network. We learn a little about him and an update on the network operations, including how he plans to expand research collaborations with farmers across the state to drive better data-driven decision-making.

Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, highlights the critical role ports play in exporting soybeans and other commodities, as well as red meat and poultry, which rely on soybeans as feed. Despite temporary agreements at the ports, Steenhoek says that ongoing instability could still disrupt U.S. agricultural exports.

Wesley Wach, Demand and Utilization Coordinator with the Nebraska Soybean Board, recaps the many trade team visits to Nebraska this fall. These visits provided international buyers with a firsthand look at Nebraska’s soybean production and gave buyers a chance to meet farmers on their operations.

Andy Chvatal, executive director of the Nebraska Soybean Board, shares some important harvest safety reminders as farmers prepare for one of the busiest and most critical times of the year.