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| Biotech Import Ban Creates Feed Ingredient Shortage in Turkey |
 In the weeks following Turkey’s announcement of additional requirements on importation of all food and feed products containing genetically enhanced components, progress to reverse or amend the stringent requirements has yet to be made. Those involved in the import and use of the products are still waiting for the outcome of a court case filed shortly after the | |
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In this video produced by Council member Monsanto Company, Iowa corn and soybean farmer Gordon Wassenaar discusses the success he has had on his farm using biotechnology derived crops and their practically for use around the world. In order to feed a growing world, “A lot of places have got to be able to produce more food per acre,” said Wassenaar, who is also a member of the USGC Biotechnology Advisory Team.
7th International Marketing Conference & 50th Annual Membership Meeting The Westin Puerto Vallarta February 13-17, 2010 50th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting Fairmont Copley Plaza Boston, Mass. July 18-21, 2010
November 13, 2009
At midweek the market proved once again that testing the $4/bushel range for December 2009 corn is not going to work, and those with options paid a price.
Find out how the Council is working for you. For every bushel of corn, barley and sorghum you produce for market, you receive direct value in return from the activities of the U.S. Grains Council. That’s like money in your pocket! Use the calculator below to find your ROI.
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On Nov. 13, 2009, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service announced $1.175 billion to the GSM-102 program for fiscal year 2010, which began Oct. 1, 2009, allocating the first tranche of the $5.5 billion limit set by Congress. According to the U.S. Grains Council, the GSM-102 program is an effective program that encourages international consumers to purchase their agricultural needs from the United States. “The GSM-102 program is a credit
The German Maize Committee held its annual meeting this week and requested to hear the U.S. farmer’s perspective and experience using biotech crops. U.S. Grains Council Biotechnology Advisory Team members Gary Schmalshof, leader, and Gordon Wassenaar, along with USGC Director of Biotechnology Programs Rebecca Fecitt, traveled to Germany to present to several academic groups, local farmers and farm organizations, regional Chamber of Agriculture staff and finally, the 
By Mike Deering, USGC Director of Communications 
The Council recently conducted DDGS workshops in Taipei City and Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, for livestock and poultry nutritionists. The workshops were intended to aid the nutritionists in their understanding of the usage of DDGS in animal feeds in order to increase inclusion and overall consumption. The workshops came as a follow up to the 
The Council hosted approximately 120 commercial swine producers for the Swine Industry Symposium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, this week. The symposium’s objectives were to educate commercial swine producers on key managerial and technical issues. According to Adel Yusupov, USGC regional director in Southeast Asia, the potential for feed grains demand in Vietnam’s commercial swine sector is tremendous. He said, “An average backyard pig consumes about 110 pounds of corn, whereas commercially produced hog consumes 441 pounds. We can