ISA Hosts Multi-Country Trade Team

ISA hosted on October 11, 2011, a trade team that included representatives from several countries.   The fall harvest tour coordinated by ...

ISA Hosts Chinese Fall Crop Tour

ISA and several soybean farmers helped welcome the Chinese fall crop tour to Illinois this week.  The 23 i ndividuals on the team represente...

Taiwanese Team in Illinois

ISA welcomed to Illinois a trade team from Taiwan on September 22 and 23.   The group was made up of soybean industry buyers and soybean c...

Touring Soy Customer Facilities

One of our day's visits was highlighted by a trip to Proan, a vertically integrated egg facility, and the largest in Mexico in terms of...

First-Hand Views of Soy in Guadalajara

We arrived in Guadalajara, Mexico late Tuesday afternoon, surprisingly to much cooler temperatures than back home in Illinois.  Wednesday pr...

Two Illinois Farmers "See for Themselves"

Illinois soybean farmers and ISA Soy Ambassadors Gary Berg and Drew DeSutter are with eight other U.S. soybean farmers and United Soybean Bo...

Getting a Swine Education

This morning the Chinese Swine Study Team arrived at the University of Illinois for a two-day swine seminar hosted by the animal science de...

Swine Team Experiences Illinois Pork

The Chinese Swine Study Team visited JBS United in Griggsville, Ill., to tour the facilities, eat lunch and hear from several people in the ...

China Swine Study Team in Illinois

GSI Group, LLC, hosted a Chinese swine study team for an afternoon tour of the plant in June 2011.  GSI manufactures grain and protein syste...

Latin American Learning Opportunity

ISA hosted a dinner with a Latin American trade team attending INTSOY at the University of Illinois on June 8, 2011.  ISA Director Dan Farne...

Illinois Farmer Gets Taste of Trade Negotiations

Illinois soybean farmer and United Soybean Board director, Dwain Ford, recently got a firsthand look at negotiations involving the World Tra...

Helping Feed a Hungry World

Friday, February 25, 2011 Observations from Sherri and Mark Kannmacher Sherri Today we started our morning eating breakfast at the Hotel El ...

Much to Learn in Nicaragua

Thursday, February 24, 2011 Observations from Steve Launius We left the hotel at 4:00 a.m. this morning for our flight to Nicaragua.  After ...

Seeing Soy in Action

Wednesday, February 23, 2011 Observations from Soy Ambassador Gary Berg We took a bus to Centro de Arte in Guatemala today,a training center...

Soybean Farmers Making a Difference

Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Observations from Soy Ambassador Drew DeSutter During the Corporate Social Responsibility Conference today, we le...

Arrival in Warm Guatemala City

Monday, February 21, 2011 Observations from Soy Ambassador Nick Wurl    The Illinois Soybean Association Soy Ambassadors met at Willard Airp...

Central America an Education Opportunity

Trip Notes from David Headley, Canton, Ill. On Monday, February 21, 2011, the Illinois Soybean Ambassadors will embark on their first intern...

Valuable Insights into Brazilian Agriculture

Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Observations from Matt Hughes, Shirley, Ill., and Bill Wykes, Yorkville, Ill. Matt Hughes As our mission comes to ...

Brazilian Farm Show Observations

Monday, February 7, 2011 Observations from Doug Winter, Mill Shoals, Ill. Today we spent the last full day of the mission traveling to Casca...

No-Till is King in Parana

Saturday, February 5, 2011 Observations from Joe Murphy, Harrisburg, Ill. Last night we heard a presentation about no-till farming from Fran...

Many Similarities, But Also Some Differences

Friday, February 4, 2011 Observations from Bill Raben of Ridgway, Ill. Today we got a taste of agriculture outside of traditional soybean pr...

Looking to Grow

Thursday, February 3, 2011 Observations from Duane Dahlman, Marengo, Ill. Today, we took a train trip down the mountains to Morretes for a b...

People Around the World are People

Wednesday, February 2, 2011 Observations from Dean Campbell, Coulterville, Ill. Today we planned to visit a crushing plant near Primavera do...

Acre after Acre of Soybeans

Tuesday, February 1, 2011 Observations from Mark Sprague, Hull, Ill. Today, I joined ISA leaders and drove into the country to get our first...

From City into the Country

Monday, January 31, 2011 Observations from Dale Crawford, Sullivan, Ill. Today I joined Illinois soybean farmers and kicked off our mission ...

Lessons Learned on a Plane

Sunday, January 30, 2011 Observations from Pat Dumoulin, Hampshire Ill. We left the United States Saturday morning for Brazil, and safely la...

Illinois, Brazil Farmers Have Much in Common

Travel Journal from Amy Roady The other day, I was looking through some photos (see below) from our mission to Brazil last year. Looking thr...