Welcome to Tennessee Soybean
Checkoff
Led by nine volunteer soybean farmers, the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board invests and leverages soy checkoff dollars to maximize profit opportunities for soybean farmers.
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Association
Membership organization concerned with policies that affect soybean producer profits in Tennessee and affiliated with the American Soybean Association.
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Education
Want to learn more about soybeans in Tennessee? Click here for soybean and general farming information and resources that can be used in the classroom.
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Tools
The Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board strives to ensure that soybean farmers have access to the best tools, resources and information to help them address the issues they fact in the field.
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Summer Board Meeting
When: 9:30 a.m.
Location: The Tennessee Soybean Association Building, 100 Executive Dr., Jackson, TN
9:30 a.m. Council meeting; 11:30-12:45 lunch; Association meeting 12:50-2:00; Board meeting 2:10-4:30. To sign up for these meetings call or email Marsha Dabney at 731-668-2850 or mdabney@tnsoybeans.org.
Soybean Night at the Ballpark
When: 5:45 p.m., Friday, Aug. 12, 2016
Location: Ballpark of Jackson
This night is for our association members and their families. Free picnic from 5:45 p.m. until 7 p.m. Game starts at 7:05 p.m. against the Biloxi Shuckers) RSVP by August 1. Call or email Marsha Dabney at 731-668-2850 or mdabney@tnsoybeans.org to reserve your tickets.
23rd Annual Tennessee Soybean Festival
When: September 2-11, 2016
Location: Martin, Tennessee
Many vendors will be there, along with art shows/contests, pageants, festival rides, concerts, Biodiesel truck and tractor pull, and more!
Click here for event schedule http://www.tnsoybeanfestival.org/festival-schedule/
This series of videos have been produced as an educational tool for Tennessee soybean farmers. They cover such topics as: recognizing soybean growth stages, identifying and managing glyphosate resistent weeds, insect scouting, and identifying common soybean diseases.
SoyStats is a comprehensive resource for statistical information about the U.S. soybean industry and its relationship to global oilseed production. It is published annually by the American Soybean Association. Use this guide to find important soybean facts and figures. Click here to view the most recent version.
Use these helpful industry links to find other farm and agriculture organizations from Tennessee and across the U.S.
Our friends in Kentucky have a VERY important message about grain bin safety...
Grain bin safety is serious business.
twitter.com/JaiTempleton/status/910233601534578688
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“50% of TN cotton bolls are open. Corn harvest is 46% complete and soybeans are 3% complete. 68% of tobacco is cut.”
Tennessee Soybean shared Tennessee Department of Agriculture's post.
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Why should farmers respond to NASS surveys? Simple ... if you're not counted, you're not considered. Make sure you're not left behind.#TheCensusIsComing
Censky confirmation hearing before the Senate Ag Committee.
On Capitol Hill this morning in support of ASA CEO Steve Censky for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Ag Committee.
American Soybean Association's own Steve Censky!
www.agweek.com/news/4329632-minnesotan-track-become-usdas-no-2?platform=hootsuite
Minnesotan on track to become USDA's No. 2
agweek.com
WASHINGTON — A southwestern Minnesota native goes in front of a Senate committee Tuesday, Sept. 19, as nominee for the No. 2 man of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Senators will consider whether to accept President Donald Trump's nomination of Jackson-area native Steve Censky as deputy secretary....
Tennessee Soybean shared a link.
purdue.edu
Through a collaborative project, Purdue University and Dow AgroSciences researchers have discovered a novel soybean gene that provides resistance to a devastating and costly fungal disease.
Your input is being sought.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is looking for public comment on his plan to reorganize the department. The deadline is Oct. 7. bit.ly/2uXpLsl
WOW! Let's hope this is not true.
The American Soybean Association (ASA) has learned of an undated notice from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) that poses a grave threat to the use of nutritious soy products in military dining installations. The notice will become effective on Sept. 30, 2017,and would cause enormous and immediate disruption to the soyfoods market. Read more: ow.ly/GUur30fbiTs
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