Educational program coming to a field day near you

Qualisoy expands popular program to share profit opportunities for new traits

Qualisoy directors and staff will hit the road this year to bring the latest news on low-linolenic and other improved soybean traits straight to the field.

Greg Anderson, immediate past chairman of the United Soybean Board and a soybean farmer from Newman Grove, Neb., serves as Qualisoy's chairman.

"The Qualisoy Field Day educational tour proved so popular last year that we decided to renew the program this year," Anderson says. "Bringing relevant information about new traits straight to farmers is crucial to the success of the soybean industry. Our customers in the food industry demand trait-enhanced soybean oils to make the foods we eat healthier. And our customers in the feed industry want trait-enhanced soybean meal to produce feeds that add value to animal diets. The Field Day program is a grassroots effort to teach farmers about these new traits and how they can profit from growing them."

In a partnership with the National Association of County Ag Agents, Qualisoy will host presentations and distribute educational materials to soybean farmers at field days in 10 states. Field Day attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in a raffle for a hand-held global positioning system unit, a power-tool set or a digital camera and printer.

"We appreciate the opportunity to partner with NACAA on this program," Anderson says. "Because of NACAA's help in promoting the program to extension agents, we have been able to grow this program and expand it from six states last year to 10 this year."

Farmers, industry partners and media are encouraged to attend these field days. Dates and locations are provided below.

Qualisoy Field Day Tour Dates:

Minden, Iowa, June 17;

*Nashua, Iowa, June 19;

*Crawfordsville, Iowa, June 26;

*Beresford, S.D., July 9;

*Van Wert, Ohio, July 29;

Bourbonnais, Ill., July TBD;

*Vinton, Iowa, Aug. 11;

Rock Port, Mo., Aug. 26;

Albany, Mo., Aug. 27;

Elizabethtown, Ky., Aug. 28;

Wellsboro, Penn., Aug./Sept. TBD;

*Clarks Grove, Minn., Aug. TBD;

*Clarion, Iowa, Sept. 3;

Marysville, Kan., Sept. 4;

*Millersport, Ohio, Sept. 4;

Monroe, MI, Sept. 8;

Champaign, Ill., Sept. TBD;

*Sandusky, Mich., Sept. TBD;

Northwood, Iowa, Dec. 12;

Wauseon, Ohio, Jan. 16;

Ada, Minn., Jan. 21;

Rockford, Ill., Feb. TBD;

Quincy, Ill., Feb. TBD.

*Represents Field Day locations with low-linolenic soybeans in their test plots.

Qualisoy is a collaborative effort among the soybean industry to help market the development and availability of trait-enhanced soybeans and soybean oil, reduce environmental impacts of livestock production through improved soybean meal and improve the global competitiveness of the U.S. soybean industry. A diverse 22-member Qualisoy Board of Directors sets research priorities, evaluates existing and emerging technologies, and sets quality standards for traits, products and processes. For additional information on soybean industry efforts, Qualisoy's activities and its Board of Directors, visit www.Qualisoy.com. NACAA is the major organization representing county agents and extension educators. For more information on NACAA and its outreach and professional development activities, visit www.nacaa.com.

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Date: 7/7/08

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