10/10/12
How do your soybeans grow?
Local soybean growers host international trade delegation to encourage foreign soybean markets
Brenda Winter, Reporter
Brenda Winter photo
An investor group and the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council hosted a tour for 23 men and women from the Philippines last week. It included a stop at Feikema Farms north of Luverne. Above, soybean grower Shawn Feikema talks with a guest about the differences between farming in the Midwest and in the Philippines. The Philippines is the fourth largest market for U.S. soybean meal.
Rock County farmer Shawn Feikema hosted a trade delegation from the Philippines at his farm north of Luverne on Oct.3. The delegation, consisting of 23 leaders in the Filipino food industry, saw … More »
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