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Future of soybean seed variety development; high quality Midwest soybeans to be featured at 2009 Midwest Specialty Grains Conference & Trade Show - September 1-2 in Sioux Falls (05-20-09) -- The 2009 Midwest Specialty Grains Conference & Trade Show, set for September 1-3 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota will feature a series of high impact information sessions on high value opportunities for farmers in specialty soybeans, corn, wheat and small grains. Exhibitors and attendees can register now or learn more information and check out the latest agenda by going to www.grainconference.com

Vilsack names Michener to head FAS (03-27-09) -- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on March 23 named Michael Michener as Administrator of USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).

Soy beneficial for heart and bone health -- new Journal of Nutrition report (03-27-09) -- New findings published in the April issue of the Journal of Nutrition suggest soyfoods can play an important role in promoting heart and bone health.

USGC forms partnerships to increase DDGS demand in China (03-27-09) -- The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) is finding traction working to expand demand for U.S. feed grains and their co-products in China by building partnerships with Chinese dairy and livestock organizations.

Canadian researchers find link between diet high in Omega-3s and super fit performance (03-27-09) -- According to Jean-Michel Weber, the University of Ottawa, omega-3 fatty acids have some rather astonishing effects. In humans they reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and alleviate depression. But it was not their potential medicinal properties that intrigued Weber; it was their ability to increase aerobic capacity, much like endurance training. Could the sandpipers be building up for their endurance challenge by simply eating? All the evidence suggest so, but....

Obama names Mulvey acting chairman of STB -- President designates Democratic commissioner to head rail regulatory agency (03-27-09) -- President Obama has named Francis P. Mulvey as acting chairman of the Surface Transportation Board, elevating the sole Democratic commissioner from the vice chairman post.

Short line traffic keeps skidding -- small railroads hit sharpest one-week decline this year (03-27-09) -- A key index of short line railroad traffic hit its worst percentage drop of 2009, falling 27.88 percent in the week ending March 21.

Soybeans forecast to gain acreage in Midwest (03-20-09) -- Soybean plantings are likely to rise this year at the expense of corn and some wheat acreage,according to U.S. Wheat Associates.

Montana Attorney General report finds BNSF rates excessive; BNSF disputes accuracy (03-20-09) -- The Montana Attorney General released a report in late February, stating that BNSF controls 95 percent of rail transportation in Montana (including grain). The report concludes that this high level of concentration results in Montana shippers paying the highest rail rates in the country and often receiving poor rail service.

Container ship charter rates plumb new lows (03-20-09) -- London -- Container ship charter rates have plumbed new lows as ocean carriers trim their fleets and press ship owners for deeper discounts amid slowing cargo volumes and sagging freight rates on most liner trade routes.

Grains largely escape Mexico's trade tariff retaliation over trucking row (03-20-09) -- Most, but not all, grains escaped Mexico's trade retaliation measure announced this week, which placed tariffs of 10 to 20 percent on certain U.S. products in response to Congress shutting down a pilot Mexican trucking program operating in the U.S.

DDGS: Supplying Demand -- Midwest Shippers, members provide insights (03-20-09) -- The success of the dry-mill ethanol production process means that in the near future, the ethanol industry could produce more distillers grains than the domestic livestock feed market and the fledgling export market will bear. Distillers dried grains with solubles is already considered by many to be an undervalued co-product of ethanol production. How will the ethanol industry expand the market and how will they move it all from here to there? Midwest Shippers Assocition (MSA) and MSA members provide insights to feature story in this month's Ethanol Producer magazine.

USDA Information for Exporting U.S. Grain in Containers (02-01-08) -- U.S. Department of Agriculture information about exporting grain using containers.

Midwest Shippers Association Membership Directory Available Online (05-30-07) -- Download a PDF version of the directory today.

Senate Bill Introduced to Revoke Railroads' Antitrust Exemption (03-15-07) -- Legislation (S. 772) that would eliminate the antitrust exemption currently enjoyed by freight railroads was introduced on March 6 by Sens. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., and four co-sponsors.

Export aid is on track (03-15-07) -- New train-loading equipment is arriving in Montevideo for farmers who ship crops overseas.

MDA to share export insights with local agricultural businesses (03-15-07) -- St Paul, MN - Minnesota has become the fifth-largest agricultural exporting state in the nation, and as more local companies look to get in on the action, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is eager to help.

Chinese Soybean Groups Advocate More Use of Domestic, non-GMO Beans (03-15-07) -- Grow local. That's the message from groups trying to convince the government China's natural soybeans are better than genetically modified (GM) imports.

Vietnamese Soymilk Producer Green Spot Launches Marketing Campaign (03-15-07) -- Green Spot Co, the producer of Vitamilk soy milk, is spending 50 million baht on a new marketing campaign to stimulate consumption and expand its customer base this year, the Bangkok Post reports.

Westbound trans-Pacific lines raising ag rates (03-01-07) -- Member shipping lines in the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement plan to raise rates on dry agricultural products cargoes as part of the groups 2007 revenue and cost recovery program.

DM&E Railroad won't get $2 billion loan for coal line (03-01-07) -- Project opponents applauded the federal decision. The company's president said he'll seek other financing for a route across Minnesota.

University of Connecticut Breakthrough in Plant Biotech Could Lead to Safer GM Crops (03-01-07) -- University of Connecticut plant biologists have developed a tool, called a "GM-(genetically-modified)-gene-deletor," that could prevent genetically-modified gene flow into non-biotech crops or weeds, an invention that may help alleviate public concerns surrounding genetically-modified plants.

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