The Future of U.S. Soybean Production

By Sara Schafer

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November 16, 2020 10:54 PM

Sara Muri, Farm Journal Business & Crops Online Editor

Jim Stillman, Vice Chair of the USB Domestic Marketing Committee, discusses the future of soybean production, in the terms of food and fuel.

Stillman spoke during the 12^th Farm Journal Forum in Washington, D.C.

The United Soybean Board and Monsanto sponsored the event.

You can e-mail Sara Muri at smuri@farmjournal.com.

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