Soybean groups elevate efforts to court foreign markets

Janelle Atyeo
Jun 20, 2019
Jun 20, 2019

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Dawn and Pat Schiere explain operations at their Salem, S.D., farm to soybean buyers from Asian countries during a tour stop June 12.

Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

Visitors from Asian countries inspect a combine on a farm visit near Salem, S.D., June 12, 2019.

Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

Salem farmer Craig Blindert talks with soybean buyers on a trade mission visit to South Dakota.

Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

Worthington, Minn., farmer Bill Gordon, second from right, talks with members of a Columbia oils organization in Bogota during a recent trade mission.

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Climbing down from a tractor with a land roller attached, Edwin Macasaet made note of the size of the implements.

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Tractor pose — Edwin Macasaet poses on a tractor at the Dawn and Pat Scheire farm in Salem during a trade tour stop.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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Bill Gordon Peru — Worthington, Minn., farmer Bill Gordon poses at a farmers market in Peru.
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South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture Kim Vanneman talks about trade relationships with visitors from Asian countries at a Salem, S.D., farm June 12.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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Janelle is editor of the Tri-State Neighbor, covering South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at jatyeo@tristateneighbor.com or follow on Twitter @JLNeighbor.