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Fields of leaner beans earn premium pay

Wanted: Farmers who will plant more healthful soybeans this year. Pay: 50 to 60 cents more a bushel. Apply to Cargill Inc.

Monsanto Co. and Cargill will begin a joint recruiting campaign today to persuade farmers in Iowa and 11 other states, from Nebraska to the East Coast, to grow Monsanto's Vistive-brand low linolenic soybeans. (Read More)

Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman, Iowa Argriculture

Monsanto and Cargill began recruiting for more soybean acres last week by offering 50 to 60 cents more per bushel on Monsanto’s Vistive-brand low linolenic soybeans. Vistive soybeans have less linolenic acid than normal soybeans and soy processors need more growers to fulfill demand for the healthier soy oil. (Read More)

Healthy Oil Vistive soybeans grow with push in reducing trans fats

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The air in the conference room was full of delectable food, friendly conversation and an optimistic sense that low-linolenic acid soybeans are becoming the agricultural wave of the future. (Read More)

Wind-turbine manufacturer to open plant in Keokuk

Gov. Chet Culver and Keokuk Mayor David Gudgel joined officials from Hendricks Industries last week to announce plans for the company to open a wind turbine tower advanced manufacturing plant in Keokuk, creating 350 jobs and more than $34 million in capital investment, pending approval of state incentives. (Read More)

Monsanto to offer more Vistive low-lin soybean varieties for 2008

As food company and processor demand for better oils for healthier foods continues to grow, Monsanto next season will offer soybean farmers an expanded portfolio of high-performing Vistive™ low-linolenic soybeans, which can reduce or eliminate trans fats in processed soybean oil. (Read More)

Vistive soybeans can offer a higher price for a healthier bean

As Americans get more and more concerned about obesity and the food they eat, soybean producers have an opportunity to grow healthier beans. (Read More)

Soybean industry working to meet demand for trans-fat alternatives

The increase in consumer demand for healthier, trans-fat-free foods has prompted Nebraska soybean growers, soybean processors and the Nebraska Soybean Association to collaborate in order to help meet that growing demand. (Read More)

Premium pay

This month, Heath Conklin will truck low-linolenic soybeans grown by B.R. and J. Farms about 50 miles to an elevator at Marion and get a 60-cent-per-bushel premium. (Read More)

Primed for niche soybean

Cargill at Sidney will begin taking farmer deliveries of low-linolenic Vistive soybeans Jan. 21 and 22.The plant is the largest Cargill refi nery in North America. The facility underwent extensive refurbishing over the past year to become more efficient and to handle low-linolenic beans. About $4.6 million in improvements were made to the crushing, handling and refining operations.
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State Debates Trans-Fat Ban

In 2007, Ohio became the 15th state to propose a ban on trans fats. Although some cities, including New York and Chicago, have approved such bans, none of the statewide bans have gotten past lawmakers. Still, state and national soybean organizations are in a corner. After all, they are promoting the use of low-linolenic soybean varieties by farmers. When processed, the low-linolenic varieties produce trans-fatfree soybean oil. (Read More)

Ins and Outs of Low-Linolenics

From an agronomic standpoint, you still need to consider the strengths and weaknesses with low-lin soybean varieties, just as we would with non-low-lin varieties. (Read More)