Agri-pulse is reporting on a couple of soybean stories that readers might be interested in knowing about. First, U.S. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Jim Miller informed soybean industry leaders that he is willing to request the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service “to arbitrate longstanding differences between the United Soybean Board, which oversees the checkoff [program] and the American Soybean Association, the industry’s primary lobbying organization.” The American Soybean Association’s board of directors voted on Monday to accept the offer. In the second story, the review of the audit and investigation of the national soybean checkoff will not be completed by the Office of Inspector General by the end of the year as previously expected.To read the Agri-pulse story on these two issues click here.
Posted: 09/04/09
