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Sep 24, 2015
ASA Director and WISHH committee member E.L. Reed (back left) and Missouri soybean and corn farmer Howard Pehle (front right) discuss U.S. farming techniques with a group of Nigerian government officials involved in food and feed regulatory policy.
The American Soybean Association/World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (ASA/WISHH) last week welcomed a delegation of Nigerian government officials involved in food and feed safety and policy development, in cooperation with the U.S. Poultry and Egg Export Council’s United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funded Farm to Fork Initiative.
Members of the group received an overview of agricultural associations, commodity markets and international marketing from Jim Hershey and Chris Slemp, of ASA’s WISHH program, and Nathan Fields, director of biotechnology and economics with the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA).
ASA Director and WISHH committee member E.L. Reed and Missouri soybean farmer Howard Pehle lead a tour of Pehle’s farm for a group of Nigerian government representatives. The group learned about the U.S. feedstuff value chain.
The group traveled through Missouri to observe the crop production to feed manufacturing value chain. This included a tour of the Missouri soybean checkoff funded Bay Farm Research facility in Columbia, Mo. and a visit to a feed mill in Mexico, Mo. The group was able to observe harvest and storage techniques at Missouri corn and soybean farmer Howard Pehle’s farm. Pehle explained some of the best practices he uses to manage his farm and answered questions.
E.L. Reed, who is an ASA Director, Missouri Soybean Board member and on the WISHH Committee, along with Missouri Soybean Association’s Director of New Business Tony Stafford helped to organize the visit.
