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NC Farmer Realizes Value of the Soybean Checkoff

  Program 7333  (download mp3)
  Posted on Wed, Feb 8, 2012


United Soybean Board hosts what they call the See for Yourself tour for soybean producers that admit that they don’t know a great deal about uses for soy, and what their checkoff funds are used for. Fred Robinson, Gaston County, NC soybean producer was selected for the 2011 tour:
 

As to what Robinson saw in Mexico, he says he was amazed:
 

To learn more about the See for Yourself Tour visit unitedsoybeanboard.org.
 

Fred Robinson, Gaston County Soybean Farmer
 

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