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Soybean Wrap 2010 (1-21-2011)
This new video from ISA provides a short review of the 2010 soybean growing season.

Illinois Soybean Farmer Ross Prough (7-16-2010)
This video features the 2010 soybean planting season.

Illinois Soybean Farmer Pat Dumoulin (7-16-2010)
This video was taken in June 2010 on the Illinois soybean farm of Pat Dumoulin.

Cunningham Soybean Farm (7-16-2010)
Talks about 2010 season

Tim Scates Soybean Farm (7-16-2010)
Farming with family...

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Aquaculture

The Velella Mariculture Research Project (9-1-2011)
The Velella Mariculture Research Project is testing an unachored drifter pen in Federal waters (3-150 miles offshore) off the Big Island of Hawaii. This innovative form of mariculture - growing fish in the open ocean - uses cutting edge technology and leaves no environmental footprint. The Velella Project could revolutionize sustainable aquaculture.

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Industrial Uses

USS LST-325 Fueled by Biodiesel (10-18-2011)
On September 1, 2011, the USS LST-325 sponsored a VIP cruise for its contributors who support biodiesel. The tour took attendees from the lock in Peoria, Ill., upriver to Henry, Ill., where the ship would be docking for the weekend. This video - funded by the Illinois soybean checkoff - is the story of the USS LST-325 and biodiesel, both created right here in the midwest and serving America in the past, present and future.

Kenny Wallace Talks Renewable Fuels (10-8-2011)
The Family Farmers coalition sponsored NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Kenny Wallace in five races during the 2011 NASCAR season. As a member of the Family Farmers High-Performance team, Wallace also served as spokesperson for renewable fuels and other initiatives. In this video, he shares his thoughts on biofuels and other bio-based products used in vehicles. These innovations - made from soybeans - helps decrease our nation's dependence on foreign oil and result in less engine wear and lower emissions. Plus, they help create jobs right here at home!

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Image Building

From Pod to Plate Episode 5: Trucking (9-20-2011)
Join host Barry Cloyd as he discovers what it takes to get soybeans from the Pod to the Plate in this video series from the Illinois Soybean Association - funded by the Illinois soybean checkoff. In this episode, Barry visits Wachtel Farms to learn about the role trucks and trucking companies play in transporting soybeans from the field to their final destinations... and everywhere in between.

From Pod to Plate Episode 4: Elevators & Trains (9-19-2011)
Join host Barry Cloyd as he discovers what it takes to get soybeans from the Pod to the Plate in this video series from the Illinois Soybean Association - funded by the Illinois soybean checkoff. In this episode, Barry travels to Taloma Farmers Grain to learn about the role trains play in transporting soybeans from the field to their final destinations... and everywhere in between.

From Pod to Plate Episode 2: Growing (9-9-2011)
Join host Barry Cloyd as he discovers what it takes to get soybeans from the Pod to the Plate in this video series from the Illinois Soybean Association - funded by the Illinois soybean checkoff. In the second episode, Barry returns to the farm of ISA District 6 Director Rob Shaffer to learn about the steps farmers must take throughout the growing cycle to maximize their yield, including the importance of scouting and spraying for weeds, insect pests and diseases.

From Pod to Plate Episode 1: Planting (7-22-2011)
Join host Barry Cloyd as he discovers what it takes to get soybeans from the Pod to the Plate in this video series from the Illinois Soybean Association - funded by the Illinois soybean checkoff. In the first episode, Barry visits the farm of ISA District 6 Director Rob Shaffer to learn about the planting process.

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Producer Communications

Kenny Wallace Talks Soybeans (9-29-2011)
The Family Farmers coalition sponsored NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Kenny Wallace in five races during the 2011 NASCAR season. As a member of the Family Farmers High-Performance team, Wallace also served as spokesperson for renewable fuels and other initiatives. In this video, he shares his thoughts on the importance of the soybean industry and how it benefits animal agriculture, our health, the economy and so much more!

Soybean Research Tour (9-1-2010)
Soybean Research Tour Video

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Soybean College

ISA/Farm Journal Soybean College Overview (8-3-2012)
This video, featuring ISA Chairman Matt Hughes, provides an overview of what attendees experienced at the 2012 ISA/Farm Journal Soybean College.

ISA/Farm Journal Soybean College - Robert Mullen, Ph.D. (8-3-2012)
In this video taken during a breakout session at the 2012 ISA/Farm Journal Soybean College, speaker Robert Mullen, Ph.D., Director of Agronomy for Potash Corporation of Saskatchwan, answers the question "Soil Fertility: N, P and K - Are They Lacking?"

ISA/Farm Journal Soybean College - Jerry Stoller (8-3-2012)
In this video taken during a breakout session at the 2012 ISA/Farm Journal Soybean College, speaker Jerry Stoller, President and CEO of StollerUSA, discusses "The Secret to Increasing Yield."

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Illinois Soybean Summit

Farmer Panel: Becoming a More Profitable Soybean Producer (3-18-2013)
Presented by Ken Dalenberg, John Reifsteck and Ken Curtis

Matt Hughes and Ross Prough - Introductory Remarks (3-28-2012)
Watch the introductory remarks from the 2012 Illinois Soybean Summit, featuring ISA Chairman Matt Hughes and ISA Director Ross Prough, who explains how the Yield Challenge has helped him boost his own soybean yields.

John Baize - Global Demand (3-27-2012)
Watch the opening keynote from the 2012 Illinois Soybean Summit, presented by John Baize, president of John C. Baize & Associates, titled "Outlook for Soybeans: Will Global Demand Keep Rising?"

Dan Davidson - Yield Challenge Review and Results Pt. 1 (3-26-2012)
Watch ISA Director of Strategic Research Dan Davidson's presentation from the 2012 Illinois Soybean Summit, Part 1 of the Yield Challenge Review and Results segment.

Jim Nelson - Yield Challenge Review and Results Pt. 2 (3-25-2012)
Watch Yield Challenge Coordinator Jim Nelson's presentation from the 2012 Illinois Soybean Summit, Part 2 of the Yield Challenge Review and Results segment.

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