The Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council is preparing for an international marketing trip to Vietnam.
Council chairman Keith Schrader says he’ll be hosting a group of Minnesota farmers who will evaluate how their checkoff dollars have been invested.
“We’re going to show them crush facilities (and) feed plants. We’re going to end up on farms. They’re going to have a chance to meet with representatives that Minnesota funds in Vietnam; we fund the office in Hanoi for the United States Soybean Export Council.”
He tells Brownfield the group will meet employees in Vietnam who are funded in part by Minnesota farmers.
Schrader, who spoke to Brownfield at Commodity Classic in New Orleans last week, says the trade participants went through a selection process.
“These are farmers; these are not board members. These are farmers from all across the state that pay into the Checkoff through their soybean sales.”
Minnesota Soybean has a long history with Vietnam, but Schrader says this will be the first time Minnesota farmers will have the opportunity to see how their checkoff dollars are being used in that country.
The group leaves for Vietnam March 15th.
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