U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly & United Soybean Board CEO Polly Ruland To Headline MSA Conference On January 24, 2018
The Mississippi Soybean Association (MSA) will host its annual Mississippi Soybean Producer Conference on January 24, 2018, in Stoneville, Mississippi at the Capps Center on the campus of the Delta Research and Extension Center, beginning at 10:00am.
MSA President Jeremy Jack stated, “We are very excited to have both Congressman Kelly and the new CEO of the United Soybean Board (USB) Polly Ruhland at our conference. We are looking forward to hearing what strategic initiatives are ongoing within USB and the latest updates on Farm Bill movements from Congressman Trent Kelly. A Lee County native, Congressman Kelly is a member of House Agriculture Committee, and has been a true friend to the industry since being elected to Congress. I encourage all soybean producers across the state to come be a part of your state soybean association’s annual producer conference.”
Topics and speakers include:
- Update from United Soybean Board (USB): Mrs. Polly Ruhland, CEO-USB;
- Update from the MS Soybean Promotion Board: Mr. Paul Dees, Chairman;
- Auxin Herbicide Label Changes for 2018: MDAC& Industry Reps.;
- Soybean Production Updates: MSU Extension Professionals;
- Luncheon Speaker: 2018Farm Bill Progress: U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly; &
- Announcement of the 2017 MSA Soybean Yield Contest Winners.
Lunch will be provided for all conference attendees. This conference is supported in part by the Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board. For more information or to RSVP for the conference, please contact Justin Ferguson, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation staff at jferguson@msfb.org or 601-720-4238.