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U.S. Soybean Growers Prepare to Celebrate 50 Years of Market Development Activities in Japan |
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| Mr. & Mrs. George M. Strayer leaving Waterloo, Iowa, enroute to Japan in October 1955. Strayer, a farmer-seedsman living in Hudson, Iowa, was ASA’s first executive officer and served as the Executive Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Association from November 1940 through April 30, 1967. He was also the creator and first editor of The Soybean Digest, predecessor of today’s The Corn & Soybean Digest magazine published by PRIMEDIA Business Magazines & Media Inc. (American Soybean Association archive photo) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The staff of Japanese American Soybean Institute at Haneda Airport in July 1957. Left to right are: Mr. Hidekidu Sato, Translator; Ms. Toshi Yonemura, Interpreter-Nutrition Specialist; Mr. Shizuka Hayashi, Managing Director; Ms. Yoshiko Kojima, Research & Promotion; and Ms. Yoko Takahashi, Secretary. (American Soybean Association archive photo) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Partnership programs have always been an integral part of the American Soybean Association’s activities to build demand for U.S. soybeans and soy products. Bringing overseas customers to the United States to meet with U.S. growers provides opportunities for buyers to witness firsthand the efficiency and quality of U.S. agricultural production, while grower missions to export countries help U.S. farmers understand what customers need. It also affords them an opportunity to thank customers for their purchases. (American Soybean Association archive photo) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mr. Jack Yamashita of the American Soybean Association, Tokyo, after receiving the FAS Incentive Award Certificate, poses with the ASA office staff and visitors. Left to right: Mr. John D. Mortimer, Deputy Far East Director; Mr. Mitsunori Amano, Bookkeeper/Statistician; Mr. Robert W. Allewelt, Fats & Oils Div., FAS/W; Miss Kaoriko Shimodaira, Executive Secretary, ASA Tokyo Office; Mr. Ralph Jackson, Executive Vice President, ASA, Hudson, Iowa; Mr. Jack Yamashita; Mr. David L. Hume, Agricultural Attache, Tokyo; Miss Yoshiko Kitade, Jr. Secretary; Mr. Noboru Korikoshi, Administrative Asst.; Miss Yoshiko Kojima, Food Section Chief; and Mr. Scott Sawyers, Far East Director. (American Soybean Association archive photo) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Additional Resources
FAS Worldwide Magazine article (June 2006) "U.S. Soybean Growers Celebrate 50 Years of Market Development in Japan" available at: www.fas.usda.gov/info/fasworldwide/2006/06-2006/SoyDevelopment.htm FAS Worldwide Magazine article (December 2006) "Partners for Half a Century: Soy Week in Japan" available at: http://www.fas.usda.gov/info/fasworldwide/2006/12-2006/SoyWeek.htm ASA News Release of June 12, 2006 "ASA Prepares to Celebrate 50 Years in Japan" available at: www.soygrowers.com/newsroom/releases/2006_releases/r061206.htm ASA-IM Japan Office U.S. Soybean Export Council web site www.asasoya.org
United Soybean Board web site www.unitedsoybean.org |
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Global News Release (Embargoed until 7:00 a.m. EDT August 23, 2006) U.S. Soybean Growers Celebrate 50th Anniversary with Japanese Customers The news release is available in Portable Document Format (PDF) in the following 15 languages: |
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