Soy News - Hot Off the Press!
The latest news from NSRL on soybeans
Webinar - Benefits of Soy Foods - June 30, 2009
Nicholas Scates Joins NSRL - March 11, 2009
Stacey Krawczyk Joins NSRL - March 11, 2009
NSRL Conducts Seminar in Haiti - January 29, 2009
Understanding World Food-Fuel Crisis - March 7, 2008
More Than Your Average Tofu Platter - March 6, 2008
C-FAR Presents 2008 Achievement Award to Illinois Center for Soy Foods -February 25, 2008
What is up with that? Oh no! Not soy beans! - February 24, 2008
Extension Associates Join NSRL - February 21, 2008
Australian Weed Traits Beneficial to Soybeans - December 17, 2007
Soy Protein Helps Improve Mid-Day Meals in India - November 13, 2007
Webinar Spills the Beans on the Benefits of Soy
Dr. Barbara Klein, University of Illinois and the National Soybean Research Laboratory, will be a featured presenter during a free Webinar sponsored by SOYJOY. There is so much confusion regarding the dietary promise and health benefits of soy. Join the experts and examine soy science, soy's nutritional properties, its safety and its sensory application, by participating in this free webinar.
This webinar will happen Tuesday June 30, 11 a.m. PST, 1 p.m. CT, 2 p.m. EST. You can register to attend at: http://soywebinar.webex.com
Nicholas Scates Joins NSRL
Urbana, IL - Nicholas Scates has joined the National Soybean Research Laboratory (NSRL) as Project Coordinator. He will assist in international country programs and humanitarian aid projects involving soy. Scates is based at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign campus.
Scates graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture and Consumer Economics. He previously completed two internships with NSRL where he analyzed soybean yield, oil and protein data. In 2007, he was recognized as the NSRL Student employee of the year. His familiarity of agriculture comes with his experiences in assisting with his family´s farm operation that spans four generations in Shawneetown, Illinois.
As Project Coordinator with NSRL, Scates recently traveled to Botswana, South Africa and Kenya to meet with prospective collaborators and partners about school feeding and micro enterprise programs. He spoke with government representatives, private industry personnel and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) about ways to successfully incorporate soy in the diets of people living in remote villages that have no running water or electricity. NSRL is setting up feeding trials and finding solutions to the very complex malnutrition and infrastructure challenges of these areas.
The National Soybean Research Laboratory is located on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. NSRL leads the way in exploring the genetics of soybeans, responding to marketplace challenges and assisting in expanding the scope, size and profitability of the U.S. soybean industry. By creating, providing and facilitating strategic research, education and outreach programs, NSRL aims to serve the needs of soybean producers, processors and consumers in the areas of soybean production, nutrition and international development.
Stacey Krawczyk Joins NSRL
Urbana, IL - Stacey Krawczyk, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., has joined the National Soybean Research Laboratory (NSRL) as Research Dietitian. She is based at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.
Most recently Stacey worked as a private nutrition education consultant. For the past 11 years Krawczyk has created and presented nutritional educational classes, provided expertise for diabetes education materials and taught healthy cooking classes for UIUC Campus Recreation. Krawczyk served as a regional nutritionist consultant with the Illinois Department of Human Services for the Illinois WIC Program and other Maternal and Child Health programs. She has authored a nutrition chapter of a general college-level health class book and has been an editorial reviewer.
At NSRL, Krawczyk will create programs that include soy in school lunch programs domestically and internationally. Her international work will also encompass complementary food projects that incorporate soy. She will collaborate with industry partners to develop wellness programs that feature soy menu items and work with Food Banks to help their clients use soy product donations. Krawczyk will also focus on target markets faced with the challenges of chronic diseases to find ways to use the many benefits of soy to improve their health.
Krawczyk received her MS from University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn. in Public Health. The National Soybean Research Laboratory is located on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. NSRL leads the way in exploring the genetics of soybeans, responding to marketplace challenges and assisting in expanding the scope, size and profitability of the U.S. soybean industry. By developing and implementing strategic research, education and outreach programs, NSRL aims to serve the needs of soybean producers, processors and consumers in the areas of soy production, nutrition and international development.
Jan. 29, 2009 - By Melinda Anderson, NSRL
& Kayla Hedrick, ISA
URBANA -- More than 100 government officials, private industry representatives and other entities gathered at the Karibe Convention Center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, for a seminar on Processing and Utilization of Soybeans for Meat and Dairy Applications. The seminar, conducted by the National Soybean Research Laboratory (NSRL) and funded with Illinois soybean checkoff dollars, teaches attendees how to incorporate soy protein into local diets, part of international marketing efforts facilitated through the lab.
Participants learned about exciting possibilities in producing soy-enhanced hot dogs, sausages, cookies, soymilk and biscuits, while exploring innovative applications that incorporate soy. Participants also received information about using soy protein products in baking applications.
Bridget Owen, associate director at NSRL and Dr. Karl Weingartner, director of INTSOY at the University of Illinois, led the soy seminar in Haiti. The seminar introduced processing and utilization techniques along with best practices that use soybeans as a meat extender and value-added ingredient. The soy will be integrated into local recipes and developed into new foods that provide an excellent source of protein.
“Since 2004, food prices in Haiti have increased nearly 20 percent, causing a rise in the number of Haitians who go hungry,” said Owen. “Haiti has the potential to produce 45 percent of its annual food needs, but severe weather, including hurricanes and floods, has devastated agriculture production in recent years.”
Owen, Weingartner and Jim Hershey, Executive Director of the World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH), will also participate in meetings with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), The World Food Program (WFP) and U.S. Embassy Economic Officers to ascertain opportunities for soy to be used as an integral ingredient providing a complete, high quality protein source to Haitians.
WISHH creates sustainable solutions for the protein demands of people in developing countries through the introduction and use of U.S. soy products. WISHH has worked in 23 countries, including Haiti, to improve diets as well as encourage growth of food industries. NSRL assists as the Illinois arm and technical team for WISHH. For more information about WISHH, please visit www.wishh.org.
Illinois Soybean Association is the statewide organization for Illinois soybean growers. The farmers on its board administer soybean checkoff funds to support research, promotions and educational programs designed to increase demand for Illinois soybeans and administer legislation and membership programs. Contact ISA at 309-663-7692, or visit www.ilsoy.org.
Understanding World Food-Fuel Crisis
May. 12, 2008
Originally publshed at: www.aces.uiuc.edu/news/stories/news4389.html
Source: Peter Goldsmith (217) 244-1706; written by
Bob Sampson
URBANA - Symptoms of the food-versus-fuel crisis are appearing regularly in the news but the underlying causes--and long-term implications--are poorly understood, said a University of Illinois agricultural economics professor.
"An important component of the food-versus-fuel debate that is not well understood is how increases in wealth for Asian consumers are dramatically affecting the markets for commodities worldwide," said Peter Goldsmith, director of the National Soybean Research Laboratory and an associate professor in the U of I's Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics.
To help fill that knowledge gap, Goldsmith, Tad Masuda, a postdoctoral researcher, and Barbara Mirel of the University of Michigan have built a 3-D computer model that visually conveys the interrelationship and impacts of income changes around the world on consumption, production, and markets.
"Global Food in 3-D--Version 2" is a Web-based program that will be accessible on a trial basis worldwide to analysts and other interested parties by June. ....
The entire article is available in pdf format at
www.nsrl.uiuc.edu/news/pressreleases/foodfuelMay08.pdf
March 7, 2008-By Melinda Anderson, NSRL
URBANA, Ill. – Teenagers are spending more time in front of the computer and television these days and less time participating in physical activities. Those sedentary behaviors are a hot topic among healthcare professionals, educators and parents, as lack of activity and obesity are causes for a drastic increase in the incidence of Type 2 diabetes among teens.
Researchers at the University of Illinois are leveraging teens’ interest in technology to teach them about the risk factors of diabetes. The project, called H ealthy O utcomes for T eens (HOT), is helping teenagers understand that a family history of diabetes, obesity and inactivity make them vulnerable for developing Type 2 diabetes. . . .
The entire article is available in pdf format at
www.nsrl.uiuc.edu/news/pressreleases/HOTProjectMar708.pdf
More Than Your Average Tofu Platter
Put some soy in your diet
Mar. 06, 2008 - by Amanda Schultz
As printed in The Buzz, and on their website at http://the217.com/articles/view/more_than_your_average_tofu_platter
Check out their on-line version to get some of our recipes too.
Check out the link for The BUZZ article for an interview with Cheryl Sullivan, ICSF dietitian, talking about soy foods.
February 25, 2008- By LeAnn Ormsby, lormsby@uiuc.edu, 217.244.4232
SPRINGFIELD --The Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research (C-FAR) presented its 2008 Donald A. Holt Achievement Award at the organization's annual meeting on February 12th in Springfield. C-FAR annually recognizes a C-FAR-funded research team that has demonstrated outstanding and innovative team research and outreach. The award is named in honor of Dr. Donald Holt, a longtime advocate for practical and sound food and agricultural research. This year’s award was presented to the Illinois Center for Soy Foods. . . .
The entire article is available in pdf format at
www.nsrl.uiuc.edu/news/pressreleases/CFARawardFeb2508.pdf
February 24, 2008 by Karen Willenbrecht
Used with permisssion by Stars and Stripes, copyright 2008 Stars and Stripes
Also available from their website at www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=140&article=52763
Q: A couple of weeks ago, I saw soybeans littering the ground everywhere I went — on the sidewalks, and even the halls of my apartment building. Did everyone in Japan spill their groceries? What’s up with that?
A: In the immortal words of John Belushi: “Food fight!”Well, sort of. Your neighbors did throw soybeans — but not because anyone was imitating “Animal House.”
Instead, they were celebrating Setsubun, a holiday that marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring. (Yes, it still feels like winter in most of Japan, but on the Japanese lunar calendar, spring officially started Feb. 4.) . . . .
The entire article can be found in pdf format at
www.nsrl.uiuc.edu/news/pressreleases/StarsStripesFeb2408.pdf
February 21, 2008-by Melinda Anderson, NSRL 217-244-7384
Urbana, Ill. – The National Soybean Research Laboratory (NSRL) has hired three extension associates to inform Illinois soybean farmers about research efforts regarding soybean cyst nematode (SCN), weeds, germplasm and breeding initiatives in addition to pests and diseases. Their new responsibilities will be in addition to their current positions as University of Illinois Extension Educators and Specialists. . . .
The entire article can be found in pdf format at
www.nsrl.uiuc.edu/news/pressreleases/ExtAssocFeb2108.pdf
December 17, 2007 - Melinda Anderson, NSRL 217-244-7384
Urbana - Hybridization research at the University of Illinois is overcoming biological barriers that will benefit soybean producers. Offspring from crossing soybean, Glycine max, and an Australian weed, Glycine tomentella, are producing fertile seeds that hold significant promise for increasing genetic diversity.
Dr. Ram Singh, agronomist and plant cytogeneticist with the Department of Crop Sciences , at the University of Illinois, is overcoming genetic obstacles by crossing soybeans and G. tomentella. . . . . .
The entire article can be found in pdf format at
www.nsrl.uiuc.edu/news/pressreleases/HybridResDec1707.pdf
November 13, 2007 - By Melinda Anderson, 217-244-7384
Urbana -- Currently, sixty-three percent of primary school age children in India go to bed hungry. By providing a mid-day meal that integrates soy protein, hunger can be minimized as a barrier to learning, according to Vijaya Jain, of the National Soybean Research Laboratory (NSRL) at the University of Illinois.
"A wholesome meal continues to be the most powerful incentive for many children to come to school in India. That meal also helps them stay in school and perform better academically," said Jain. . . . . .
The entire article can be found in pdf format at
www.nsrl.uiuc.edu/news/pressreleases/Indiaprogram.pdf
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