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Events & Visitors: 2000
| Soy/Swine
Nutrition Research Planning Meeting. |
| December 13-14, 2000 |
| Participants |
The program's research leaders and coordinators met with
invitees from the soy and swine industry to review research accomplishments
to date and discuss future directions for the program. For photos, visit
the Soy/Swine website. |
| Yunae
Lee |
| November 3, 2000 |
| Sponsoring Organizations |
Lynn Clarkson, Clarkson Grains |
| Participants |
Lynn Clarkson, Clarkson Grain
Steve Sonka, National Soybean Research Laboratory
Pradeep Khanna, National Soybean Research Laboratory
Lynn Westgren, National Soybean Research Laboratory |
| Purpose |
Ms. Lee is a representative of Dr. Chung's Foods based in
the
United States. Dr. Chung's Foods is one of the key nutrition enterprises
in South Korea. Ms. Lee is responsible for building the infrastructure,
trade ties, and marketing and production strategies for Dr. Chung's in
the
U.S. She visited the University of Illinois to better understand what
work NSRL does, and how she might benefit from those efforts. She was
particularly interested in getting input on product development,
processing, taste and market studies. |
| Caio
Vidor |
| October 27, 2000 |
| Participants |
Dr. Harold Kauffman, Asst. Dean, International Activities,
Dept. of Crop Sciences
Dr. Bruce Chassy, Asst. Dean, Biotechnology and Outreach, Dept. of Food
Science
Dr. Steve Sonka, Director, National Soybean Research Laboratory
Dr. Phil Orwick, National Soybean Research Laboratory
Faculty members of Dept. of Crop Sciences |
| Purpose |
Dr. Caio Vidor is the Director of the Soybean Research Center
for EMBRAPA, located in Londrina, Parana, Brazil. He visited with
various faculty members at UIUC to foster future collaborations between
EMBRAPA and UIUC for soybean research. Faculty visits centered primarily
on the crop protection disciplines of weed science, entomology, and plant
pathology, and on soybean breeding and genetics. |
| ASA
Taiwan Trade Team |
| October 3, 2000 |
| Sponsoring Organizations |
American Soybean Association |
| Participants |
Mr. CHOU, Szu-Fu, Assistant General Manager, Eagle Holding
Corporation
Mr. LEE, Wan-Seng, Manager Marketing, TTET Union Corporation
Mr. HO, Wen-Hsiung, Assistant Manager Sales Department, Central Union Corp.
Mr. HSAI, Ming-Chan, Manager Edible Oil Business Dept., Taisun Enterprise
Co., LTD
Mr. WANG, Rong-Yu, Manager Edible Oil Division, Fwusow Industry Co. LTD
Mr. LIN, Yu-Hsiang, Product Manager Edible Oil Division President, Enterprise
Co. LTD
Mr. LIN, Ching-Chou, Vice Manager, Hui Shung Agriculture & Food Corp.
Mr. TSAI, Ching-Sung, Special Asst. to Vice Pres., Formosa Oilseed Processing
Co., LTD
Mr. LIN, Te-Hung, Manager, Chia Hsin Food & Synthetic Fiber Co.
Mr. LIU, Chien-Chung Manager,Commodity DivisionGreat Wall Enterprise Co.
Mr. Anthony THANG, Country Director, American Soybean Association |
| Purpose |
The trade team of preferred customers to the U.S. visited
locations in the US to learn about the differential advantages of the U.S.
in soybean exports and to re-confirm US farmers’ ability to produce
quality soybeans and to fund research aimed at improving oil and protein
content. Pradeep Khanna, Steve Sonka, and George Fahey spoke to the group
about NSRL activities. |
| Grain
Buyers Tour |
| September 26, 2000 |
| Sponsoring Organizations |
Illinois Department of Agriculture |
| Participants |
Mr. Terry English; Illinois Department of Agriculture
Dr. Steve Sonka; Director NSRL, Market Structure Issues
Dr. Sally Thompson; Professor; StratSoy and the Varietal Information Program
for Soybeans
Ms. Karen Bender; PhD Student/Senior Research Associate; Identity Preservation
System Segregation |
| Purpose |
A group of grain buyers, producers, and traders visited
NSRL as part of an annual grain tour to the Midwestern United States. The
group of approximately 30 visitors consisted of people from many different
countries including Mexico, Brazil, Philippines, Canada, and Guatemala. |
| Ken-ichi
Inoue |
| September 22, 2000 |
| Sponsoring Organizations |
Mitsubishi International Corporation |
| Participants |
Dr. Steve Sonka , Director NSRL
Mr. Pradeep Khanna, Program Coordinator; NSRL
Dr. Ted Hymowitz, Professor of Plant Genetics, Crop Sciences
Dr. Bob Hoeft, Professor of Soil Fertility, Crop Sciences
Dr. Donna Fisher, Research Associate, NSRL
Dr Brian Diers, Assoc. Professor of Soybean Breeding and Genetics, Crop
Sciences
Dr. Phil Orwick , Special Projects Coordinator; NSRL
Dr. Gary Pepper, Associate Professor, Crop Sciences
Dr. Darin Eastburn, Associate Professor, Crop Sciences
Dr. Randy Nelson, USDA/ARS |
| Purpose |
Mr. INOUE is a senior researcher with the Fukui Agricultural
Experiment Station in Japan. His visit to NSRL was part of a two-week
visit to the central United States to learn more about high-yield and high-quality
production techniques of soybeans and rice. He was also interested
in cultivation techniques of soybean in the U.S. Mr. INOUE visited
with researchers in the Department of Crop Sciences as well as NSRL. He
also took tours of the South Farms and the USDA germplasm collection. |
| Illinois
Congressional Aides |
| August 8, 2000 |
| Sponsoring Organizations |
Illinois Soybean Checkoff Board |
| Participants |
Dr. Bruce Chassy, Assistant Dean for Biotechnology Outreach
Dr. Robert Hauser, Department Head; Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Dr. Abigail Salyers, Professor of Microbiology
Dr. Hans Blaschek, Professor of Food Science and Human
Nutrition
Dr. Phil Orwick, Special Projects Coordinator; NSRL
Ms. Linda Kull, PhD Candidate; Crop Sciences
Dr. Lila Vodkin, Professor of Crop Molecular Biology
Dr. Robert Easter, Department Head; Animal Sciences |
| Purpose |
Illinois Congressional Aides visited the National Soybean
Research Laboratory to discuss biotechnology and what it means for Illinois
and Illinois agriculture. This was the first stop of several on a
tour in the State. Major objectives of the visit were: (1) to better
understand the genetics of key agricultural crops and livestocks, (2) to
explore means to improve productivity of production by enhancing yields
and reducing the impacts of diseases, (3) to provide higher value output,
to document food safety and environmental concerns, and (4) to determine
economic and social implications of these new technologies. |
| Milliken
University Students |
| July 26, 2000 |
| Sponsoring Organizations |
Ms. Linda Traub of Milliken University |
| Participants |
Mr. Pradeep Khanna, Program Coordinator; NSRL
Dr. Mike Mazzocco, Associate Professor; Agricultural and Consumer Economics Ms.
Donna Fisher, PhD Candidate; Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Dr. Clare Hasler, Director; Functional Foods for Health Program
Dr. Glen Hartman; ARS/USDA and the Department of Crop Sciences |
| Purpose |
A group of 20 international students (mainly from Thailand)
visited NSRL as part of a three day tour of agribusiness areas in central
Illinois. The main objective of the tour was to learn about various aspects
of life in the Midwest. The main focus at NSRL was to get an overview
of agribusiness, and what soy research is being done at the University
of Illinois. |
| George
Sugai |
| July 24 – 26, 2000 |
| Participants |
Dr. Steve Sonka , Director of NSRL
Mr. Pradeep Khanna, Program Coordinator; NSRL
Dr. Wesley Seitz, Professor; Agricultural and Consumer
Economics
Mr. Dwight Raab , Extension Specialist in Agriculture
Dr. Hayri Onal, Associate Professor; Agricultural
and Consumer Economics
Dr. John Santas, Assistant Dean, Academic Programs
Dr. Peter Goldsmith, Assistant Professor; Agricultural
and Consumer Economics
Mr. Mauricio Assucao, PhD Candidate; Crop Sciences
Ms. Donna Fisher, PhD Candidate; Agricultural and
Consumer Economics
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| Purpose |
Mr. George Sugai visited the University of Illinois and
NSRL from Brazil. George has business relations with SAP, a German
software company, that has applications in Brazil. The main purpose
of his visit was to talk with people at the U of I about data base development
in the College of Agriculture. He was also interested in getting
some information about PhD programs offered in agriculture and business
administration. |
 Elsie
Lim |
| January 9, 2000
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| Sponsoring Organizations |
Clarkson Grain |
| Participants |
Dr. Karl Weingartner , International Soybean Program
Mr. Pradeep Khanna , Program Coordinator; NSRL
Ms. Donna Fisher , Doctoral Student; NSRL
Dr. Randy Nelson , USDA/ARS
Dr. Sally Thompson , Professor; Agricultural & Consumer
Economics
Ms. Karen Bender , Senior Research Specialist; Agricultural
& Consumer Economics |
| Purpose |
Ms. Lim is the new products manager for the beverage company,
Fraser Neave, in Singapore, which is planning on expanding into producing
soy milk. She visited one Canadian company and one US company being
considered as soy suppliers for Fraser Neave. She visited NSRL to
familiarize herself with research at the University of Illinois that supports
soy products. |
| Latin America Team Visit |
| March 30, 2000 |
| Sponsoring Organizations |
American Soybean Association |
| Participants |
Mr. Arno Partner, Team Escort
Ms. Josefina Morales, Food Technology Department Director, National Nutrition
Institute, Mexico
Ms. Lorena Cassis, Researcher, Nutrition and Physiology Department, National
Nutrition Institute, Mexico
Ms. Elsa Munoz, Researcher, Nutrition and Physiology Department, National
Nutrition Institute, Mexico
Mr. Gerardo Montejano, President of Mexican Food Technologists Association,
Mexico
Ing. Alfonso Leon, Vice President of the Mexican National Association of
Importers and Exporters, Mexico
Mr. Alfonso Vega, Commercial Manager, Industrializadora de Manteca, Guadalajara,
Mexico |
| Purpose |
To learn how GMO biotechnology developments can benefit
human and animal nutrition as well as soy processing technology. |
| Japanese Markets and
Marketing Fact Finding Team |
| January 28, 2000 |
| Sponsoring Organizations |
The Japanese Ministry of Education and Science |
| Participants |
Dr. Masakazu Nagaki, Professor, Dept. of Agriculture and
Agribusiness Economics, Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, University
of Tsukuba
Dr. Ryuichi Shigeno, Professor, Institute of Agriculture and Forestry,
University of Tsukuba
Dr. Wataru Ozawa, Professor, Department of Regional Environment Science,
Yamagata University |
| Purpose |
A survey trip on the topic “Reconstructing the Food
Industrial Organization and Marketing System in the Era of the Newly Diversified
Consumer Preferences”. Their visit involved stops at the University
of Saskatchewan, Michigan State University, and the University of Illinois
to get an overview of commodity product markets and market flows at several
stages of the market, from farm-gate to retail. |
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