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The latest news from NSRL on soybeans
Understanding World Food-Fuel Crisis
HOT Project: Teens and Diabetes - 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
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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