Jen Del Carmen

Managing Editor

USSOY.org

Jen Del Carmen works as a communications consultant with the United Soybean Board.

Buyers

Senegalese Customers Prefer U.S. Soy in Poultry and Aqua Feeds

Jen Del Carmen|Apr 3, 2018

U.S. soy customer Daouda Guindo from Senegal speaks about how he works with representatives throughout the soy value chain. His customers are using more U.S.…

Buyers

USDA Trade Policy Coordinator Emphasizes the Importance of Trade to the World Economy

Jen Del Carmen|Mar 31, 2018

In August 2017, Jason Hafemeister was acting deputy director for trade and foreign affairs with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). After meeting with international…

Sustainability

U.S. Soybean Farmers Prepare to Plant More Acres of Soybeans in 2018

Jen Del Carmen|Mar 30, 2018

Spring officially arrived in the United States last week, and with the new season comes anticipation of the 2018 crop year. As U.S. farmers prepare…

Animal Nutrition

U.S. Soy Works with Animal Feed Manufacturers in Africa

Jen Del Carmen|Mar 28, 2018

Chris Slemp, ASA-WISHH Program Manager – Africa, talks about how the U.S. soy industry’s efforts in Africa are shifting from food programs to working with…

Sustainability

Soybeans Play a Key Role in Alabama Farmer’s Crop Rotation

Jen Del Carmen|Mar 21, 2018

Annie Dee is always thinking about sustainability at the Dee River Ranch, her 10,0000 acre farm located in Alabama and Mississippi. She relies on conservation…

Sustainability

Alabama Soybean Farmer Says Soil Health is the Key to Long-Term Production

Jen Del Carmen|Mar 20, 2018

Farmer Annie Dee is always thinking ahead. “With the world population expected to be nine to ten billion people by the year 2050, we need…

Innovation

U.S. Soybean Farmers Put Their Heads Together on Sustainability, Innovation at Commodity Classic

Jen Del Carmen|Mar 19, 2018

Although they’re not quite ready to fire up their planters, U.S. soybean farmers are maximizing their time during the late winter and early spring months.…

Sustainability

U.S. Soybean Agronomist Stresses Long-Term Sustainability of Production to Growers

Jen Del Carmen|Mar 16, 2018

Seth Naeve, Associate Professor and Extension Agronomist at the University of Minnesota, talks about how he discusses key issues with farmers around the long-term sustainability…

Animal Nutrition

The U.S. Soy Advantage is Valued by North Asian Customers

Jen Del Carmen|Mar 8, 2018

USSEC Regional Director – North Asia Paul Burke states that his region has 1.5 billion consumers and boasts the highest per capita soy consumption in…

Around the World

U.S. Soy Industry has Worked for 35 Years to Build Chinese Market

Jen Del Carmen|Feb 28, 2018

U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) Country Director – China Zhang Xiaoping talks about the history of the U.S. soy industry in China. Over the past…