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Corn Refines Thank Senate For Taylor Confirmation

In response to the Senate’s confirmation of Alexis Taylor as Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Corn Refiners Association President & CEO John Bode issued the following statement:

“Alexis Taylor has spent her life working in and promoting U.S. agriculture and we’re in good hands with her leading these efforts. From her time overseeing USDA’s Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, to her most recent experience as the Director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture, Taylor has proven herself to be a dedicated public servant with an unparalleled knowledge of agriculture and foreign trade. 

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How the corn-soy diet transformed swine nutrition

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At the 2026 ASAS Midwest Section meeting, Dr. Robert Easter, professor emeritus of swine nutrition at the University of Illinois, spoke at the U.S. Soy sponsored Swine Application Symposium, offering a historical perspective on one of the most important developments in modern pig production: the corn-soybean meal diet. What today is considered a foundational feeding strategy was not always obvious or even accepted.