November 2016 
BROUGHT TO YOU BY OHIO SOYBEAN FARMERS AND THEIR CHECKOFF

Greetings!
The harvest has wrapped up in Ohio, and I hope you had a safe and productive harvest season.  Welcome to the November edition of the Ohio Soy Tomorrow newsletter!  The Ohio Soy Tomorrow program's goal is to bring you valuable information on soybean industry trends, opportunities and challenges, and this newsletter will help to keep you up to date on the latest news headlines impacting the soybean industry.
 
Please remember to check out the Ohio Soy Tomorrow webpage! It is customized with a  live news feed on current soybean topics, and we will be adding to that site in the coming months.  Please check out the webpage  www.soyohio.org/soytomorrow. We would welcome your feedback and suggestions on Ohio Soy Tomorrow.
 
-Kirk Merritt, Executive Director, Ohio Soybean Council
More Dicamba Details
Sorting Out the XtendiMax Label
 
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- The long wait for a labeled dicamba herbicide to use on Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans and cotton ended on Wednesday. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is registering Monsanto's herbicide known as XtendiMax with VaporGrip Technology for the 2017 season. However, the registration comes with an array of spray application requirements.
Calif. Ballot Measure Creates Largest GMO-Free Zone in U.S.
 
So-called "GMO-free" zones have been sprouting up county by county across the U.S. Lead initially by the state of California, these zones indicate areas where growing GMO crops is outlawed. During Tuesday's election, Sonoma County, Calif., joined the ranks of Santa Cruz, Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity and Marin counties going GMO-free. The addition of Sonoma County creates the largest GE-free zone in the country, measuring 13,734-square-miles.
NOPA October soybean crush seen at 160.478mn bushels
 
CHICAGO: US soybean processors likely notched their busiest October ever, analysts said, with a bumper harvest of soybeans and heavy deliveries straight out of the fields fueling crushing operations across the United States.

The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA), the largest US trade group for the industry, is expected to report that its members crushed 160.478 million bushels of soybeans in October, based on the average of estimates given by six analysts.
 
Photos courtesy of the United Soybean Board.
WATER QUALITY HEADLINES

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Ericsson and Rogers pilot 'Connected Water' solution for water quality testing with the City of Ottawa

TORONTO , Nov. 15, 2016 /CNW/ - Today, Ericsson and Rogers Communications announced their participation in the City of Ottawa's Innovation Pilot Program with a "Connected Water" solution that supports an early detection system for water quality testing. The pilot will leverage a combination of Internet of Things (IoT), cloud and LTE mobile broadband technologies to gather real-time data that City staff can use to better predict, prevent and respond to potential issues related to water quality, including cleanliness and abnormal temperatures.
Ohio Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report

The Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report (also called the Integrated Report) indicates the general condition of Ohio's waters and identifies waters that are not meeting water quality goals. The report satisfies the Clean Water Act requirements for both Section 305(b) for biennial reports on the condition of the State's waters and Section 303(d) for a prioritized list of impaired waters. For each impaired water, Ohio EPA typically prepares a total maximum daily load (TMDL) analysis.
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