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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn late 2018, Thompson Coburn LLP committed to financially support the Council\u2019s new facility in Jefferson City, which will highlight the many uses for soy, including demonstrations of soy-based building materials, and provide education and training space, as well as a community room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThompson Coburn\u2019s partnership with the Center for Soybean Innovation is an extension of our total commitment to the thriving U.S. food and agricultural industry, as well as the dedicated farmers, researchers, and innovators represented by the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council,\u201d said Thompson Coburn Chairman Tom Minogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In appreciation for the sizable contribution, the Center\u2019s community room will be named for Thompson Coburn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are grateful for this support for the mission and vision of the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council and the Center for Soybean Innovation,\u201d said Gary Wheeler, CEO and executive director for Missouri\u2019s soybean organizations. \u201cThompson Coburn\u2019s commitment to partnership and growing opportunities is evident, and this gift will directly impact our ability to connect people to the many ways soy impacts their lives \u2013 from business development and jobs to health and nutrition \u2013 now and well into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thompson Coburn has a more than five-year relationship with the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council, working closely with farmer leaders and staff on bringing technology developed through the organization\u2019s robust research program back to Missouri farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re proud to support MSMC\u2019s innovative work in in the marketing, research and commercialization of soy products across the U.S. and in markets around the world,\u201d said Todd Rowden, a Chicago partner with Thompson Coburn who is the relationship partner for MSMC and represents MSMC in corporate, litigation, and intellectual property matters. \u201cWe look forward to the day in the very near future when members of our business and civic communities can gather at the Center of Soybean Innovation to learn, connect, and continue the great work of our agricultural checkoff programs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When it opens in early 2020, the Center for Soybean Innovation will bring together the many organizations working with and on behalf of Missouri\u2019s soybean growers in one location, and serve as a hub for business development and incubation, as well as value-added agriculture. From the Missouri Soybean Association and Merchandising Council to the Biodiesel Coalition of Missouri and Foundation for Soy Innovation to the administrative functions for farmer-owned biodiesel plants, Missouri Farmers Care and the Ag Education on the Move programs, it will be a one-stop-shop. The building will also feature soy-based building materials and demonstrate new uses for soybean, from soy-based countertops, flooring and insulation to turf, asphalt sealant and biodiesel\/BioHeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To learn more about the Center for Soybean Innovation, visit mosoy.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n