Innovative technology to diagnose soybean stress
Iowa State University engineers and plant scientists are working together to use machine learning to identify and predict disease and stress in soybeans. This innovative…
Soy-Based Sealer Preserves Roof Shingles
Soy-based products offer endless opportunities for sustainable innovation, with research support from the soy checkoff. For example, Roof Maxx, a soy-based sealer that can extends…
Soybean Oil is the Not-So-Secret Sauce Behind Variety of Rust-Oleum Wood Stains
Admiring that new rich, deep finish on the neighbor’s rehabbed dining table? There’s a good chance it looks that beautiful because of soybean oil. Long…
Shoes with Soy
Imagine the pile of shoes just inside the garage, home of scuffed workboots and nearly outgrown sneakers. Those muck boots have squelched through their fair…
Whether Plant or Animal, Protein Plays an Essential Role in Global Nutrition
When it comes to protein choices, I’ve observed the conversation subtly erode from speaking to the benefits of all protein to focus on an alleged…
U.S. Soy International Buyers Enjoy High Oleic Luncheon at Illinois Farm
In August, more than 250 international U.S. soy buyers were fed a meal featuring U.S. high oleic soybean oil. The buyers were participating in a…
Soy Backs Artificial Turf with Sustainability
Consumer demand for sustainable products continues to increase, and soy is ready to deliver. For artificial grass, soy plays a significant role in the product’s…
Soy Solutions: Soybean Wax Has Exponential Potential
Where there is inefficiency, there is opportunity. Three billion pounds of cardboard waste might just provide an important opportunity for U.S. soybean farmers. Iowa State…
The Benefits of Biotech
United Soybean Board (USB) Director Keith Kemp discusses producing more with less using biotechnology. Biotechnology allows U.S. Soy farmers to reduce the amount of water…
Biodiesel Drives Demand for U.S. Soybean Oil
The use of biodiesel, a U.S. soy innovation, is on the rise. Over the last decade, biodiesel demand for soybean oil increased by 300 percent.…