Soil Health
Healthy Soils and Healthy Businesses: The Dirt on Sustainable Soy
There’s a big difference between soil and dirt. Soil is a living environment. It contains microorganisms, decaying organic matter, earthworms and other insects. When healthy,…
Soil Health
Soil Management
Like most U.S. soybean farmers, Ron Moore takes great care in managing his soil. No-till farming, or the practice of planting seeds into the previous…
Biotechnology
Digging Deep: Harnessing the Power of Soil Microbes for More Sustainable Farming
There’s a farm in Arkansas growing soybeans, corn, and rice that is aiming to be the most scientifically advanced farm in the world. Soil samples…
Family farms
This is Planting
It all starts with planting. At every U.S. Soy farm, that means beginning with the right seed and the right soil under the right conditions.…
Cover Crops
Cover Crops are an Important Implement in my Sustainability Toolkit
Cover crops help me to not only safeguard, but also to further enrich my farm’s soil health. The root systems from those cover crops cycle…
Cover Crops
Alabama Soybean Farmer Says Soil Health is the Key to Long-Term Production
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…