Quality

With Trade Balance Shifts, U.S. Soy Reliability should be our North Star

Jim Sutter|Sep 1, 2020

As world demand for soy continues to rise, all suppliers will have a seat at the table, says USSEC CEO Jim Sutter. U.S. Soy’s competitive…

Sustainability

SSAP Proves Sustainability of U.S. Soy

American Soybean Association|Aug 25, 2020

The U.S. Soybean Sustainability Assurance Protocol (SSAP), supported by the soy checkoff, verifies the sustainability of soybeans and soy products from the U.S.

Infrastructure

U.S. Soy Details Value Chain Resiliency during Ag Talks Iowa Town Hall

USSOY Staff Writer|Aug 11, 2020

USSEC CEO Jim Sutter took part in a virtual AgTalks town hall on July 30. He described collaboration across the ag industry during the pandemic…

Sustainability

Iowa Soybean Association Receives 2020 U.S. Water Prize

Iowa Soybean Association|Aug 10, 2020

The Iowa Soybean Association recently was awarded the 2020 U.S. Water Prize for Outstanding Nonprofit from the U.S. Water Alliance, recognizing their watershed analysis and…

Innovation

Crop Residue Decisions Impact Soil Life

American Society of Agronomy|Aug 6, 2020

The American Society of Agronomy highlighted a Louisiana State University AgCenter research project comparing the impact of no-till and prescribed fire as crop residue management…

Innovation

Genes Controlling Mycorrhizal Colonization Discovered in Soybean

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign|Jul 30, 2020

University of Illinois research on beneficial soil fungi, mycorrhizal colonization with soybeans, discovered genes that could be used for innovative soybean breeding to improve sustainability…

Innovation

Cyber-physical System Innovation Promises to Boost Yields

U.S. Sustainability Alliance|Jul 29, 2020

Engineers, geneticists, agronomists, system modelers and machine-learning experts at Iowa State University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are working on an innovation that promises to…

Aquaculture

Seafood Analyst Provides COVID-19 Update on Shrimp and Salmon Industry

USSEC Staff Writer|Jul 22, 2020

The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) hosted a global digital aquaculture conference that included a session by Gorjan Nikolik, Rabobank, with an update of the…

Innovation

Soy-based Herbicide Wins Student Soybean Innovation Competition

Purdue University|Jul 17, 2020

Purdue University students developed a soy-based herbicide to win a soy innovation contest.

Aquaculture

Impact of COVID-19 on Aquaculture

USSEC Staff Writer|Jul 15, 2020

The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) hosted a global digital aquaculture conference that included a session by George Chamberlain, Global Aquaculture Alliance, about the impacts…