Our Farms
Ground Work 2021: Planting North Dakota Fields
We started planting both soybeans and corn the last week of April, even though we…
Animal Feed
Processing Condition Indicator (PCI)
The methods and conditions under which soybean meal is processed can greatly impact the nutritional quality of its protein. To a lesser degree, carbohydrate and…
Continuous Improvement
USDA Invests Over $3 Billion in More Resilient, Climate Smart Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $3 billion to address the most pressing issues in the food system. The funding will be focused…
Innovation
Agriculture: Creating a Sustainable Ecosystem Through Biodiversity
A two-year sustainability pilot project in Missouri aims to deliver benefits to U.S. soybean farmers and their customers. Soybean and corn farmers in this Midwestern…
Our Farms
Watch U.S. Soy Grow: Soy Span Provides 24/7 Access to U.S. Soybean Farm
If you’d like to come by Doug Winter’s farm, you don’t need to call first. In fact, the U.S. soybean grower doesn’t care what time…
Our Farms
Ground Work 2021: New York State Crops Emerging Well
Despite our late start to planting, we were able to get all our soybeans planted by June 4, a week after we finished planting corn.…
Our Farms
Ground Work 2021: Round-the-Clock Planting in Kentucky
It has been a strange spring. Much of April was cool and dry. However, by the last week of April, we started getting rains that…
Exports
Reliable U.S. Soy: Exporter Leads Soybean Variety Development in Texas to Fill Import Gap in Mexico
U.S. Soy is committed to delivering high-quality U.S. soybeans efficiently to our customers. It requires a big effort and connecting many dots to get those…
Family farms
Ground Work 2021: Preparing New York State Fields
In mid-April, we received the rain we had been waiting for to provide some soil moisture. It came with cool temperatures. Our long-term forecast shows…
Family farms
Ground Work 2021: Illinois Planting Underway
Mid-April brought spring rains and below average temperatures to my area along the Mississippi River, in the heart of the United States midwest. The Mississippi…
Innovation
The Future of U.S. Soy Is Bright …Green
A recent USFRA study conducted in collaboration with the soy checkoff looks at the future of climate-smart and regenerative agriculture as well as how it…
Aquaculture
Calling All Innovators in the World of Aquaculture!
The Global Aquaculture Challenge is accepting applications for the chance at an 8-12 week mentorship program, plus the chance at a $100,000 price that goes…
Innovation
Farming sustainably with genetically modified crops
USSEC chairman and North Dakota soybean farmer Monte Peterson explains how genetically modified crops help him to farm more sustainably.
Biotechnology
One Step Closer to a Higher Stearate Soybean Oil
New research published in the Journal of Experimental Botany describes the discovery of new alleles that could lead to soybean varieties with higher stearate levels in the oil and good agronomics. …
Biodiesel
Biodiesel big in the Big Apple
Iowa soybean farmers got a glimpse of New York’s usage and reliance on soybean oil in biodiesel during the National Biodiesel Board’s (NBB) virtual biodiesel…
Quality
Wrap up your Soy Checkoff Investments for Those on your Holiday List
As the holidays approach, the lists of wants and needs grow. With the help of the soy checkoff through checkoff-funded research efforts, you can add…
Quality
U.S. Soy: Collaboration is More Important than Ever
United Soybean Board CEO and director Lynn Rohrscheib took part in a U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action (USFRA) Farm + Food + Facts podcast.…