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Sustainability

BEAUTIFULLY SUSTAINABLE: THE BENEFITS OF USING SOY IN HEALTH AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS

USB Staff Writer|Jul 11, 2022

Soy is a natural, sustainable alternative to harsh chemicals in health and beauty products. Not only can creating soy-based products improve product performance through the isoflavones found…

Ground Work

U.S. Soy Launches Online Professional Development Community for Protein Industry Professionals

USSEC Staff Writer|Jul 10, 2022

Founded in 2019, Soy Excellence Centers (SECs) provide world-class programming for protein industry professionals in emerging markets. Now, with the launch of Soyexcellence.org and the…

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Ground Work

Ground Work 2022: Hot, Dry Mississippi Weather Stresses Catfish and Crops

Philip Good|Jul 9, 2022

Our cool, stormy early spring has been followed by a stretch of dry weather in our area of the U.S. South. We have received limited…

Sustainability

Growing Together: U.S. Soy’s Relations with Latin America Extend Beyond Trade

Moises Huerta|Jul 8, 2022

The USSEC Americas team hosted the “Full-Fat Soybean Meal Academy” in early June in Iowa. Nearly 30 poultry and swine producers, integrators, and feed manufacturers…

Brinker Farms Sustainable Practices
Ground Work

U.S. Soy Farmer’s Sustainability Practices Focus on Soil Quality, Erosion Control

Jack Cornell|Jul 1, 2022

Soil health is top of mind for U.S. Soy farmer Kenny Brinker, who grows soybeans and corn in Auxvasse, Missouri. Brinker’s farrow to finish hog…

soyfoods and summer grilling
Buyers

Soy Foods & Summer Fun

Ginger Hultin|Jun 29, 2022

As the weather gets warmer and the days get longer, it's time to start thinking about all of the delicious ways to enjoy summer. That…

Food & Lifestyle

Ground Work 2022: Rains Delay Indiana Soybean Planting

Mike Koehne|Jun 28, 2022

This spring has continued to be a challenge in our area of the U.S. Midwest. We started planting on May 10, and we successfully planted…

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Animal Nutrition

Researchers find improvements in feed efficiency with U.S. Soy

Chris Krull|Jun 23, 2022

The results are in and the numbers side with soybean meal. Studies conducted by Kansas State University and JBS show soy as having between 105% to…

Food & Lifestyle

Soy Foods Join in the Spirit of National Dairy Month

Linda Funk|Jun 22, 2022

In the U.S., June is National Dairy Month, an event that celebrates the contribution the dairy industry makes to the world.[1] The occasion serves to…

Ralph Lott on Global Food Security
Around the World

U.S. Soybean Farmers Have an Unprecedented Leadership Role for Global Food Security

Ralph Lott|Jun 21, 2022

2022 marks my family’s 70th year of growing soybeans, which means we all know our distinct roles very well. Tuning up machinery, clearing rocks out…