Research
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…
Industrial Uses
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…
Market Access
U.S. Soy Works with Global Partners to Access Innovations and Markets
U.S. Soybean Farmers Address Common Challenges by Joining Global Oilseed Producers Farmers face pressures to reduce input costs, fight herbicide and fungicide resistance, and continuously…
Industrial Uses
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…
Water
U.S. Soy Farmers Use Water Monitoring Systems for Continuous Improvement
U.S. soybean farmers use innovative technology to continuously improve the sustainability of their crops. With support from qualified state soybean boards (QSSBs), farmers learn how…
Family farms
Farming for the Generations
Farming is a family affair; in fact, nearly 99% of U.S. farms are family farms. And those families work 90% of the land and are…