Sustainability

Conservation is Just a Way of Life for this U.S. Soy Family Farm

South Dakota Soybean|Jul 31, 2019

The Johnson Farm of Frankfort, South Dakota is this year's winner of the South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award. In 1986, the family went 100 percent…

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Iowa Farmer Blazes Trails in Field and Out

Sara Schafer|Apr 10, 2019

United Soybean Board (USB) director and Iowa grower April Hemmes always wanted to run her family’s century-old farm. As the fourth generation of her family…

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Going to Work

Lisa Humphreys|Feb 1, 2019

Each day, as U.S. Soy farmers head to work, they’re keeping their customers and partnerships in mind. Take a look at the day of a U.S.…

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Healthy Soil Delivers More Nutrition to U.S. Farmers and their Customers

Randall Hyman|Dec 22, 2018

Mitchell Hora digs soil, especially if it’s in a soybean field and full of worms. Armed with a shovel, iPad and college degree, he represents…

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A Servant of the Land: U.S. Soy Farmer Relies on Work Ethic, Integrity, Character and Drive to Keep Moving Forward

Randall Hyman|Dec 14, 2018

Janet Reeder Gillen wades through a sea of soybeans on a late afternoon in September, and I follow in her wake, laden with cameras. It…

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Generation Z: A New Era of Farming in the U.S.

Steve Kozel|Dec 10, 2018

What Should International Customers Expect from the Next Generation of Farmers? Each generation enters the workforce bringing new perspectives and processes. As new technologies and…

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Coming Of Age On A U.S. Soy Century Farm

Randall Hyman|Dec 9, 2018

A visit to the Corzatt farm in west central Illinois is a perfect introduction to the typical mid-sized, Midwestern family farm in the United States.…

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U.S. Soy Grower’s Family Delights in International Collaboration

Jen Del Carmen|Nov 22, 2018

As a third generation U.S. soybean grower, South Dakota farmer Lewis Bainbridge knows a thing or two about his farm family’s legacy. And as the…