Around the World

Major Shifts in the Poultry Industry Shape Future Soy Demand

Lisa Humphreys|Sep 30, 2019

With United Nations figures projecting a world population of more than 9.6 billion people by 2050, the pressure on food producers to keep up and…

Exports

Filipino Buyer Touts Sustainable, Long-Term Relationship with U.S. Soy

USSEC Staff Writer|Sep 26, 2019

Filipino buyer Edwin Mapanao, VP of the Philippine National Association of Feed Millers, Inc., took part in a U.S. mission to tour soy farms, export…

Animal Nutrition

Is Precision Broiler Breeder Feeding on the Horizon?

University of Alberta|Sep 23, 2019

As geneticists continue to develop more efficient animals for protein production, nutritionists seek to find more precise ways to feed them. A sustainable production system…

Ground Work

TWO CAREERS, ONE PASSION

Jo Anne Grammond|Aug 28, 2019

Dual careers give some soybean farmers the best of both worlds Each new generation of farmers inevitably comes to a point when they must decide…

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…

Buyers

U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange Provides Unparalleled Experience for Producers and Buyers

USSEC Staff Writer|Jul 18, 2019

Andy Bensend, Wisconsin farmer and chairman of the Midwest Shippers Association, says that the U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange provides a number of unique perspectives…

Buyers

U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange Builds and Cultivates Relationships for Minnesota Farmers

USSEC Staff Writer|Jul 7, 2019

Patrick O’Leary, chairman of the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, says that they choose to participate in the U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange because…

Sustainability

How Ag Technology Attracts International Buyers of U.S. Soy

Doug Winter|Jul 7, 2019

Executive Summary Understanding ag technology’s significance in the sustainability of U.S. Soy may lead international customers to continue buying our products. On my southern Illinois…

Innovation

The National Sustainable Soybean Initiative: A Grower-driven Sustainability Program

Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board|Apr 24, 2019

The National Sustainable Soybean Initiative (NSSI) is working toward streamlining sustainability for soybean growers by creating a coordinated national framework for assessing sustainability and communicating…

Exports

Global Soybean Supplies Seen Lower as Brazilian Crop Ideas Shrink

Rob Hatchett|Mar 31, 2019

In its February World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) trimmed its estimate of current global soybean supplies…