Sustainability

Though Sustainability Practices Vary, the Results Benefit All

USB Staff Writer|Aug 29, 2018

For any organization, when it comes to sustainability, there are many perspectives and methods. As CEO of their farms, soybean farmers like other business leaders,…

Sustainability

Making Soy Reign Supreme

USB Staff Writer|Jul 1, 2018

Being crowned market leader of any product category is rarely the result of simply possessing specific attributes. Consumer demand ultimately drives success, whether selling sustainable…

Sustainability

The U.S. Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol (SSAP) Simplified

Pascal Kuipers|Jun 26, 2019

U.S. soybean farmers understand the importance of sustainable farming to protect valuable environmental resources. By doing so, they preserve and protect their farming operation for…

Sustainability

Soy Sustainability

USB Staff Writer|Dec 3, 2017

Ninety-seven percent of U.S. farms are family owned. As stewards of the land, most soybean farmers make it their mission to leave the land better…

Infographics

A framework for Sustainable Farming Infographic

USSEC Staff Writer|Dec 3, 2017

  A diagram of the sustainable U.S. soybean farm.  

Animal Nutrition

U.S. Soy Used in Waters Worldwide

USSEC Staff Writer|Sep 8, 2017

Mike Beard never thought his Indiana soybeans would be used for feeding tilapia or shrimp on the other side of the globe. But with more…

Animal Nutrition

Hartke Farms, Teutopolis, Illinois

USSEC Staff Writer|Jul 24, 2017

Included among the 1,547 people who live in tiny Teutopolis, Illinois, are farmer David Hartke, his wife, Korrine, and their four children. Not included in…

Sustainability

Ahead of the Curve

Kelsey Ruthman|Mar 1, 2017

COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY INCREASES DEMAND FOR U.S. SOY AND PROFITABILITY FOR U.S. SOYBEAN FARMERS. Sustainability may be a word you’re hearing more and more these…

Buyers

DAVID IVERSON, Soybean farmer from South Dakota

David Iverson|Feb 17, 2017

South Dakota soybean farmer, David Iverson, talks about the importance of international markets to U.S. soy

Ground Work

RON MOORE, Testimonial

Ron Moore|Feb 16, 2017

Ron Moore, an ASA director and former USSEC director from Roseville, Illinois, talks about his deep roots in agriculture.