United Soybean Board

As farmers face tight profit margins, organizations like the United Soybean Board are working hard to maximize market opportunities for U.S. soy.

A soybean’s versatile chemical composition makes it ideal for a range of uses — from biodiesel to soy crayons and many goods in between.

Low rainfall levels throughout the Midwest in the late summer and early autumn have caused water levels on the upper and lower Mississippi, as well as the Illinois, Missouri and Ohio rivers, to drop.

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture is accepting nominations for the fourth Cohort of the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders. Nominations are due Nov. 17.

A new Land Use Change Initiative is leading efforts to resolve inconsistencies in definitions, metrics and methodologies for quantifying land use change.

A step toward enhancing infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest is officially underway thanks to a soy checkoff investment from the half-million U.S. soybean farmers.

Hoosier farmer Jim Douglas is representing American farmers everywhere as the face of an advertisement campaign for soybeans in South Korea.

In the southwest toe of Indiana, 25 miles north of the Ohio River and 12 miles east of the Wabash, the Seib family farm continues its legacy.

Indiana Soybean Alliance led a 10-person delegation to Indonesia in February to meet potential soybean buyers and tour facilities.

Farmer leaders and staff with the Indiana Corn Growers Association and the Indiana Soybean Alliance discussed hot topics with state lawmakers at the annual Bacon Bar and Brunch legislative breakfast.

Farmers in 20 states can now enroll in cost-share programs for cover crop adoption through Farmers for Soil Health. The initiative is a collaboration between the National Corn Growers Association, National Pork Board and United Soybean Board.

It’s been years since this weekly effort has used any time, muscle or brain cells to write or, frankly, even care about any of the 21 costly, largely ineffective and virtually bulletproof federal commodity checkoff programs.

Farmers adopting cover crops through Farmers for Soil Health can receive enhanced technical assistance.

This is a pivotal moment for farmers, said Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack at the Commodity Classic in Orlando.

In some instances, two heads are better than one. For a new multiregional research effort, five organizations put their heads together to achieve full genetic yield potential of the soybean.

The Illinois Soybean Board is looking for farmers interested in filling one of Illinois’ director positions with the United Soybean Board.

Farmers interested in serving as a director on the United Soybean Board should submit an application to the Indiana Soybean Alliance, the state’s soybean checkoff program, by Feb. 28.

Everyone is feeling the pinch of inflation. Grocery prices have increased 21% from January 2020 to August 2022, and retail fat and oil prices have increased 30% — with soybean oil a key ingredient in frying and baking.

The Illinois Soybean Association hosted its first ever Impact Awards banquet. The evening was full of celebration, recognition and reflecting upon everything ISA has been able to accomplish in 2022.

The United Soybean Board announced the award of $1.1 million to the Purdue University Food Entrepreneurship and Manufacturing Institute for a joint project working to build infrastructure and connectivity for small- and medium-scale processing of soy-based value-added products.

Indiana farmers can lock in new premiums by growing high oleic soybeans during the next growing season. Farmers who secure contracts for 2023 by Dec. 1 can secure up to a $2.20 bushel premium.

Even at first glance, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recently announced $3 billion “Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities” sounds like doublespeak, an Orwellian invention that reverses the meaning of words.

The farmer-leaders of the United Soybean Board convened for its summer board meeting to approve a 2023 fiscal year budget of $123 million for program work, starting Oct. 1, 2022.

Soybean planted acres reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on June 30 of 88.3 million was 2.7 million less than March planting intensions, but a record soybean crop is projected, weather permitting, to meet record demand.

Two Illinois soybean farmer leaders were elected to executive leadership positions with the U.S. Soybean Export Council during Commodity Classic in New Orleans.

The Indiana Soybean Alliance seeks candidates for an open seat on the United Soybean Board. Interested soybean farmers must submit an application to ISA by Feb. 28.

The Illinois Soybean Board is looking for farmers interested in filling two of Illinois’ two director positions with the United Soybean Board.

From awards to an optimistic outlook for high oleic soybeans, Indiana Soybean Alliance already has a lot to celebrate this year. The organization shared an update on the latest good news.

The formation of unlikely partnerships and expansion of renewable diesel production are expected to spark robust demand for U.S. soybeans.

At the United Soybean Board meeting in St. Charles, representatives of the national soy checkoff elected 11 farmer-leaders to serve on the Executive Committee, including Illinois farmer Gary Berg of St. Elmo, currently serving his second USB board term.

In an integrated global economy, supply chains are essential to moving the goods and products that feed and power people around the world. The challenge of keeping those supply chains open — specifically for food and agricultural goods — was the primary focus of the Indiana Ag Policy Forum.

A new report, funded by the United Soybean Board and conducted by the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, revealed that providing U.S. farmers and ranchers access to fast, affordable and reliable broadband will increase sustainability.

Consumer and food industry demand for healthier cooking oils continues to rise, and Pioneer brand Plenish high oleic soybeans offer farmers a profitable way to meet this need.

Results of a quantitative study funded by the United Soybean Board reveal outreach conducted by The SCN Coalition has moved more soybean growers to actively manage soybean cyst nematode, the No. 1 yield-grabbing pathogen of the soybean crop in North America.

The Indiana Soybean Alliance received a 2021 Indiana Department of Environmental Management Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence in the Pollution Prevention category at the 24th Annual Indiana Pollution Prevention Conference.

The Illinois Soybean Association is partnering with the Soybean Research & Information Network, funded by the United Soybean Board, to provide Illinois farmers the opportunity to learn more about soybean checkoff-funded research projects and enjoy a few snacks during the demanding harvest season.

Through their checkoff, U.S. soybean farmers drive innovation beyond the bushel, improve sustainability, create new export markets and deliver a better product to meet end-user needs. That strategic drive and investment is paying off, bringing profits back to the men and women who grow soybeans across the country.

The 78 farmer-leaders of the United Soybean Board approved new projects designed to drive innovation, increase value and create additional demand for U.S. soybeans — ultimately increasing profitability for U.S. soybean farmers.

The U.S. Soybean Export Council, United Soybean Board and American Soybean Association announced that over 100 million metric tons of U.S. Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol-verified soy has been exported internationally over the seven years since the protocol was launched in 2014.

Soybean oil demand in the food processing and cooking industry began losing its foothold in the marketplace over a decade ago, and researchers have found an answer in SOYLEIC trait technology.

The history of soybeans in the United States can be traced back to 1765, when the first soybean seed was planted in North America.

The Indiana Corn Growers Association and the Indiana Soybean Alliance’s Membership and Policy Committee will present the annual Ag Policy Summit from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT July 27 at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds in Danville. The theme is “Sustainability and New Trends in Agriculture.”

PoreShield and the Indiana Soybean Alliance are seeking submissions for the second annual Infrastructure Preservation Program.

Learn about innovative farm management strategies, new technologies for improving efficiency and productivity, ways to help ensure a successful transition of your operation to the next generation and more at the annual Purdue Farm Management Tour, July 8-9.

A new soy-based dust suppressant is now available for roads, construction sites, farms and more, offering a sustainable choice for rural, urban and business communities to improve air quality for people, pets, livestock and crops.

Soy checkoff research funding and partnership with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has led to a multi-decade commitment by the tire manufacturer to source sustainably produced U.S. soybean oil, phasing out petroleum-derived oils from its products by 2040.

The Indiana Soybean Alliance, with support from the United Soybean Board and SYNLawn Indiana, is kicking off a new partnership with the Indianapolis Colts.