U.S. Soybean Farmers Mark 20 Years of Checkoff Work

United Soybean Board Sets Sights on Next 20 Years at December Annual Meeting

ST. LOUIS (December 1, 2011) – U.S. soybean farmers aren’t spending much time recognizing the first 20 years of the United Soybean Board (USB) and the national soybean checkoff. They’re too busy planning for the next 20 years. As the national checkoff’s 20th anniversary passes, the board will meet Dec. 6-7 in St. Louis to set its sights on making sure the checkoff reaches its goals and helps maximize U.S. soybean farmers’ profit opportunities in the future. The 69 farmer-leaders who serve ...

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See for Yourself Participants Will See Checkoff in Action in 2012

ST. LOUIS (May 16, 2012) – What happens to U.S. soybeans after farmers unload their trucks at local grain elevators or processors? A group of U.S. soybean farmers are about to find out. The United Soybean Board (USB)/soy checkoff has ...

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Farmers Eye Growing U.S. Soy’s Third-Largest Export Market

ST. LOUIS (May 10, 2012) – More than 75 million bushels of whole U.S. soybeans made their way to Japan last year, thanks to strong demand for quality soy. Next week, a delegation of U.S. soybean farmers representing the United ...

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Checkoff Invites Farmers to Help Tell Sustainability Story

ST. LOUIS (May 3, 2012) – An investment of just a few minutes of time and a few clicks of the mouse can help farmers demonstrate the high sustainability performance of U.S. soy. The payoff could include helping to retain ...

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Soy Brings Health Benefits Through a Variety of Soyfoods

ST. LOUIS (April 25, 2012) – Throughout grocery store aisles, shoppers find many soy-based choices to complete a nutritious diet. In April, Soyfoods Month, U.S. soybean farmers want to highlight the benefits of soy products and their availability in products ...

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U.S. Soy: Naturally Sustainable

ST. LOUIS (April 23, 2012) – The United Soybean Board (USB) and soy checkoff have begun leading an effort to demonstrate the high sustainability performance of U.S. soy to customers who increasingly demand products grown using sustainable practices. USB continues ...

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While U.S. Soybean Farmers Plant, Their Checkoff Prepares for Future

ST. LOUIS (April 19, 2012) – As they get their own crops in the ground, the farmer-directors of the United Soybean Board (USB) and soy checkoff will also be busy planning the activities for fiscal year 2013 – each designed ...

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Soy Checkoff Sponsors Tractor Pulls to Showcase Biodiesel

ST. LOUIS (April 4, 2012) – U.S. biodiesel production reached an all-time record in 2011, and the United Soybean Board (USB) and soy checkoff want to help it repeat that feat in 2012. As part of a larger strategy to promote ...

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Soy Checkoff Studies Cost of Losing EU Market for Biodiesel

ST. LOUIS (April 2, 2012) – A soy checkoff study shows a European Union renewable-energy policy would ultimately cost U.S. soybean farmers money by lowering U.S. soybean prices. The study, funded by the United Soybean Board (USB), shows the EU’s Renewable ...

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Summer Fairs Go Green with Soy-Based Products

ST. LOUIS (March 27, 2012) – With soy biodiesel powering trams and carnival rides, soy-based paint freshening up show barns and soy-based cleaning products getting the fairgrounds ready, 13 fairs will be a little greener this year with the help ...

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Soy Checkoff Survey Looks at Importance, Value of U.S. Soy Components

ST. LOUIS (March 23, 2012) – As some U.S. farmers enter the fields this spring, their center of attention likely won’t be on protein and oil. Meanwhile, that’s exactly the focus of U.S. soy customers when deciding what to buy. ...

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