Rail Study: Maintaining a Track Record of Success

January 1, 2013

This study looks at the current national freight system and assesses its capacity to support economic growth in agriculture and the rest of the economy.

Soybean Market Scan 2012

November 26, 2012

Prepared for CONNECTIONS 2012, this report examines the U.S. soy industry and identifies challenges and opportunities being faced.

Farm to Market -- A Soybean's Journey

August 17, 2012

The aging U.S. transportation system already costs the overall U.S. economy $129 billion each year. This infrastructure remains equally important to U.S. agriculture as the industry relies on highways, a network of railways, and a lock-and-dam system to move its products to end users, both domestically and internationally.

2012 SMFD BIODIESEL GIVEAWAY — NEBRASKA SOYBEAN BOARD

August 3, 2012

Soybean Disease Loss Estimates Graph - 2009-2011

July 20, 2012

Estimated U.S. Soybean yield loss due to disease, 2009-2011.

Soybean Disease Loss Estimates Report - 2011

July 18, 2012

The report includes the estimated reduction of soybean yields (bushels) due to diseases for 28 states during 2011.

Early Soybean Production System Handbook

May 3, 2012

Early Soybean Production System Handbook -Sept. 1998

Grain-Oilseed Market Index Soybean Complex Database (xls, 3 MB)

January 2, 2012

The Grain-Oilseed Market Index Database includes details about soy and other crops, that documents and quantifies barriers to U.S. soy, other oilseed and grain products in international markets.

Grain-Oilseed Market Index Soybean Complex Report (pdf, 2 MB)

January 2, 2012

Grain-Oilseed Market Index Soybean Report: 2011 Progress Report & Summary

Market Potential of Sub-Saharan Africa (pdf, 7 MB)

December 31, 2011

Several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have the potential to import more U.S. soy. This checkoff-funded study examines the challenges and opportunities in this area. Published: December 2011.

America's Locks and Dams: "A Ticking Time Bomb for Agriculture?" (pdf, 8MB)

December 30, 2011

Deteriorating condition of the U.S. lock and dam system puts the competitiveness of U.S. soybean farmers at risk according to this study funded by the United Soybean Board’s and the soybean checkoff’s Global Opportunities program. Published December 2011.

Funding Future Surface Transportation System: The Impact on Agriculture (pdf, 5 MB)

November 15, 2011

The objective of this project is to analyze the various funding options that are being explored, responding to funding deficits, and define the potential ramifications from funding options to the agricultural sector, with special emphasis on the soybean industry. Published: November 2011.