A Vision For A Strong Future

As the soybean industry grows, opportunities for U.S. farmers are expanding as well. The purpose of Soy 2020 is to create an action plan that will help the industry take advantage of the opportunities and meet the challenges it will face through the year 2020.

Soy 2020 engages members of all segments of the soybean value chain in the creation of a dynamic vision for the industrys future. By looking at positive factors such as the expansion of the biodiesel industry and the growth of domestic animal agriculture and examining potential negative scenarios like a loss of global competitive advantage, the initiatives participants have created winning strategies to address whatever the future holds. Already, the industry is realigning itself to the points of the Soy 2020 vision outlined below:

-Strive for economic sustainability and a global leadership position through the innovation, adoption and delivery of soy production and trait technologies.

-Create a wide variety of output choices for food, feed, fuel and other outputs and increase demand for soy by promoting benefits.

-Take an environmentally responsible leadership role to ensure a secure, safe, sustainable and abundant global food supply to feed a hungry world.

-Enable success of all soybean sectors and prepare to work in a coordinated leadership capacity through any situation the future may hold for U.S. soy.

As an inclusive, industry-wide initiative, its vital for all soybean stakeholders to take part in the Soy 2020 vision and to help that vision evolve.