U.S. Soybeans Have Improved but Work Must Continue
Checkoff researchers discuss changes in U.S. soybeans and research
Researcher Joe Burton has worked to improve seed-composition quality and meal and oil quality in soybeans at the U.S. Department of Agriculture since 1975. Walter Fehr has been conducting research at Iowa State University since 1967, focusing on yield, disease resistance, insect resistance and seed
Everything but the Free Lunch
Now, soybean farmers in at least one state can eat lunch and learn more about how to increase soybean yields without the need to travel from their farms. The United Soybean Board (USB), Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board (TSPB) and Univer......
Read MoreU.S. Soybean Measurements
Welcome to the U.S. Soy Measurements pages. Information contained here provides compositional details on the U.S. soybean crop.Data is first sorted by crop year and then specific data set.
Five Things You Need to Know About a New Way the Checkoff Wants to Get Research Results in Your Hands
The soybean checkoff funds production research at land-grant universities all over, but sometimes the information doesn’t always make it to the farmers who can use it to farm better and smarter. For example, a checkoff-funded survey of U.......
Read MoreCheckoff Sponsors NFU Farmer Leadership Program
The National Farmers Union (NFU), one of the two biggest general farm organizations in the United States, introduced a new national program to develop leadership and farm management skills for men and women starting out in farming. The Unit......
Read MoreSoybean Checkoff Reflects on Achievements of Past 20 Years
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the soybean checkoff, and an opportunity to reflect on how U.S. soybean farmers have been able to control their destiny and become major players in the global soy industry over the last two decades. ......
Read MoreNew Nematodes Knowledge Needed
115 MILLION BUSHELS LOST: That’s about how much yield soybean cyst nematodes (SCN) steal from U.S. soybean farmers on average each year. In fact, nationwide, no other pest or disease hurts U.S. soybean yields more. And now SCN isn’t ......
Read MoreThe Smell of Success
Every year, U.S. soybean farmers face crop pests, diseases and weather-related stresses. While some may be easily addressed, others really stink – literally! Case in point: stink bugs. Currently known stink bugs and lesser-known associ......
Read MoreGrowing the Game Changer in Soybean Traits
Ohio soybean farmer John Motter took a chance in 2011 and grew a variety with a brand-new soybean trait: high-oleic oil. Industry representatives call the high-oleic trait the “game changer” for U.S. soybeans because it offers an improv......
Read MoreUSB Aims to Push Yields to 59.5 Bu./A by 2030
Every farmer knows crop yield largely determines profitability. When it comes to soybean and corn yields, corn has long had the edge. But a new effort by the soybean checkoff aims to even the score, boosting U.S. soybean yields and, in turn......
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