Environmentally-friendly biobased products are becoming more popular, and this includes soy-based products developed with the help of soybean checkoff funding. Click here to learn more about the checkoff’s new uses program.

Presented through a partnership between the soybean checkoff and Plant Management Network

Focus on Soybeans Webcast provide U.S. soybean farmers/farm managers with the latest news in soybean production practices and soybean research updates. Webcast(s) are free to access for one month. New Webcasts will be available the last Monday of each month.

This month’s Webcast…

Bean Pod Mottle Virus
By John Hill, Ph.D., Iowa State University
Free Access: August 30-Sept. 27, 2010

Next New Webcast(s): Monday, Sept. 27, 2010

More soybean checkoff-funded research information is also available on the Soybean Checkoff Research Database.

Visit USB's Expert Advice section for agonomy and marketing tips. Agronomist Seth Naeve writes:

"For years, agronomists have emphasized the importance of variety selection and planting practices for maximizing soybean yields. So now that the soybeans are in the ground and off to a good start, farmers are free to hit the lake or the links until harvest rolls around. Right? Well, not so fast." To read the full story and post your comments click here.