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Five Things to Remember About the Quality of Your Soy Meal

Meal constitutes more than two-thirds of every soybean, nearly all of which gets used by animal ag. However, U.S. soy has lost animal-feed market share to alternative feed sources,... Read More

Wisconsin Farmer Encourages Others to Apply for Checkoff’s See for Yourself Program

Tim Clark grows soybeans, corn, alfalfa and winter wheat, and raises beef cattle, with his family in Lomira, Wis. Despite his busy schedule, Clark found time to step away for a wee... Read More

Biodiesel Recognized for Improved Quality

Recent U.S. government testing has proven the quality of 100 percent biodiesel. Nearly all U.S. biodiesel tested during recent research by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Nati... Read More

What’s Next for Food Labels?

Should foods containing biotechnology-enhanced ingredients be labeled? That’s the key question in an ongoing debate taking place at polling places around the United States. Bills... Read More

As Soybean Demand Grows, Will Yields Keep Pace?

Since 1990, world soybean demand has gone up 150 percent, rising significantly compared with other commodities. Much of this increase is due to economic growth in countries such as... Read More

Locked, Dammed & Threatened: Where Is U.S. Soy’s Competitive Edge Going?

As farmers watched their fields dry up last summer, some may not have realized that another critical resource was also in peril – the Mississippi River. It wasn’t until after h... Read More

Guide to Going Green

As manufacturers, businesses and consumers continue to go “green,” the soy checkoff provides a valuable resource to help them do so. Updated annually, the 2013 version of the <... Read More

Are You Planting at the Right Depth?

Soybean farmers need to be careful about how deep they plant their seeds this growing season because, if not, they may see delayed emergence or even decreased yields, Read More

What You May Not Know About Your No. 2 Customer

The food industry drives demand for U.S. soy oil, and farmers could increase that demand even more. Fully capitalizing on that potential, though, requires meeting the diverse needs... Read More