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Planting Seeds Around the World:
January 1, 2012 12:00 am | 0 comments
Though it may be stating the obvious that export markets are incredibly important to soybean growers, and China is by far the largest market with 895 billion bushels of whole soybeans exported in 2011, what may not be as apparent is where the other...
 
Speedy Soybean Breeding
January 1, 2012 12:00 am | 0 comments
There is much talk about meeting growing global demand for protein – with soybeans playing a major role in feeding the world – but decisions by the soybean farmers of Iowa that began with a big idea from a young soybean breeder have made a marked...
 
40 Years, 9 Billion People and One Earth
July 26, 2011 9:29 am | 0 comments
In the next 40 years, the world’s population is expected to grow by another 3 billion people, bringing the grand total to 9.7 billion, and with advances in technology over the last 100 years, people are living longer, healthier lives. Urban...
 
Global Soybean Demand: Where Is It Headed?
February 1, 2011 11:39 am | 0 comments
Strong global soybean sales are making news. The Wall Street Journal reported that in October soybeans accounted for 12.9 percent of the growth in U.S. exports, as soybean exports jumped to almost $2.4 billion that month, an all-time high. According...
 
Dirt Warriors: Improving Production Ag in the Middle East
November 19, 2010 3:36 pm | 0 comments
The farmers of the Iowa National Guard’s 734th Agri-Business Development team are in Afghanistan helping the agricultural officials and producers of Kunar province until at least June of next year. That means they will miss this year’s harvest and...
 
Midwest Perspective
June 8, 2010 7:14 pm | 0 comments
Brazil and Panama Highlight Importance of Transportation By Mike Steenhoek On March 12-24, the Soy Transportation Coalition (STC) joined the United Soybean Board in sponsoring Top Producer magazine’s 2010 "Frontier Tour" to Panama and Brazil.  The...
 
Soy Checkoff Farmer-Leaders Strive to Keep U.S. Competitive
June 8, 2010 7:11 pm | 0 comments
U.S. Farmers Review Changes in Panama Canal and Brazilian Efforts on Transportation A soybean checkoff-funded delegation of U.S. soybean farmers recently evaluated changes being made to the Central and South American transportation system that...
 
SCN: Know the Numbers
April 27, 2010 2:40 pm | 0 comments
As farmers prepare for another growing season, it’s not too early to think about managing soybean cyst nematodes (SCN), the leading cause of soybean yield loss in North America. One thing that can be done in the spring is pulling soil samples to...
 
U.S. Soybean Farmers Feeding the World
January 27, 2010 10:07 pm | 0 comments
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, more than 1 billion people go hungry every day, and with the United Nations (UN) predicting the population to top 9 billion by 2050 this number will surely increase. The UN...
 
U.S. Soybean Exports Do It Again
January 18, 2010 4:14 pm | 0 comments
2009-2010 Marketing Year Could Be Different Even though fall harvest has been off to a slow start in many parts of the country, the 2008-2009 marketing year for U.S. soy exports showed no signs of slowing down the continuing trend of year-after-year...