…especially hard on the soybean industry because September through February accounts for 80 percent of U.S. soybean exports. Meanwhile, there’s no expected relief in the forecast and drought is expanding…
High Oleic Soy Oil for Cooking
Promoting a certain type of cooking oil for chefs. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Image by LuAnn Hunt from Pixabay United Soybean Board farmer-leaders recently met with…
New Ag Coalition Focuses on Bioeconomy
…(AFBF); American Soybean Association (ASA); Corn Refiners Association (CRA); Growth Energy; National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA); National Corn Growers Association (NCGA); National Hemp Association; and Plant Based…
Increased Tariffs on Fertilizer Imports Rejected by ITC
…and 2022. An AFBF analysis indicates that Russia, Trinidad, and Tobago account for 79 percent of UAN fertilizer imports. The American Soybean Association and National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) were…
USDA to Resurvey Some Planted Acreage
…if all of acres indeed got planted to soybeans, that will mean that farmers planted more than 104 million acres of soybeans, which would be an incredible 19 percent increase…
Growers Frustrated with EPA Regarding Pesticide Impacts
…overly conservative and don’t use all available data, according to the farm groups. Grower groups like the American Soybean Association and the American Farm Bureau Federation are concerned the evaluations…
Soy Products are Plentiful
…to make body panels for John Deere tractors Wikipedia Synthetic grass made from U.S. soybeans is just one of many different soy-based products supported through soy checkoff-funded research. United Soybean…
Trade War Impacts Documented in Recent USDA Report
…$30.4 billion in 2017. Tariff increases ranged between two and 140 percent depending on the particular product line. Of the overall export losses, soybeans were the most impacted. Soybean losses…
House Ag Committee Hearing on Supply Chain Disruptions
…the wide-ranging supply disruptions in the U.S. food and agricultural sectors. The American Soybean Association (ASA) led the effort for members of the Ag CEO Council to highlight agricultural supply…
Latest Ag Economy Barometer Released
…June and July. One in five producers expect farm input price inflation to exceed 12 percent. Additionally, a majority of corn and soybean producers expect a significant rise in farmland…
Groups Disappointed in Neonicotinoid Evaluation
…and make sure endangered species are safe. The American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association, National Cotton Council, and Minor Crop Farmer Alliance say ESA analysis, by law, is required…
Protein PACT Initiative Launched by Animal Agriculture Groups
…care within the animal protein sector and raising animals in a healthy manner. Other partner organizations include United Soybean Board, National Corn Growers Association, U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, We…
USDA Partnership Looks at Hemp Seed Oil Potential for Personal Care Products
…bind natural antioxidants to lipids in soybean and other vegetable oils. In previous research, the process was used to create a class of compounds from soybean oil that were used…
Robert Bonnie Nominated to Oversee USDA Farm Programs
…including the American Farm Bureau Federation and the American Soybean Association. Bonnie has been heralded for his support for a viable carbon market for farmers. “American Farmland Trust applauds the…