Soy Checkoff Designed To Solve Producers Problems

By Don Molino

Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Radio Network

The United Soybean Board met in person for the first time in over a year back in July.

Chairman Dan Farney from Illinois says everything done by the USB is thanks to funds provided by soybean farmers around the country.

“When I sell my beans,” says Farney, “and I pay 1/2 of one percent, 1/4 of one percent stays in Illinois and 1/4 of one percent goes to the United Soybean Board.

“The state boards, their job basically is to work on more local issues. What do we need? Research and education and promotion. Animal ag, how do you continue to support that? (Animal ag) by far is one of our biggest costumers for soymeal.

“So the state boards work on state issues and the United Soybean Board works on bigger national issues.”

(This report a service of the Louisiana Soybean, Grain Research and Promotion Board)