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Latest News Release
United Soybean Board Announces Polly Ruhland as New CEO
Ruhland will begin tenure with soy checkoff in November
ST. LOUIS (August 23, 2017) – After an intensive search by a farmer-led team, the United Soybean Board (USB) has named Polly Ruhland as the new chief executive officer (CEO) effective November 1, 2017.
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Recent News Releases
West Virginia Farmer Appointed to United Soybean Board
HARRISBURG, PA (September 29, 2016) – Charles Town, West Virginia, soybean grower Marty Kable has been appointed as a Director of the United Soybean Board (USB). Kable, who serves o...
Nominations Sought for the Eastern Region Soybean Board
Harrisburg, PA (December 16, 2015)--The Eastern Region Soybean Board (ERSB) is currently seeking nominations of individuals who would be willing to serve on the Boar...
Eastern Region Soybean Board Accepting Research and Sponsorship Proposals
HARRISBURG, PA (January 8, 2014) — The Eastern Region Soybean Board is currently accepting grant applications for projects designed to improve the efficiency, profitability, and sustainabilit...
Latest Newsletter
Checkpoint Newsletter 2016
Vermont soybean acres have doubled over the past five years. Read about the cover crop research and short season variety trials being done by the University of Vermont. Get the most from your soybean harvest and learn why knowing what's in your soybeans (protein and oil) is important.
Recent Newsletters
Checkpoint Newsletter 2015
You can be a steward of the land and get a jump on next year’s weed management during this year’s harvest by heeding these weed management tips for harvest, Learn about the value of higher qual...
Checkpoint Newsletter 2014
University of Wisconsin researcher Vince Davis estimates herbicide-resistant weeds cost U.S. farmers two billion dollars each year. To help fight this loss, the soy checkoff recently took the lead in ...
Checkpoint Newsletter 2013
Confronting the Kuzdu Bug Menace: Soybean specialists at universities across the country use soy-checkoff funding to conduct a wide variety of soybean-production research each year designed to help U....