The Eastern Region Soybean Board (ERSB) is the Qualified State Soybean Board (QSSB) for soybean farmers in the national soy checkoff program. Soybean farmers from West Virginia, Florida, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont contribute to the Eastern Region Soybean Board.
ERSB focuses on soybean research, marketing and education to support the profitability of soybean farmers in these states.
The farmer-driven board oversees and manages the Eastern Region’s share of funds received from the soy checkoff program. Through the checkoff, each farmer contributes 0.5% of the price of each bushel at the first point of sale. The ERSB keeps one-half of the checkoff funds collected to conduct state-specific soy research and promotion activities on behalf of farmers. The other half is sent to the national soy checkoff.
