What’s My Soy Checkoff Done for Me Lately?
MAY 2025 | VOLUME 5, ISSUE 7
At SpringBoard 2025, growers, researchers and industry leaders came together to spark new uses for soybeans and unlock fresh market opportunities for the future.
By IL Field & Bean Team
Through the See for Yourself 2025 program, participants saw firsthand how checkoff investments open international doors for U.S. soy, supporting profit-ability back home.
By Johnathan Griffel, 2024 20 Under 40 Farmer
A new EPA strategy is changing how farmers manage spray drift and runoff. Learn how Illinois soybean growers can navigate the new strategy and what it means for future herbicide use on your fields.
By Christopher Hassinger, Exposure Modeling Scientist, BASF
Learn the top seven ways financial advisors suggest you update your farm business plan.
By Joli A. Hohenstein
Managed by SIU School of Medicine's Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development, the Farm Family Resource Initiative offers vital mental health resources.
By Karen Leavitt Stallman
Once the stuff of movies and fan fiction, robots show incredible potential for practical work and impact on Illinois soybean farms.
By Corey Lacey, Ph.D.
Earlier this year, the ISA Market Development Committee traveled to Southeast Asia to explore soybean meal market opportunities for Illinois soybean farmers. Learn more about the team's eye-opening experience and the many ways ISA is tapping into international markets to increase demand for Illinois soybeans.
By Kelly Robertson
Soil testing removes guesswork and guides sound farm decisions. Illinois Field & Bean explores how implementing a system can ensure lasting value.
By Nate Birt
A recent University of Illinois study aims to make it easier for Illinois soybean growers to determine a 2024 cover crop strategy and help slip them into your existing rotation.
By Joli A. Hohenstein
ISA and IFCA partner to present an upcoming agronomic event for Illinois growers.
By Carley Roberts
ISA Research Data Scientist Stacy Zuber explores the biology and behavior of Illinois soil and the processes that affect it.
By Stacy Zuber, Ph.D.
How ISA’s new On-Farm Trial Network will redefine the future of soybean production.
By Nate Birt
Sixty percent of Illinois soybeans are exported to destinations around the world. This article highlights the “chain of custody” that Illinois soy goes through to get from farm to market.
By Eric Woodie
How do we make investments now to ensure a resilient transportation system by 2050? Learn more about what's needed to create an ag-centric transportation system.
By IL Field & Bean Team
The ISA Soy Innovation Center is developing bio-based lubricants while simultaneously developing market opportunities.
By IL Field & Bean Team
Tim Rendall, ISA Domestic Markets Manager, highlights sustainability in the agri-food supply chain and the need for better alignment between companies and farmers.
By Tim Rendall
Hit the road with Illinois Field & Bean to check out the local barbecue competition scene.
By Olivia Key
More investment is needed to stabilize funding for soil and water conservation districts that empower Illinois farmers' conservation use, writes ISA Environmental Policy Manager Corey Lacey in this editorial.
By Corey Lacey, Ph.D.