Farmer-funded projects drive innovations in soy chemistry, keep industrial demand on rise
Various performance and environmental attributes have made U.S. soy popular among product manufacturers, which has helped rapidly increase industrial demand for soy. In the last year alone, the United Soybean Board (USB) partnered with manufacturers to commercialize 45 new soy-based products.
“We’re looking for innovative work that will lead to a great new use for soybeans,” says USB Director Russ Carpenter, a soybean farmer from Trumansburg, NY “We collaborate with industry on research projects and form partnerships that add value for everybody, both the manufacturers and soybean farmers.”