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The United Soybean Board (USB) approved its FY26 budget with a focus on projects that enhance grower value through research, market development, and strategic partnerships. The plan emphasizes long-term demand growth for soy meal and oil, innovation in value-added uses, and tools that support farm-level profitability and risk management.

Focus areas

• Demand growth: Investments targeting feed, food, biofuels, and biobased products to expand end-use markets.
• Research & innovation: Support for agronomic research, quality improvements, and processing advancements.
• Sustainability & resilience: Programs that improve resource efficiency and strengthen supply-chain reliability.
• Knowledge transfer: Extension, data, and decision tools to help farmers adopt proven practices.

Why it matters

A well-aligned checkoff budget helps translate research into on-farm impact and market opportunities, reinforcing the competitiveness of U.S. soy across domestic and export channels.

Editor’s note & disclaimer

This article is an independent summary intended for information purposes and does not reproduce proprietary text from the United Soybean Board. For official details, please consult USB communications and program materials.