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Soil Health

When it comes to yields, the health of your soil cannot be understated. Soil stores and cycles the water and nutrients that your crops need to grow. When the health of your soil declines, your whole operation suffers. 

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Crop Updates

The map below shows current disease and pest threats to the state’s soybean crop. Check back daily for current crop conditions.

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iGrow Soybeans BMP Book Request

We want to make sure you have the tools you need to grow the best soybeans possible. The iGrow Soybeans Best Management Practices (BMP) Manual is a culmination of a 5-year research project with South Dakota State University (SDSU), focusing on best practices for growing soybeans in South Dakota.

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Production Resources

Production Resources for Soybean Production

As soybean production continues to increase, soybean management strategies have become more important than ever. Bushel after bushel, the South Dakota soybean checkoff is committed to helping you increase your soybean yields by providing you with comprehensive best management practices on soybean production topics.

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  • Best Bean Practices
  • Aphids
  • Sudden Death Syndrome
  • Soybean Cyst Nematode
  • Planting Recommendations
  • Weed Management

International Marketing

Whether you raise soybeans or sell cars, the key to success is the same: find and expand markets for your products.

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Additional Links

  • World Initiative for Soy in Human Health

Soybean Science

South Dakota soybean farmers, with support from their checkoff organization, the South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council (SDSRPC), are excited to introduce Soybean Science. Soybean Science offers FREE educational resources to aid in teaching scientific concepts.

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Animal Ag

Supporting Our Biggest Customer

Animal agriculture not only plays an important role in growing South Dakota’s economy and rural communities, but pork, poultry, beef & dairy are also hungry for your soybean meal. Animal agriculture represents the number one customer of soybeans, both at home and abroad. Continued growth and success of the livestock industry are critical to the success of the soybean industry.

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Biodiesel

Where to Find Biodiesel

South Dakota Soybean is committed to increasing the availability of biodiesel in our state. The South Dakota soybean checkoff has invested in a number of programs to help make biodiesel use a reality for people across South Dakota. 

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  • America’s Advanced Biofuel
  • Biodiesel Success Stories

Soybean Research

The South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council annually invests checkoff dollars into soybean research to increase profitability and to provide farmers with the tools needed for risk management.

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Soy Uses

Moving the Soybean Beyond Food and Fuel

You can eat soybeans, and you can even use them to run engines — but did you know you can also use them to shampoo your hair?

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Transportation

Transporting Soybeans from the Field to Producers’ Bank Accounts

After harvest, 60 percent of the state’s soybean crop is shipped by truck or rail to export terminals primarily in the Pacific Northwest or by barge to terminals along the Gulf Coast. With an interstate highway system and direct rail lines to the West Coast, South Dakota farmers can get their soybeans to overseas terminals quickly and efficiently. In fact, research from the United Soybean Board has proven that it is both cheaper and faster to ship soybeans from the U.S. to China than it is from Brazil to China.

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Soy-Based Future


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What does the Future Hold?

Well, the possibilities are endless.

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    • Soybean Research
    • Soy Uses
    • Transportation
    • Soy-Based Future

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SD Soybean On-Farm Research Program

Real Research. Real Results.

The On-Farm Research Program collects data from on-farm soybean research across the state. The data is gathered from farmers, like you, and provides real, meaningful results to SD Farmers.

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