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Biotechnology Initiative United Soybean Board (USB) Doug Winter, USB Director Mill Shoals, IL

Learn about the Soybean Board's Biotechnology Initiative, promoting biotech use to boost yields, reduce chemicals, and meet global demand sustainably. Discover how biotech benefits farmers, influences global influencers, and supports innovation projects.

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Biotechnology Initiative United Soybean Board (USB) Doug Winter, USB Director Mill Shoals, IL

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  1. Biotechnology InitiativeUnited Soybean Board (USB) Doug Winter, USB Director Mill Shoals, IL

  2. About My Farm • My family grows: • Soybeans • Corn • Wheat • Grain Sorghum Mill Shoals, IL

  3. Building Demand for U.S. Soy How does the soybean checkoff work?

  4. Building Demand for U.S. Soy How does the soybean checkoff support individual farmers?

  5. Soy Checkoff Priority Areas • Animal Agriculture • Biotechnology • Biodiesel • Production • Global Opportunities • New Uses • Exports • Sustainability

  6. Biotech is Critical For Everyone For Farmers • Increases yield • Decreases use of crop-protection products, alleviates erosion • Elevates value of U.S. soybeans • Helps meet world demand for protein • Enables and supports sustainability • Produces desirable traits like high-oleic soybean oil

  7. Why I Use Biotech Crops On My Farm • Herbicide-tolerant biotech soybeans mean more flexibility in weed control • We can make more use of conservation tillage practices (e.g. no-till and reduced tillage) by planting seeds through the previous year’s crop stubble • This old-crop residue creates a mulch layer, which encourages earthworm and soil microbes and improves soil structure

  8. USB’s Biotechnology Initiative • Influence the influencers • Promote acceptance of biotechnology at home and abroad • Provide messages in multiple languages • Monitor global change and ask: Can we make an impact?

  9. Biotech Initiative Projects • 4-H Science in Urban Communities • Biotech U/J-School • Regulators’ Immersion Course • Science Teacher grants • Global scanning • Farmer-to Farmer Workshops abroad

  10. Thank You

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