Preparations are being made for the annual South Dakota Soybean Expo scheduled for December 8th at Sioux Falls.  Jerry Schmitz serves as the executive director for the South Dakota Soybean Association and South Dakota Soybean Promotion Board.  He says this year’s Soybean Expo will feature speakers discussing the weather outlook, as well as the grain marketing outlook, and sharing a bit of humor on the farm.  Schmitz says the Soybean Expo will also feature an industry trade show.  The South Dakota soybean executive says there are several issues that will be discussed by soybean growers.  Schmitz says some of the seminars will focus on conservation and cover crops.  The South Dakota Soybean Expo will be held at the Best Western Ramkota.