United Soybean Board Directors have developed a strategic plan that focuses on driving innovation in the Industry. The plan will guide all national soy check off investments from 2017 to 2022. U-S-B Board Director and South Dakota grower Bob Metz says their goal is to spend their check off funds to enhance the market and prices for soybean farmers.

Metz says another important part of the plan is the ongoing development of high oleic soybeans, which produce a transfat free oil. This will help increase soy’s share of the edible oil market.

He says USB is also working with trading partners so they will base their purchases of soybeans and products on amino acids instead of protein.

Metz says basing soy quality on amino acids is beneficial for soybean farmers in the northwestern corn belt because, while the protein content of their beans is lower, the amino acids are higher.