Maryland Soybean Board Funds Soybean Research

Pest and disease management for soybeans is the focus for research projects funded by the Maryland Soybean Board for 2019. The board approved 16 projects for funding, totaling $200,814 in checkoff dollars invested. The Maryland Soybean Board administers soybean...

Davis Retires From Maryland Soybean Board

(SALISBURY, MARYLAND) – July 27, 2017 – After nearly four decades of service to the Maryland Soybean Board, Sandy Davis is retiring effective Sept. 30. Davis, who began her career with the soybean board March 3, 1980, has been executive director of the board since...

Maryland Soybean Board Seeking New Ways to Use, Promote the ‘Magic Bean’

SALISBURY, MD. (July 3, 2017) – Got any bright ideas on how to use soybeans, or soy byproducts? If so, the Maryland Soybean Board would like to hear from you. The all-farmer board, which administers the national soybean checkoff program, in Maryland, is accepting...

High Oleic Soybeans Thrive in Maryland

2017 marks the sixth season of high oleic soybeans. Currently grown throughout the soybean belt, these varieties allow farmers to offer end-use customers an American-grown, highly functional oil without sacrificing performance. Beginning in limited areas of Ohio in...

Maryland Soybean Farmers Improve Sustainability of Crop

(SALISBURY, MARYLAND) – June 2017 – When Maryland’s soybean farmers began planting this spring, they did so with the sustainability of the state’s natural resources as a top priority, as evidenced by a recent review of government data released by the...