SAM Wins Maryland Soybean Board Naming Contest

With more than 90 entries coming in from across the country, Marylander Natalie Grasso came up with the winning name for the www.FindMeDriving.com character naming contest. “SAM” is the face of the new road safety campaign initiated by the Maryland Soybean Board...

New Specialty Soybean Contracts Available to Mid-Atlantic Farmers

Mid-Atlantic farmers can lock in new premiums by selecting high oleic soybeans for the 2021 growing season. Many Delmarva-area farmers have already decided to take advantage of this opportunity due to the minor adjustments needed from growing commodity soybeans and...

Burrier Elected First Female Chair of Maryland Soybean Board

Belinda Burrier of Union Bridge has made history in the local soybean industry since beginning her term on the Maryland Soybean Board (MSB) in 2011. Burrier was the first woman to serve on the board; was one of the first two individuals from the East Coast to serve on...

MSB Launches Road Safety Campaign with Naming Contest

As combines take to the fields to harvest fall crops, the risks of accidents on rural roads rises. Slow-moving vehicles (such as farm machinery, animal-drawn vehicles and construction equipment), are identified as traveling at speeds of 25 m.p.h. or less, and can pose...

MSB Seeks Research Projects

The Maryland Soybean Board (MSB) is looking for research projects focused on soybean production and animal agriculture for the 2021 growing season. Pre-proposals are now being accepted through October 15, 2020. “We encourage researchers to submit new project ideas...

Maryland Soybean Board Seeks Projects to Promote Soybeans

If you have an idea to use or promote soybeans or its many byproducts, the Maryland Soybean Board would like you to submit a proposal for their coming fiscal year beginning October 1, 2020.  The all-farmer board, which administers the national soybean checkoff...