How you manage the mix in cornfields can determine whether the nitrogen feeds your crop or disappears into thin air.

In efforts to better understand how soybean plants capture and use light, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign investigated how leaf size and shape affect light distribution ...

When U.S. farmers depend heavily on a single foreign buyer, U.S. trade policy stops being sovereign—and starts being hostage. No country has exploited that vulnerability more than China, and no crop ...

Soybeans showed a glimmer of hope for farmers in 2025, but 2026 is not looking so rosy. U.S. soybean farmers, already squeezed by thin margins and high costs, are now facing another year of stiff ...

As President Donald Trump rolled out a costly bailout of American farmers this week, his administration has rushed to pin the blame on its predecessor. China will begin purchasing American soybeans ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a key figure in implementing President Donald Trump's economic agenda including tariffs, disclosed on Sunday that he has recently divested his interests in a ...

Share on Pinterest For a healthy weight, you may want to avoid soybean oil, a new study suggests. Image credit: Boogich/Getty Images Soybean oil encompasses 57% of all cooking oils used in the United ...

After a monthslong boycott of American soybeans, China has agreed to buy 12 million metric tons of the crop by the end of the year. However, it’s a long way from making good on its promise, having ...

China has not booked any US soybean cargoes from its autumn harvest, instead turning to Argentina for its supplies. Chinese crushers had booked as many as 20 Argentine cargoes (roughly 1.3m tonnes) in ...

Researchers at UC Riverside have uncovered why soybean oil, one of America's most widely consumed ingredients, drives significant weight gain—at least in mice. The findings point not to the oil itself ...

On his family’s more than century-old farm in Greenville, Scott Gaffner brought in his soybeans this fall much like any other year. But, like thousands of other farmers across Illinois and the country ...

Simultaneously, the desire for high and consistent quality, appearance, and taste is increasing. This places significant pressure on the food industry to adopt the most secure and efficient ...