Animal Agriculture & the Soybean Checkoff

CREATE STORIES ABOUT YOUR LOCAL LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY WITH THE HELP OF THE SOYBEAN CHECKOFF

A strong animal ag industry creates a strong community for us all. Livestock and poultry producers support our towns with food, tax revenue and jobs. Here you’ll find all the articles, facts and photos you need to create stories in your publication about these local heroes. There’s no cost for use of the content or images as long as you credit the soybean checkoff.

Questions? Please contact mheth@unitedsoybean.org.

Want to learn more?
Download this brochure.

Click on the icon to download this animal agriculture brochure produced by soybean farmers through their soybean checkoff. The brochure highlights the importance of animal ag to our communities, our economy and our way of life.

The soybean checkoff.

Supporting local livestock producers is a top priority for U.S. soybean farmers. That’s because livestock and poultry are the #1 customer of U.S. soybean meal. So when animal agriculture succeeds, so do soybean farmers.

Every soybean farmer in the United States contributes to the soybean checkoff at a rate of 0.5 percent of the market price per bushel sold. Half of this money is invested at the national level, funding important demand-enhancing programs such as new uses, exports and this animal ag media site. The other half works at the state level, supporting marketing and research programs right where the soybeans were grown.

Other checkoff-funded projects include:

• promoting soy biodiesel
• increasing awareness of the importance of soybean oil and protein
• developing action plans for soybean rust

For more information on activities funded by the soybean checkoff, visit unitedsoybean.org or contact Mandy Heth.