The soy checkoff has released a report highlighting environmental achievements made by U.S. soybean growers.
Mace Thornton, vice president for communications and marketing with the United Soybean Board, discusses the U.S. Soy Sustainability Overview report.
“We know that over the years U.S. soy farmers have really made tremendous progress in sustainability. Between the years 1980 and 2020, conservation efforts have skyrocketed. The efficiency of land use has increased about 48 percent per bushel, irrigation water use efficiency has increased 60 percent per bushel, and energy use has increased about 46 percent per bushel,” he says.
