In 1950, a farmer using the best equipment could harvest about 30 acres a day. Today, a combine can harvest those same 30 acres in half that time. 🫛🌽 Enjoy this look back at how much combines have changed throughout the years! Not funded by the soybean checkoff.

Hey farmers: We’re bringing your thoughts to America’s ag leaders. 📜 This week, our own Grant Kimberley and Matt Herman brought the perspectives they’ve heard from Iowa farmers to a discussion with ag leaders including USDA Under Secretary Richard Fordyce and Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig. The conversation in Leighton covered the farm bill, water quality, market conditions and the future of farming.   Not funded by the soybean checkoff.

In 2012, Iowa Soybean Association member Rick Kimberley hosted then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping during a trade visit to Iowa. Last week, he hosted leaders from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, including Director-General Qu Dongyu. 🚜 Pictured below is Rick with both leaders, 13 years apart. And yes, that's the same tractor in both photos! Not funded by the soybean checkoff.

Congratulations to Houston Holdgrafer from Easton Valley FFA!  🎉 Houston was one of four national finalists for the FFA “Fiber and/or Oil Crop Production” Agricultural Proficiency Award.   ISA sponsors this award at the state level, and we’re proud to see Houston representing our state at the national level. Funded by the soybean checkoff.

We do a couple hundred trials with Iowa farmers each year, including trials farmers bring to us based on their own ag questions.  In fall 2024, one farmer tested nitrogen stabilizers in the fall and spring. The yield response he saw that year could pay for a stabilizer for the next five years. This year, we ran another test to see if nitrogen stabilizers are worth their cost. Hear what we learned on The Bean Scene podcast:  🟢 Spotify: hubs.li/Q04CtpB_0  🟣 Apple Podcasts: hubs.li/Q04CtptJ0  🔵 Website: hubs.li/Q04Ctpxs0  Funded by the soybean checkoff.

“I found a kernel of corn nestled in the handle of my dryer lint screen the other day. The clinking I heard during the drying cycle was the kernel, not the metal button on my son’s pants. I smiled, thinking about how often my mom must have found these harvest treasures while doing laundry on the farm. 🌽 It got me thinking about the treasures that show up in unexpected places this time of year: • Grain scale tickets and farm store receipts forgotten in shirt pockets, now dryer-shredded into a gray ball of lint. • Rock-hard soybeans rolling across the floor, kicked free from the deep tread of boots worn to the co-op. • A red paisley-printed handkerchief pulled from a back pocket to wipe a forehead, leaving a dusty, brown imprint where field grime met sweat.” - Bethany Baratta, editor-in-chief of Iowa Soybean Review Read the rest of her column, Pockets Full of Harvest, here: hubs.li/Q04CbY8P0 Not funded by the soybean checkoff.

🍁 Come see us at the Harvest Festival this Saturday in Des Moines! Stop by our booth to learn about soybeans, explore how soy is used in food and livestock feed, check out soy products and try our soybean-themed trivia wheel for a chance to win prizes. We’ll also have tote bags to take home! Our booth, in partnership with the Iowa Food & Family Project, will be set up just south of the Capitol building. 🫛 Funded by the soybean checkoff.

Higher diesel costs will add $35,000 to the average farmer’s bill this year. ⛽ In this week’s State of Soy, Mike Steenhoek of the Soy Transportation Coalition breaks down diesel cost impacts, Mississippi River conditions and tools farmers can use to make smarter soybean delivery decisions. Partially funded by the soybean checkoff.

What does research say about nitrogen stabilizers? In our latest episode of The Bean Scene podcast, we asked a Corteva nitrogen stabilizer specialist and our research agronomy lead whether stabilizers are worth the cost. 💰 Listen to their thoughts here: hubs.li/Q04BQghr0 Funded by the soybean checkoff.

Do you ever wish you felt more comfortable answering questions about your farm or talking about ag issues? 🎤 That's what our Communications Squad is here for. In the program, farmers meet with ag leaders, learn about current ag issues and practice sharing their perspectives. Learn more and apply: hubs.li/Q04BCpRK0 Partially funded by the soybean checkoff.

Congratulations to Isaac Fitcher of Randolph, the winner of our 2026 Farmer Membership Drive! Isaac won a Blackstone grill set, a $250 Fareway gift card and Bluetooth speakers. In under five minutes, you can activate or renew your own farmer membership for free. Membership gives you access to ISA research, discounts, event invitations and educational opportunities. Become a member here ➡️ hubs.li/Q04Bs4Jb0 Funded by the soybean checkoff.

📉 Have questions about soybean quality, grading or potential discounts this harvest? We sat down with Bobby Martens, executive director of the Iowa Institute of Cooperatives, to answer common questions about grading standards, delivery requirements and marketing options. Here's what you need to know: hubs.li/Q04BlCgs0 Funded by the soybean checkoff.

Just because your roof is old, that doesn't mean it needs to be replaced. Find out what homeowners are spraying to extend the life of their roof. Partially funded by the soybean checkoff.

In fields across the state, harvest is officially underway! ISA President Lee Brooke is in the cab in Clarinda and sending best wishes to everyone for a safe and bountiful season. 🫛 Not funded by the soybean checkoff.

We’ve met a lot of farmers since our start in 1964.  We’ve seen farmers try new approaches. Take risks. Put others first. Work through difficult seasons.  Most of all, we’ve seen farmers making sacrifices.  Today, on #NationalFarmersDay, we’re thanking the Iowa farmers who give so much to their land, their families and their legacies. 🌾  Not funded by the soybean checkoff.

Harvest is demanding enough without the added burden of high diesel costs. 📈 The Iowa Soybean Association welcomes waived enforcement of penalties for using dyed diesel in on-road transportation this harvest season. ⛽ Here’s what farmers need to know: hubs.li/Q04zKHDF0 Not funded by the soybean checkoff.

In 2008, nearly 3 million acres of Iowa corn and soybeans sat underwater. 💧 Flooding and tornadoes tore through Iowa that year, making it the sixth-most-expensive FEMA disaster declaration in U.S. history, behind disasters including Hurricane Katrina and 9/11.  📖 We covered the aftermath in our October 2008 Iowa Soybean Review publication. Here’s what the cover looked like:  Not funded by the soybean checkoff.

How might 45Z benefit Iowa farmers? 🌱 45Z gives biofuel producers a tax credit for making lower-carbon fuel. Some of that value could make its way back to farmers who use certain conservation practices. Our experts are breaking down what farmers need to know about 45Z payments. Here's the scoop: Partially funded by the soybean checkoff.

Dave Garlie was talking to his firefighter friend a decade ago when his friend pointed at a bucket of firefighting foam and said, “This stuff is killing us.” 🪣 Dave learned that firefighting foam is a major source of PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals.” 🧯 That was the beginning of Dave’s interest in making a safer option to douse flames: a foam made with soybeans. Hear how Dave turned that idea into a safer alternative made from soybeans: hubs.li/Q04zmFbj0 Funded by the soybean checkoff.