The United Soybean Board (USB) is led by a 68-member board of farmer-leaders acting on behalf of the 680,000 U.S. soybean farmers. Each board member is nominated by Qualified State Soybean Boards and appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.



About the Checkoff
The United Soybean Board, created by the Farm Bill of 1990 to manage and direct the National Soybean Checkoff, is dedicated to spreading knowledge and understanding of the soybean. The checkoff invests in research, promotion, marketing and commercialization programs to help expand and develop markets for U.S. soybeans. As part of the checkoff program, every soybean farmer contributes 0.5 percent of the market price for each bushel sold. These funds are used at the state level by qualified state soybean boards (QSSBs) and nationally by USB to support the goals of U.S. soybean farmers in six main areas: animal utilization, industrial utilization, human utilization, supply, industry relations and market access.

Dedicated to the Future of Edible Oils
As consumer demand for soybean oil increases, USB is committed to ongoing research and continuous improvement of an already superior product. USB has established a core team of exceptional academic and industry professionals who are developing enhanced soybean oils to better meet the needs of food industry professionals and provide additional health benefits to consumers.

Taking Pride in Producing a Healthy Crop
Working with independent researchers affiliated with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and academic institutions, USB has invested millions of dollars into health and nutrition research related to soy. Soybean growers take pride in producing one of the healthiest crops in the world.