Join N.C. Soy and Cooperative Extension for a series of research-based soybean schools around the state. Registration information will be posted soon!
The NC Commodity Conference is moving to Greenville in 2026! Visit the official website to view registration information or to sign your organization up for sponsorship.
Enter the 2025 NC Soybean Yield Contest and put your harvest to the test! Bragging rights, recognition, and prizes await the state’s top soybean growers. Enter by December 5th.
As fewer people grow up on farms, it’s easy to forget where our food really comes from and who’s behind it. That’s why farmers like Caleb Slager, a new board member of the North Carolina Soybean Producers Association, are stepping up to share their stories and encourage others to do the same. Caleb lives in…
China has not purchased any U.S. soybeans in the new marketing year that started September 1, and that is a huge problem for U.S. farmers. When the customer that historically buys 25% of U.S. production in just a few months’ time fails to materialize, farmers feel immediate pain. U.S. and North Carolina row crop farmers…
Earlier this month, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations approved the FY 2026 Agriculture Appropriations Bill. The legislation includes capacity funds that will be allocated to North Carolina’s two land grant universities, North Carolina State University and North Carolina A&T State University, as well as competitive grant funds that may be awarded to specific projects…
In the heart of Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Travis Grimes is carrying on a rich agricultural legacy that spans four generations with his wife Sally, and their three children, Jax, Tilly, and Collins. Travis farms alongside his older brother, John Grimes, continuing the family’s deep-rooted commitment to farming in their hometown of Dunbar. After earning…
The North Carolina soybean industry has a $2.9 billion total economic impact and contributes to nearly 5000 jobs in total, according to a recent study from the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) and the United Soybean Board (USB). That impact originates from the farms producing the high quality, high protein N.C. soy that customers demand. …
Our Agriculture Communications Intern, Sydney Ivey, recently had the opportunity to attend the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) Intern Retreat in St. Louis, Missouri. During the three-day retreat, Sydney visited the USSEC headquarters, where she deepened her understanding of soybean exports and global trade. One of the highlights of her experience included a visit to…