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“What an honor to have been selected by my fellow farmers to lead the soy checkoff next year,” said USB Chair Dan Farney. “I’m so proud of our accomplishments but look forward to going a step further to increase the value and preference for U.S. soy.” USB leadership, with oversight from USDA, guides the activity of the national soy checkoff in accordance with the strategy outlined by the 78-member board. “As the stewards of the soy checkoff, we are committed to research and market development on behalf of all soybean farmers that strengthens the resilience of U.S. soybean production. This ranges from developing new customers abroad to building demand domestically through animal agriculture, human consumption, biodiesel and industrial uses for over 1,000 products on the market,” Farney said. ....
United Soybean Board farmer-leaders elected Dan Farney from Morton, Illinois, as 2021 USB chairman. United Soybean Board reorganizes: Dan Farney selected chairman, Ralph Lott of New York is vice chair. Illinois farmer Dan Farney is the new chairman of the United Soybean Board. Farney, 64, is starting his eighth year on the board, which invests checkoff funds to drive soybean innovation. Members are appointed to the board by the secretary of agriculture. There are 78 directors on the board, with representation from all soybean-growing areas of the U.S. Each state may have no more than four directors, Farney said. Prior to joining the United Soybean Board, he was on the Illinois Soybean Association board. He is a third-generation farmer who farms near Morton, Illinois, raising about 300 acres of soybeans each year. ....