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The Soybean Pod

The Soybean Pod

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 On The South Dakota Soybean Pod, we’re discussing the incredible soybean, the people who grow it, and why that crop is so important. Brought to you by South Dakota soybean farmers and their checkoff & hosted by Tom Steever.All rights reserved
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  • Soybeans and Shifting Markets: What Happens Without China?

    Soybeans and Shifting Markets: What Happens Without China?
    Oct 28 2025
    Soybean farmers are struggling without China among the list of U.S. export customers. To maintain soybean demand, growers are heavily dependent on exports, particularly exports to China. The world’s largest soybean importer has backed away from buying U.S. soybeans, which is hurting farmers’ bottom line. On this edition of The Soybean Pod, from South Dakota soybean farmers and their checkoff, Tregg Cronin, a farmer and market analyst from Gettysburg, South Dakota, says there are no easy answers, and there is no quick resolution on the horizon.
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    18 mins
  • Nutrition Scientist Highlights Major Health Benefits of Soybean Oil

    Nutrition Scientist Highlights Major Health Benefits of Soybean Oil
    Oct 8 2025
    There’s been a lot of noise about seed oils, including soybean oil. Some of it, specifically from U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior is critical, blaming the oils for inflammation and chronic diseases like type II diabetes and obesity. Dr. Mark Messina could not disagree more. On this edition of The Soybean Pod, Dr. Messina, director of nutrition science and research at Soy Nutrition Institute Global, cites evidence of a much different story.
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    21 mins
  • Soy-Based Bio-Adjuvant Advances Crop Protection in South Dakota

    Soy-Based Bio-Adjuvant Advances Crop Protection in South Dakota
    Sep 24 2025
    A bio-adjuvant being developed with support from the South Dakota Soybean Checkoff at Dakota BioWorx in Brookings, South Dakota, will enhance the efficacy of crop protection sprays while yielding a dry material that shows promise in treating white mold and other crop ailments. “The beautiful thing about it is this is derived from soybean,” says Dr. Matthew Cole, founder and CEO of Pioneer Biotech. “We’re fermenting bio-adjuvants from soybean.”
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    19 mins
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