Adam Kask is the executive director of the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board.  His role is to oversee spending of Wisconsin soybean checkoff dollars, and make sure they're channeled to investments that will pay dividends to growers. Pam Jahnke sits down to talk with Kask about his background, and what he finds exciting about the Wisconsin soybean story and where beans are being used.  A few highlights include the recent addition of Wisconsin to the Northern Soybean Marketing Association.  Leveraging Wisconsin soybean investments is what Kask is all about. You'll also learn ..read more

During the 2024 Wisconsin Corn/Soy Expo in WI Dells, the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board announced the recipients of research dollars, generated by Wisconsin Soybean Growers.  Pat Mullooly is the current president of the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board.  He sits down to visit with Pam Jahnke about the direction research will go in 2024, as well as reflecting on previous projects and the dividends it provides for Wisconsin Soybean Growers. Brought to you courtesy of the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Doug Monson, a managing partner for the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board, visits with Pam Jahnke about developing details for the Wisconsin Corn Soy Expo, Feb. 1-2 in Wisconsin Dells.  Monson also reminds soybean growers about some of the business benefits they reveal during the expo too.  The annual business meeting that takes place during the expo allows producers to hear updates on where their state checkoff dollars have been invested, as well as learning about some of the research results they can take to the field. Monson also explains the benefits of membership and why it make ..read more

Fabulous Farm Babe Pam Jahnke talks with Dr. Damon Smith on this episode on PODTalk. They talk about field research and soybean diseases. Smith started his career in Wisconsin looking at fungicide effectiveness and that has grown into data analysis and developing  apps. Many research topics by Dr. Smith and his team are driven by conversatiosn with growers in Wisconsin and the issues they are facing year over year. He is quick to credit the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board to help fund this research over the years. To learn more, visit https://wisoybean.org/wsmb/ or https://badgercropdoc ..read more

According to Wisconsin soybean growers, our stakeholders, waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) continues to be the most difficult-to-control and concerning weed species in Wisconsin's corn-soybean production systems. During the summer of 2023, UW-Extension Weed Specialist, Dr. Rodrigo Werle, received several calls regarding lack of complete post-emergence waterhemp control with Callisto and/or dicamba in corn and with Enlist One in soybeans. Thanks to support from the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board, we've been able to launch an immediate investigation into why this is happening through, Werl ..read more

Wisconsin soybean research has come a long way in a decade.  From side-by-side variety trials, to today's apps and prescription forecasting for individual fields. Today's podcast, brought to you by the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board, features Dr. Shawn Conley, UW-Extension Soybean Specialist, speaking to the ways that soybean checkoff dollars are being invested. From drone technology designed to target specific problems in the field, to sustainability research - everything is focused on providing a strong return on investment to Wisconsin soybean checkoff dollars. See omnystudio.com/li ..read more

Steve Wilkens, Random Lake, Wisconsin, is the owner/operator of Silver Creek Grain and a board member of the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board. This sixth generation farmer is also an agronomist and has been a part of the board for more than eight years. Production for soybean growers remains steady but Wilkens enjoys learning and helping to invest checkoff dollars into the marketing side of the business. Currently, the ROI for growers is $12.34 for each checkoff dollar spent.  Wisconsin also has a competitive advantage with renowned researchers in Dr. Shawn Conley, Dr. Damon Smith and Dr ..read more

On this edition of PodTalk, Pam Jahnke visits with Andy Bensend about his life-long curiosity.  His desire to always be learning, and how that desire has turned into leadership opportunities through the Wisconsin Soybean Association, the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board, and other experiences. Viewing results of on-farm research, supported by Wisconsin soybean checkoff dollars is just one way to witness a payback on that investment. Bensend has witnessed real life impacts of that same research in his Dallas, Wisconsin farm fields.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio ..read more

Jonathan Gibbs is a soybean producer in Fox Lake, Wisconsin.  He's also the current secretary/treasurer of the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board, which oversees the investment of checkoff dollars. Gibbs has been a leader in implementing innovative production practices, and compares his definition of sustainability to a three-legged stool. This has been important when telling his story during international travel and meeting with end-users of U.S. Soy. Find out more about how soybean checkoff dollars are being invested, and how you - as a grower - can get involved.  Click here for det ..read more