Source: NCSU COLLEGE OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES, 5/13/20


The North Carolina Soybean Producers Association was one of the first commodity groups to pledge their support for the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative (N.C. PSI), which aims to create a hub for scientists, government and industry to come together and solve agriculture’s most pressing challenges. 

The mission of the soybean associations is to maximize the profitability of North Carolina soybean farmers in an economically and environmentally sound manner, so there is a natural synergy.

In an average year, North Carolina farmers plant 1.6 million acres of soybeans, more than any other crop, and most of those soybeans are crushed in-state to provide feed for the local livestock sector.

We talked with Owen Wanger, CEO of the North Carolina Soybean Producers Association, to learn more about the association and why it supports the N.C. PSI.

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