Hello and welcome to our first USSA newsletter of 2026!
Looking at the year ahead, Jim Sutter, CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council, shares the trends he expects will have the greatest impact on U.S. soy exports.
We also cover the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new research priorities, which include promoting soil health and developing new markets and uses for U.S. agricultural commodities. And we profile Field to Market’s Farmer of the Year, Matt Splitter from central Kansas, whose farm has been described as “one of the most numbers-driven operations I’ve seen.”
Read on for these stories and more, including a new podcast spotlighting inspiring women in the dairy industry and a film exploring U.S. hardwood forests and the communities that depend on them.