The North Carolina Soybean Producers Association is accepting nominations for a total of 10 seats on the board of directors through the month of December 2009.  Nomination forms must be submitted to the association office.

Asiatic Soybean Rust arrived rather late in North Carolina and did not flourish.  That being said, Asiatic Soybean Rust has been confirmed in nine North Carolina counties – Bertie, Columbus, Johnston, Lenoir, Onslow, Robeson, Sampson, Washington and Wayne.  Most of the state's soybean are mature and safe from rust.

Farmers can participate in the 2009 Crop Quality Survey and receive a protein and oil analysis on their beans.  The annual Crop Quality Survey results are used to market the quality of the U.S. soybean crop to foreign buyers.  U.S. soybean farmers have supported the survey since 1986.