The Delaware Soybean Board was organized in 1980 by a group of Delaware soybean producers, who wanted to promote a profitable soybean industry in the state. As part of the 1990 Farm Bill (USDA Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act), a national soybean checkoff program began in 1991 and was approved by soybean farmers in 1994. The program is funded by an assessment of 0.5% of the market value on the sale of soybeans grown in the state. The United Soybean Board manages half of these funds, and the Delaware Soybean Board manages the rest. The Delaware Soybean Board also receives a matching fund grant from the Delaware Department of Agriculture to assist with their programs in promotion, education, and producer communications. The Delaware Soybean Board is a nine-member organization comprised of soybean producers from each county.
The Delaware Beef Advisory Board is a six-member organization comprised of beef producers from the state of Delaware. The Board administers and receives assessment resulting from the Beef Promotion and Research Act of the 1985 Farm Bill in Delaware and the United States Department of Agriculture's 1986 Beef Promotion and Research Order. Checkoff funds are used for marketing and promotion, consumer education, and public relations. In addition, the Board receives a matching fund grant from the Delaware Department of Agriculture.
The Delaware Potato Board consists of six Delaware potato growers elected by the potato producers in the state. The Delaware Potato Development Order provides a state checkoff program. The assessments collected are used for programs in education, research, production, and market development of the potato industry in the state. The Board receives a Delaware Department of Agriculture matching fund grant each year.
