Talk:Soybean

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Additional sections in Environmental Issues (under Production)

This section needs to include additional environmental issues besides deforestation. I propose adding subsections for biodiversity loss and water use, and adding information on each. The changes would read:

Biodiversity Besides deforestation for soy production, soy production causes a loss of global biodiversity through harm done by herbicides. Monsanto’s popular brand of seed named “Roundup Ready” is useful in that it is unaffected by glyphosate herbicides. When farmers apply this herbicide to soy crops, it creates runoff that kills native plants like Milkweed, a critical habitat for the Monarch Butterfly. The midwestern United States’ increased use of these herbicides has caused a 90% decline in Monarch butterflies in a span of 20 years.[2] This herbicide spraying also threatens many other plants like wildflowers.

Water use From 1996 to 2005, soybean production accounted for about 5% of global agricultural water use, the fifth largest among major crops.[3]

2 = http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/files/monarchs-in-peril-one-pager--copy_82788.pdf?_ga=2.33986785.131460174.1618570923-547327032.1618570923 3 = https://waterfootprint.org/media/downloads/Report47-WaterFootprintCrops-Vol1.pdf

RachelK2022 (talk) 02:08, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

• As above, too much about non-soybean extraneous issues. Stick to soy+Roundup Ready+Roundup environmental issues and this would be fine. Invasive Spices (talk) 21:20, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• I think that any crop with such a large acreage in many countries will have negative environmental impacts, at minimum a loss of biodiversity. The 'negatives' discussed here, IMO, should be those that are specific to soybeans. The Roundup Ready issue is one, so is other genetic engineering, and the uncertainties of the effect of these foods on human, animal, and ecosystem health (because there is no control group). Two or three sentences should do it, consistent with the style of this article.Downtowngal (talk) 20:30, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Additional information in Uses (under Cultivation)

This section needs more specific information on the "large variety of processed foods" soy is used for. I propose adding an additional sentence at the end of the first paragraph. The paragraph would read:

Soybeans are a globally important crop, providing oil and protein. In the United States, the bulk of the harvest is solvent-extracted with hexane, and the "toasted" defatted soymeal (50% protein) then makes possible the raising of farm animals (e.g. chicken, hog, turkey) on a large industrial scale. Soybean products are also used in a large variety of processed foods. Oil from soybeans is incorporated into about 50% of processed foods for humans, in addition to being consumed directly in foods such as tofu, soy milk and tempeh. A small amount is used in Industry as biodiesel and lubricants.[4]

4 = https://ourworldindata.org/soy#which-countries-produce-the-most-soy

RachelK2022 (talk) 02:18, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

• Redundant. Downtowngal (talk) 23:32, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Possible plagiarism

Some of this article looks to have plagiarized from the following.

https://www.vqronline.org/essay/soy-amazon

Dolorite (talk) 08:55, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

@Dolorite: Thanks for reporting this. I've confirmed that this is a copyright violation and removed the offending content. Tol (talk | contribs) @ 20:58, 18 November 2021 (UTC)

This copyright violation was added by an IP in 2015! Tol (talk | contribs) @ 21:06, 18 November 2021 (UTC)

Thanks! I was wondering when someone would finally take a look.Dolorite (talk) 08:03, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

Staple crop comparison table

Please see Template_talk:Comparison_of_major_staple_foods#Fresh/dry_comparisons regarding a proposed change to the template transcluded in this article. SmartSE (talk) 12:13, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 November 2021

Add an "Effects on Testosterone in Men" subsection to the "Health" section, reading, "A 2010 meta-analysis by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine concluded that "neither isoflavone supplements nor isoflavone-rich soy affect total or free testosterone levels"". Matthew Jilk (talk) 06:04, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

 Not done. If there's no effects, why should the article mention it at all? ◢  Ganbaruby!  (talk) 10:30, 19 November 2021 (UTC)