Join us for SoyFest 2025! A Celebration of Soy!

10am-2pm, Wednesday, August 27^th

Central Campus near Marston & Parks Library
 

August is Soybean Month in Iowa!

SoyFest is a biannual festival hosted by the Iowa Soybean Research Center and is held in conjunction with the first week of fall semester classes at ISU and Soybean Month in Iowa. This free, outdoor celebration of all things soy features Iowa vendors, ISU research labs and student clubs to highlight the importance of soy and its many uses in everyday life from food to new and innovative products. 

Join in the Fun!

SoyFest will offer grilled pork, turkey and soy-veggie burgers, soy-related snacks, robotic and other technological demonstrations, soy-themed prize giveaways, carnival games, a special drawing for students, soy-based ice cream and a visit by Cy. 

Participating businesses and groups for SoyFest 2025 include the Iowa Soybean Association, Iowa Food & Family Project, ISU Creamery, Iowa Turkey Federation, Hy-Vee, Iowa Smokehouse, Skechers, Old Capitol Food Co., Laura Soybeans, Ames Ford Lincoln, Seedling Biosystems, Cross Plains Solutions, Dynamic Green Products, USDA and ISU undergraduate student clubs: Agronomy, Culinary Science and Dietetics.

In addition, the following ISU research groups and labs will provide hands-on learning experiences: ISU Entomology, Integrated Pest Management and the research labs of Eric Cochran, Arti Singh, Danny Singh and Lie Tang.
 

Videos

SoyFest 2023 - 8/23/23

SoyFest 2021 - 8/25/21