U.S. SOYBEANS: THE CASE STUDY OF SUSTAINABILITY
IN THE PRODUCTION OF FOOD BEANSINTRODUCTION• Dan Schwartz

Married for 36 years• 6 children, 6 grandchildren• 2 nd generation farmer•• Schwartz Farms

Cortland, OH, USA• Established in 1956
• 3 rd generation family farm•••

5 families involved
17 employees

Transitioned to grain only farm in 1978
• Added the seed and IP soybean business in 1998
• Produced 17,805MT of NON-GMO soybeans in 2020
• Proud to be a sustainable, farm-to-table family farm operation•

OUR TEAMDan,partner

Tom Jr.,partnerLeah, Tomʼs
wife

Larry
Morse

Bruce
Brainard

Steph,
Danʼsdaughter#1

Pam, Danʼswife andmarket
analystSam,Tomʼs son
#2

Bill
Helmuth,seed plant
manager

Tyler, Tomʼsson #1

Sarah,
Tylerʼs wife

Elizabeth,Danʼsdaughter#4

John, Jessʼ
husband andofficemanager

Dave,
Stephʼshusband

Koichiro
AhairaJessica, Dan ʻsdaughter #2

Gracie, Dan ʻsdaughter #6

Denis, Tomʼsson #3

Aaron, Danʼsson #5

Kristen, Danʼsdaughter #3*Not pictured:
Tom T, Jake, Pat & Ryan

CONTENT FOR TODAYWhat does Sustainability mean to us at
Schwartz Farms?
• People•Team, Community & Partnerships

PeopleBusiness• Business•

Growth, Diversity, Technology, Markets, IP
Handling & Certifications (USSEC SSAP)• Environment•Soil Health (such as Nutrient Management &Erosion), Water Management (such as
Drainage & Water Quality), Carbon
Sequestration, etc.

Environment

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT• 64 total Contract
Growers – Ohio 43,
Pennsylvania 18 andNew York 3 in 2020crop
• Opportunity to grow,diversify & beprofitable• Helps the greatercommunity
PeopleBusiness

Environment

STRONG, TRUSTED PARTNERSHIPS• Shipping to Japan
since 1998 andHouse Foods America
since 2006

PeopleBusiness

Environment

GROWING OUR FOOTPRINT
25,00020,000

15,00010,0005,00002000

2005

20132014

2015

2016Acres

2017

2018

2019

Act ual2020

Estimated
2021

Goal2022

Metric Tons

• Our growth continues (20x since year 2000)• Our goal for 2022 crop is to secure 20,000 acres toproduce our goal of 22,000 MT

PeopleBusiness

Environment

INVESTING IN TECHNOLOGY

Soil test

Fertilizer test•

GPS systems used for:• Field Work
• Tile Installation &Maps• Soil Testing• Fertilizer Applications•Precision agriculture uses
satellite & drone
technology that result inenergy savings

PeopleBusinessEnvironment

ADVANCING OUR FACILITIES

Cleaner ＆ Sorting by size

Color Sorter

Gravity table ①

Gravity table ②

Magnet ①
10000 gaussDe-stoner

Magnet ②
10000 gauss

30㎏, Tote bag & Bulk

• Processing facility:• Able to sort
9.50MT per
one hour• Storage facilities:• Able to store
13,610 MT peryear at homefarm• Allows us tomaintain IPand quality
2015
upgradesto cleaner,colorsorter &robot
New 2020
investments inIP bins added
5,000 MT ofstorage

PeopleBusiness

Environment

Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol (SSAP)

LEADING IN SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATION• 100% of Schwartz
Farms soybeans are
SSAP certified• Transparency,
traceability &competitive
advantage in the
supply chain

PeopleBusiness

Environment

MEETING JAPANESE DEMAND• Specialist in IP Handling• 99% Non-GMO guarantee• Developing new seed with The
Ohio State University and others• We will continue togrow and supply foodbeans under thoroughIP handling systemeven if Japanese "nonGMO labeling"
regulation will bechanged in 2023

PeopleBusiness

Environment

PRIORITIZING SUSTAINABLE FARMING

We implement every
pillar except for:• #3 because ourland is flat• #10 & #11 because
we get lot of rain
and have heavy
soils

PeopleBusiness

Environment

STRENGHTENING BEST PRACTICES• CROP ROTATION• EROSION CONTROL• CONSERVATION TILLAGE• PEST MANAGEMENT

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)• Developing New Seed
• Cover Crop•• NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT

PeopleBusiness

Environment

LOOKING AHEAD
At Schwartz Farms, we plan to advance our commitment tosustainable farming through the following efforts*:• People• Increase outreach, education and communication with new andexisting growers• Continue being transparent with customers w/ advances intechnologies• Business• Advocate for USSEC SSAP Certification• Optimize technology usage, data collection & analysis• Environment• Continue to add new crops to our rotation plan
• Continue to develop water runoff plans for all fields• Improve water quality by adding additional waterways

PeopleBusinessEnvironment*This is a sample of our short and long-term Sustainability Goals

Thank you!
ありがとうございました
Please email Masako Tateishi with any questions:
MTateishi@ct.ussec.org
Visit our website for more information:www.schwartzfarmsohio.com