High-Oleic Soybeans Bring New Feeding Opportunities to Dairy Diets
- ZISK
- May 21
- 1 min read
As farms look for ways to bring more homegrown feed into the ration, high-oleic soybeans are starting to show up on the radar. They offer a combination of protein and energy, and recent research suggests they may also help support milk fat production while easing some of the milk fat depression risk often associated with conventional soybeans.
“High-oleic soybeans give producers another way to bring homegrown fat and protein into the ration while lowering some of the milk fat depression risk we typically associate with full-fat soybeans,” says Katelyn Goldsmith, dairy outreach specialist for the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
The difference starts with the fat inside the bean. Conventional soybeans carry more linoleic acid, a fatty acid often linked with milk fat depression when levels climb in the ration. High-oleic soybeans are built differently, with a higher share of oleic acid and a much smaller amount of linoleic acid.
By Taylor Leach
May 19, 2026 02:53 PM
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