 Ag Director Bridget Riedel. Time now for Focus on the Field with your Ag Director, Agriculturalist Bridget Riedel. The most important customer of U.S. soybeans is animal agriculture. It consumes 97% of U.S. soybean meal. For the past 50 years, U.S. soybean meal has produced the animal feed industry with an unmatched package of high nutrient density, superior amino acid profile, and necessary vitamins and minerals.