Green Ribbon Fairs Selected to Help Checkoff Promote Soy-Based Products
13 fairs to participate in 2012 United Soybean Board reimbursement program
Fairgoers across the country will be learning about the versatility of soy this summer when riding on soy biodiesel-powered trams and carnival rides, walking through barns with a fresh coat of soy-based paint, or appreciating parking lots made a little less dusty thanks to soy-based dust suppressant.
The United Soybean Board’s (USB’s) 2012 Green Ribbon Fairs Program, now in its second year, funded projects at 13 fairs selected after a competitive application process.
“There’s so much diversity with these fairs, both with ...
UPS Begins Using Biodiesel at Major U.S. Hub
What can SOY do for you? It starts by helping the company known for its brown go green. The United Parcel Service (UPS) recently began using soy biodiesel at its most vital hub, in Louisville, Ky., a location that processes ...
Read MoreBiodiesel Goes High Profile
Farmers and many others tuning-in to their favorite Sunday-morning news shows will see a new addition to the lineup: biodiesel. Part of the advanced biofuels initiative, a marketing program funded in part by United Soybean Board (USB) and several state ...
Read MoreBiodiesel Power
When was the last time you attended a tractor pull? Whether it’s been a long while or just the other day, you may not know that biodiesel, most of which is made from your processed soybeans, plays a part in ...
Read MoreCheckoff Teams with NTPA to Show Power of Biodiesel
Whether you’re dragging a pulling sled down the track or a planter through the field, biodiesel will work for you. To demonstrate its performance benefits, the United Soybean Board (USB) and soybean checkoff will sponsor the summer season of the ...
Read MoreBiodiesel back in business in 2011
To say the biodiesel industry faced challenges during the last two years would be an understatement, but the National Biodiesel Board’s (NBB) CEO, Joe Jobe, says things are moving in the right direction. The uncertainty and instability the industry saw ...
Read MoreBiodiesel brings big bucks back to U.S. soybean farmers
Biodiesel production returned U.S. soybean farmers’ investment in the beneficial renewable fuel to the tune of nine to 27 cents per bushel, or $2.7 billion in net returns over the past five marketing years, according to a checkoff-funded study. Besides this ...
Read MoreSoy Facts at A Glance
Most U.S. soybean farmers believe they can meet all the demands for their soybean crop, whether they be for food, feed, fiber or fuel. Last year, the World Bank released a report reversing earlier claims that biofuels production significantly impacts food ...
Read MoreBiodiesel poised for growth in 2011
Biodiesel made from algae may play in the mainstream media, but it doesn’t play in Peoria, or anyplace else– at least not yet. Developing biodiesel feed stocks like algae won’t hit the market for years. However, soybean oil, biodiesel’s original feedstock, ...
Read MoreBioheat: Growth potential for U.S. soybean farmers?
While soybean farmers use biodiesel in their trucks and farm implements, one biodiesel application helps fulfill a growing niche market: Bioheat®. Used in home-heating systems in 11 mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states, Bioheat is a blend of biodiesel and traditional fuel oil ...
Read MoreSelling biodiesel means more customers for Woolley Fuel
Norm Woolley Jr. is no stranger to the New Jersey fuel industry. His family’s business has operated in Maplewood, a 30-minute-drive from New York City, for nearly 90 years. Woolley Fuel became the first fuel station in the state to ...
Read MoreUSB Mission/Biodiesel
To support the commercial success of biodiesel as a renewable fuel that plays an important role in the expanding biobased-energy industry.
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