Guide to Going Green
Soy Products Guide Highlights Hundreds of Manufactured Goods and Ingredients Made from Sustainable U.S. Soy
As manufacturers, businesses and consumers continue to go “green,” the soy checkoff provides a valuable resource to help them do so. Updated annually, the 2013 version of the Soy Products Guide, now available, lists products made with soy, from elevator fluid to paintballs and everything in between.
Click here to download an electronic version of the guide or to view the most up-to-date listings throughout the year.
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U.S. Soybean Farmers Go Beyond the Elevator with High Oleic
No trans fats, less saturated fat and longer fry life are some of the customer- and industry-facing benefits of high oleic soy oil, a product many have dubbed a game-changer for the U.S. soybean industry. But many farmers still want to ...
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U.S. soybean farmers have always had products they could use that would add value to their crop, thanks, at least in part, to projects that have been funded over the years by the soy checkoff. There’s soy biodiesel, certain brands ...
Read MoreBuild a Greener, Cleaner Community with Soy
It’s well known that soy can be found in many products. But did you know that you could use soy-based products in your community? Read on to learn how your community could use environmentally friendly products using home-grown crops to ...
Read MoreGreen Fairs Program Shows Fair-Goers the Merits of U.S. Soy
Thousands of people all across America attend state and county fairs each year, and thanks to the soy checkoff’s Green Fairs program, some of those attendees learn the unexpected ways U.S. soy can make their experience more sustainable. After seeing an ...
Read MoreCompany Uses Soy in Eco-Friendly Business Model
Soy has gone corporate. A new brand of office furniture products features biobased materials grown close to home, adding a little green to corporate offices everywhere. e2e Materials’ new, award-winning OFFICE™ brand offers a biobased line of office furniture products that provide ...
Read MoreU.S. Soy Helps Paintball Go Green
U.S. soy has helped many companies make their products more environmentally friendly, and, in at least one particular case, it’s leaving its mark—literally. Real Action Paintball Inc. (RAP4) recently launched Eco Friendly Field Paintballs, a line of ammunition for the popular ...
Read MoreBridgestone Rolls Soy into Tractor Tire
First, it was soy biodiesel fuel. Then came soy-plastic body panels. Now, it’s soy-based tires. It seems the tractors, sprayers and combines that U.S. farmers use to grow soybeans contain more and more of that versatile and beneficial crop. Bridgestone Americas ...
Read MoreField of Beans
Your soybeans can be used to make food, feed and fuel. And fields. Kansas State University kicked off its new season recently on AstroTurf® GameDay Grass™ artificial turf at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan. AstroTurf products include a soy-based backing ...
Read MoreNew Label, Green Fairs Feature Soy-Based Products
Soy can replace petroleum-based chemicals in many products, and now soy-based products can feature a new label making it easier for consumers to identify products made from renewable resources. Manufacturers and vendors of biobased products, including soy-based products, may apply for ...
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To find new ways to incorporate soy-based ingredients into products to enhance demand for soybeans.
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