Field of Beans
Farmers Score Big with Soy-Based Turf on Athletic Fields
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 called BioCel®, from Universal
New 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 produ......
Read MoreU.S. Soybean Farmers Show Their Products at Fairs
This summer, at some prominent state and county fairs from Kansas to New York, the restrooms will be painted with soy-based paint, the parking lots will be treated with soy-based dust suppressant and the rides will run on soy biodiesel. ......
Read MoreSoy Fiber Fashion
Like any good investment portfolio manager, the soybean checkoff diversifies its investments in new uses for U.S. soy into many specific areas with the highest potential for a return on investment, including plastics, coatings, inks, solven......
Read MoreNew soy-based items hit the market
Soy ingredients go into a variety of products, from hair conditioners to long-burning candles to wood adhesives and more. As part of its mission to continuously expand the demand for U.S. soybeans, the soybean checkoff helped bring 32 new s......
Read MoreFor sale at your hardware store
Soybean farmers can be proud their product goes to a lot of great uses—not only in animal feed or for human consumption, but for a variety of industrial applications available at your local hardware store. PureBond™ is an example. Th......
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