By Laura Schafer
New online tool has farmers taking steps to improve their sustainability.To get where you’re going, you need to know where you are. That is just what the fieldprint calculator offers U.S. soybean farmers, a chance to know where they are in making their farms sustainable. By...
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By Jeff Brown
Farmers are using the latest technology to their selling advantageMark Philips, like other U.S. soybean farmers, is a busy guy. Attracted by convenience and peace of mind, the Akron, Iowa, farmer is one of thousands of U.S. oilseed and grain farmers who have taken to selling...
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By Tyler Kelley
Microbes can grow in diesel fuel, but soy biodiesel is no more susceptible to microbes than other diesel fuel. “Sulfur may have been an inhibitor to biological growth in diesel, and now with ultra-low-sulfur diesel, we are seeing more biological growth,” says Don Scott,...
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By Abby Stutsman
Increased use of biofuels in motorsports is fueling excitement off the track. Many competitive drivers are fueling with biofuels, generating national attention for biodiesel and ethanol at tracks and speedways across the country.The Indy Racing League began using ethanol several...
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By Chris Krull
The soy biodiesel industry is growing while at the same time sharp attention is being given to environmental and engine emissions. To meet this demand, all new 2007 diesel engines are required to be outfitted with devices designed to trap tiny particles before they are released...
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By Karen Pfautsch
Are your fields infected with soybean rust? To find out, you may no longer have to mail a sample of your soybean leaves to a diagnostic lab, and then wait for the results. EnviroLogix, a diagnostic test kit developer, created a soybean rust detection kit that you can use to get...
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By Sarah Rebholz
With winter weather in full swing, it’s time to prepare your fuels to perform in frigid outdoor conditions. For a problem-free winter, Paul Nazzaro, petroleum industry consultant to the National Biodiesel Board, advises farmers to be aware of climate restrictions for...
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By Sarah Rebholz
As the fastest-growing biofuel in the United States, biodiesel is drawing rave reviews from users in different industries across the country. Lewis Bainbridge has used soy biodiesel for over a decade on his farm in Ethan, S.D. He uses a B2 biodiesel blend in his tractors...
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By Keith Warden
The Soybean Quality Toolbox allows farmers to compare soybean varieties at the click of a button.Every on-farm decision strives to maximize profitability. Increased input costs make seed decisions matter even more. And it’s not just about yield anymore. A new Internet tool, the...
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By Tyler Kelley
USDA says it didn’t diminish accuracyLast October, the U.S. Department of Agriculture-National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS) issued a corrected crop report for the first time, sending ripples through the soy and other sectors of U.S. agriculture. USDA bases the...
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By Sarah Yancey
The 2009 growing season will bring new opportunities for soybean farmers to increase yields and to provide healthier oils demanded by the food industry. Monsanto’s Roundup Ready 2 Yield™ (RR2Y) technology and Pioneer’s high-oleic soybean varieties will provide those...
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By Mike Orso
That proved to be one of several lively fuel supplier responses to an effort by farmers to get them to offer soy biodiesel. In 2003, the Nebraska Soybean Board (NSB) launched an ad blitz to encourage farmers to “ask for it and use it.” The effort worked.“We launched a campaign...
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By Chris Toebben
Without a doubt, the soy biodiesel boom has been a huge success thanks to farmer efforts. Recently, industry has also done its part to increase demand for the renewable fuel.Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have increased efforts to approve blends of biodiesel in their...
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By Chris Toebben
The latest figures from the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) show that 88 biodiesel plants operating in the United States produced over 200 million gallons of biodiesel this year. Another 65 plants are under construction, and these figures will grow as the industry matures. With a...
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By Tyler Kelley
The “old-school” method of leveling a field involved taking handwritten measurements for every 100 feet of the field using a rod and transit. Then you transcribed the data onto graph paper to get a visual feel for the lay of the land. That whole process took about a month....
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By Keith Warden
“Nothing runs like a Deere.” Sound familiar? It should. Now diesel-powered Deere equipment runs on biodiesel right from the factory. After announcing its B2 biodiesel factory fill program last year at their Waterloo, Iowa and East Moline, Illinois factories, John Deere expanded...
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