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SOYBEAN GROWER FIELD DAY PLANNED

The first Pennsylvania Soybean Grower Research Field Day will be held Aug. 25 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Landisville Research Center. The cost is free but advance registration is required. Find out more by clicking here.

Businesses which are interested in sponsoring the field day may find more information by clicking here.

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Got any bright ideas on how to use soybeans, or soy byproducts?

Or new ideas on promoting “the magic bean” which continues to win acclaim as a major health food?

If so, the Pennsylvania Soybean Board would like to hear from you. The all-farmer board, which administers the national soybean checkoff program in the Commonwealth, is accepting proposals for funding projects in the areas of soybean promotion and use..

“The soybean in all of its forms — oil, protein, meal or the whole bean — is found in literally hundreds of products which we use — or eat — every day,” said John Yocum , board chairman. “But we are always anxious to hear new ideas for using and promoting our product.”

The soybean checkoff program in Pennsylvania, as it is structured today, was initiated in 1991 when Congress adopted legislation mandating a checkoff program in all soybean producing states in the nation.

Money from the checkoff program is distributed annually in grants, and may be used in only three project areas: soybean research, education and/or promotion, and development of soybean markets. Since 1994 and through 2008, the Pennsylvania Soybean Board has invested, on behalf of the state’s soybean producers and soybean industry, nearly $900,000 to fund and/or support commodity promotion and education projects.

Written proposals are due in the board office no later than July 30. The address is Pennsylvania Soybean Board, PO Box 319, Salisbury MD 21803, For further information, call Sandy Davis, executive director, at 1-410-742-9500.

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THE RESULTS ARE IN ...

With six entries of more than 80 bushels per acre, the competition was stiff in this year's Yield Contest.

The top three entries were all from Lancaster County:

Charles Farms - 86.84 bushels/acre

Samuel M. Conley - 85.99 bushels/acre

A. Dale Herr - 85.42 bushels/acre

To see all the results, click here!

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NEW BIODIESEL USER'S GUIDE

AG PROGRESS DAYS FEATURED SOY-BASED DUST SUPPRESSANT

(State College, Pa.) - DustKill, a soy-based product applied by DustKill East of Paradise, Pa., provides a safe, biodegradable alternative to chemical and petroleum dust suppressants. The product penetrates dirt road surfaces down to an inch deep, binding loose gravel to dust and “fines” and creating a compacted surface similar in texture to asphalt, with no tracking of the oil. Because soybean oil is not water soluble, like some traditional dust suppressants, it lasts longer and doesn’t run off into ground water. A full-rate DustKill application lasts about a year and effectively holds down dust, improving air quality and reducing sediment and airborne erosion from roads into streams and waterways.

Pennsylvania soybean farmers sponsored the DustKill treatment in 2009 as a way to showcase commercial products made from soybeans. Through the soybean checkoff, soybean farmers contribute one-half of one percent of the net market value of their soybeans for research, marketing and education projects. The Pennsylvania Soybean Board is directed by farmer volunteers from throughout the state.

The Penn State College of Ag uses soy-based fuel in its diesel tractors and has been involved in an extensive evaluation of soy-bio-based lubricants for engines.

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