Soybean Checkoff Asks Farmers to Use Soy Biodiesel This Harvest

As combines, tractors and trucks kick into high gear this harvest season, the soybean checkoff encourages farmers to increase engine performance and create demand for their own soybeans by filling their tanks with soy biodiesel.

The United Soybean Board and soybean checkoff teamed up with the National Biodiesel Board and original equipment manufacturers representing Case IH, Cummins, Inc., and New Holland to discuss the status of the biodiesel industry and overall support of renewable fuel.

Currently, soy biodiesel is used in approximately 700 commercial fleets, and more than 3,000 U.S. fuel distributors and retailers carry biodiesel. NBB estimates that 225 million gallons of biodiesel were used in the United States last year.

Projections for this year top 300 million gallons. And it's not just farmers using the product – truckers, heavy equipment operators and other general diesel users are catching on to soy biodiesel.

The Farmer, Sept. 6, 2007