Soybean Checkoff supports clean towns and cities
Posted on May 7, 2009
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ST. LOUIS (May 6, 2009) – To promote the availability and use of soy biodiesel, the United Soybean Board (USB) and soybean checkoff will be enlisting some help this spring. The soybean checkoff will be working with selected U.S. Department of Energy (US DOE) Clean Cities chapters to assist in promoting soy biodiesel and soy-based products.
The Clean Cities program is a government-industry partnership sponsored by USDOE and has more than 90 local chapters across the United States. These chapters work in their local areas to reduce petroleum consumption.
“It’s important for the soybean checkoff to demonstrate that we have a cleaner product with soy biodiesel that cities can use in their diesel vehicles without having to make modifications to the fleets,” says Geno Lowe, a soybean farmer from Hebron, Md., and soybean checkoff leader. “Communicating benefits of soy biodiesel helps soybean farmers move more of our product, and it benefits the environment.”
“The research shows it has cleaner emissions, and with the lower sulfur standards in conventional fuel, biodiesel can improve lubricity,” adds Lowe, who uses biodiesel on his farm.
Read more on the Farm Energy News web site. Go to BIOFUELS (in the bottom left-hand column).
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