27
Mar
2012
Soy checkoff partners with city, county and state fairsST. LOUIS (March 27, 2012) - With soy biodiesel powering trams and carnival rides, soy-based paint freshening up show barns and soy-based cleaning products getting the fairgrounds ready, 13 fairs will be a little greener this year with the help of the United Soybean Board (USB) and the soy checkoff.
"U.S. soy feeds the animals that provide the meat we eat, but soy does a lot more than that," says Geno Lowe, a soybean farmer from Hebron, Md., and USB farmer-director. "U.S. soy is increasingly popular as a 'green' ingredient in everything from biofuel to paint to cleaning products and more."
"U.S. soy feeds the animals that provide the meat we eat, but soy does a lot more than that," says Geno Lowe, a soybean farmer from Hebron, Md., and USB farmer-director. "U.S. soy is increasingly popular as a 'green' ingredient in everything from biofuel to paint to cleaning products and more."
Lowe and his fellow USB farmer-directors selected the 13 fairs as part of a competitive application process. Through the Green Ribbon Fairs reimbursement program, now in its second year, the checkoff works with fairs across the country to promote the use of soy-based products such as biodiesel, paint, cleaners, hand sanitizers and more. The following fairs will use soy-based products and help educate fairgoers by participating in the 2012 Green Ribbon Fair Reimbursement Program:
· Barton County Fair (Kan.)
· Delaware County Fair (Iowa)
· Dutchess County Fair (N.Y.)
· Dyer County Fair (Tenn.)
· Houghton County Fair (Mich.)
· Indiana State Fair
· Minnesota Fairs
· North Carolina State Fair
· Ohio State Fair
· Saunders County Fair (Neb.)
· South Dakota State Fair
· State Fair of West Virginia
· St. Mary's County Fair (Md.)
The 69 farmer-directors of USB oversee the investments of the soy checkoff to maximize profit opportunities for all U.S. soybean farmers. These volunteers invest and leverage checkoff funds to increase the value of U.S. soy meal and oil, to ensure U.S. soybean farmers and their customers have the freedom and infrastructure to operate, and to meet the needs of U.S. soy's customers. As stipulated in the federal Soybean Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service has oversight responsibilities for USB and the soy checkoff.
For more information on the United Soybean Board, visit www.unitedsoybean.org
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· Delaware County Fair (Iowa)
· Dutchess County Fair (N.Y.)
· Dyer County Fair (Tenn.)
· Houghton County Fair (Mich.)
· Indiana State Fair
· Minnesota Fairs
· North Carolina State Fair
· Ohio State Fair
· Saunders County Fair (Neb.)
· South Dakota State Fair
· State Fair of West Virginia
· St. Mary's County Fair (Md.)
The 69 farmer-directors of USB oversee the investments of the soy checkoff to maximize profit opportunities for all U.S. soybean farmers. These volunteers invest and leverage checkoff funds to increase the value of U.S. soy meal and oil, to ensure U.S. soybean farmers and their customers have the freedom and infrastructure to operate, and to meet the needs of U.S. soy's customers. As stipulated in the federal Soybean Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service has oversight responsibilities for USB and the soy checkoff.
For more information on the United Soybean Board, visit www.unitedsoybean.org
Visit us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/
Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/unitedsoy
View our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/
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