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National Soy Checkoff Recognized for Biodiesel Leadership

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:38:54 CST

National Soy Checkoff Recognized for Biodiesel Leadership
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) recently acknowledged the national soy checkoff's commitment to advancing the U.S. biodiesel industry with the Eye on Biodiesel Influence Award. The award honors an individual or organization that has impacted public acceptance of biodiesel.


Biodiesel manufacturing drives demand for U.S. soy oil, which continues to be the primary feedstock for U.S. biodiesel manufacturing.


United Soybean Board (USB) Chairman Jim Stillman accepted the award on behalf of the checkoff at the National Biodiesel Conference and Expo.


"It's an honor to receive this award on behalf of all U.S. soybean farmers," says Stillman, who farms in Emmetsburg, Iowa. "U.S. soybean farmers, through their checkoff, have helped grow the U.S. industry through research and promotion."


Much of that work has come in the form of partnerships with NBB that have helped increase the use of biodiesel.


A large portion of the checkoff's biodiesel investments has been used for quality and performance testing, and to promote biodiesel availability and use. As a result, biodiesel is one of the most tested renewable fuels on the market. Thanks in part to the checkoff's efforts, U.S. biodiesel production has increased from about 500,000 gallons in 1999 to more than 1 billion gallons in 2012.


The checkoff has also been active in promoting Bioheat, a biodiesel-based heating oil alternative. This winter, New York City began requiring all heating oil used in the city to contain at least 2 percent biodiesel.


"The soy checkoff has made biodiesel a priority, and we've seen the results in the growth of the biodiesel market," says Lewis Bainbridge, USB Oil Action Team chair and a soybean farmer from Ethan, SD. "USB will continue to support the biodiesel industry by funding research to help expand the market even more."


   

 

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