Culver’s 9th Annual FFA Essay Contest

The Magic Bean: Five innovative uses of soybeans that are making a difference for farmers and the environment

Minnesota farmer Rochelle Krusemark calls them the magic bean. While consumers know soybeans as the plant used in tofu, soy milk, and other food products, recent (often farmer-led) innovations have expanded their use beyond the food value chain and into the industrial, athletic, and defense sectors, to name a few. Innovation with soybean oil is […]