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Growing Soybeans for Biodiesel
Growing Soybeans for Biodiesel
Follow Mark Mordasky from planting to harvest.
Oil Crop Pest Pressures
Oil Crop Pest Pressures
A colorful and engaging look at a variety of pests that effect oilseeds

Soybeans are grown for food (tofu, endamame, and soymilk), but this use is small compared to global demand for soybeans as a high-protein meal for animal feed. The oil removed from the seeds as the crop is processed into meal is viewed as a by-product, and is the most popular feedstock for biodiesel production in the United States. Vermont is home to a number of farms growing non-GMO and certified organic soybeans for food, feed, and fuel.

The profiles, publications, and links to the right and gallery of images below provide more information on the work being done in Vermont and nationally to advance the use of soybeans for biodiesel production.

Growing Soybeans

Heather Darby, University of Vermont Extension, Oilseed Production in the Northeast. 2013.

Mike Wilson, Farm Futures, Managing Non-GMO Production. November 2012.

William J. Cox, Northern New York Agricultural Development Program, Soybean Variety Trials in Northern NY. 2011.

The Profitability of Organic Soybean Production. July 2008.

Northern New York Agricultural Development Program, FACT SHEET: Growing Soybeans in Northern New York. April 2004.

Iowa State University, Growing Organic Soybeans on Conservation Reserve Program Land.2003.

George Keupper, Organic Soybean Production.2003.

Seed Preparation and Storage

Oilseed Factsheet: Seed Storage and Cleaning, University of Vermont Extension

A Feasibility Analysis of a Mobile Unit for Processing Oilseed Crops and Producing Biodiesel in Vermont.December 2008

Feasibility Analysis: Solar Seed Dryer and Storage Bin at State Line Farm, N. Bennington, VT. October 2008

Economics

Chris Callahan, Oilseed Cost and Profit Calculator. (A downloadable modeling tool)

Chris Callahan and Netaka White, Vermont On-Farm Oilseed Enterprises: Production Capacity and Break-even Economics. July 2013.

Emily Stebbins, The Market Potential of Farm-Scale Oilseed Crop Products in Vermont. February 2008. (see also Executive Summary)

Soybean Meal & Feed

Canadian International Grains Institute, Soybean Feed Industry Guide. 2010.

University of Vermont Extension, Assessing the Value of Oilseed Meals for Soil Fertility and Weed Suppression.2010.

Gary Cromwell, Soybean Meal, The ‘Gold Standard. November 1999.

Conferences and Events

Oilseed Producers Workshop Proceedings, University of Vermont

Growing Soybeans

Growing High Yielding Organic Soybeans, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Soybean Research & Technical Assistance

National Soybean Research Laboratory

Soybeans for Biofuel Production

Opportunities of Small-Scale On-Farm Biofuel Production in Minnesota

Field Prep

Field Prep

Soybeans field prep, Orwell, Vermont, 2012. Photo credit: Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Tillage Equipment

Tillage Equipment

Soybean tillage equipment, Orwell, Vermont, 2012. Photo credit: Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Seed Jet

Seed Jet

Mark Mordasky with seed jet, Orwell, Vermont, 2012. Photo credit: Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Planting Soybeans

Planting Soybeans

Planting soybeans, Orwell, Vermont, 2012. Photo credit: Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Planting Soy

Planting Soy

Bill Mordasky seeding soy, Orwell, Vermont, 2012. Photo credit: Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Drill Seeder

Drill Seeder

Soybean drill seeder, Orwell, Vermont, 2012. Photo credit: Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Soybean Drill

Soybean Drill

Soybean drill seeder, Orwell, Vermont, 2012. Photo credit: Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Researcher and Soybeans

Researcher and Soybeans

Dr. Heather Darby in July soy, Alburgh, Vermont, 2012. Photo credit: Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Soybean Crop

Soybean Crop

Soybeans in August, Middlebury, Vermont, 2009. Photo credit: Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Soybeans at Harvest

Soybeans at Harvest

Soybeans at harvest, Orwell, Vermont, 2012. Photo credit: Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Combines

Combines

Twin combines harvesting soy, Orwell, Vermont, 2012. Photo credit: Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Storage Silos

Storage Silos

Unloading soybeans for storage, Orwell, Vermont, 2012. Photo credit: Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Storage Silo

Storage Silo

Soybean harvest and storage bin, Orwell, Vermont, 2012. Photo credit: Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Soybean Meal

Soybean Meal

Soybean Meal from Taby oil press, Shaftsbury, Vermont, 2011. Photo credit: Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Soybean Meal

Soybean Meal

Soybean Meal from Taby oil press, close-up, Shaftsbury, Vermont, 2011. Photo credit: Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Soybean Meal

Soybean Meal

Soybean Meal from Chinese oil press, close-up, Cornwall, Vermont, 2009. Photo credit: Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

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