A New Jersey farmer says investments in the soybean checkoff program helps fund innovative soybean product research and increase demand.
Pat Gilbertson, with local farmer member of the United Soybean Board, says the products made from soybeans are more environmentally friendly when it comes to fighting fires.
“Firefighters can go home to their families and not have to worry about forever chemicals or anything else that was in the foams,” he said. “Plus, for the environmental end of it, you don’t have the impacts that you do with PFOS and all the other foams.”
He says the food industry is looking at ways to utilize soy-based plastics.
