[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 111 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S8617]
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   RECOGNITION OF SOUTH DAKOTA SOYBEAN GROWERS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF 
                                SOYGOLD

 Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I want to take this opportunity 
today to recognize the important achievements of SD soybean growers in 
creating new uses for their agricultural products.
  Freeman Coop Oil/Fertilizer in Freeman, SD, recently became the first 
retail marketer of petroleum to offer SoyGold, a new lubricity additive 
in premium diesel fuel. SoyGold is a low blend of soybean methyl esters 
manufactured from 100 percent soybean oil for both on-farm and 
commercial use. The additive was developed with the use of check-off 
dollars, which allow farmers to work together to develop new uses for 
their products. The soybean growers have also worked to test soydiesel 
for mass transit bus systems, underground mining, and other innovative 
possibilities.
  SoyGold was developed by Ag Processors, Inc. in Omaha, NE, and will 
be promoted and marketed throughout seven Midwestern States initially. 
Bill Pape, the general manager of Freeman Coop Oil/Fertilizer, is the 
first to offer the product to his customers. Dennis Hardy, the chairman 
of the South Dakota Soybean Council, worked hard to bring this new 
product to the market. All of these individuals, and many more, deserve 
credit for their efforts to make SoyGold a reality.
  SoyGold is an outstanding example of the way that South Dakota's 
soybean farmers and their various associations can cooperate and 
communicate to create an exciting new product which will build demand 
for soybeans. Such products demonstrate the way that farmers are 
adapting to the changing agricultural marketplace, and I congratulate 
them on their foresight, their enthusiasm, and, of course, their 
accomplishment. Moreover, SoyGold is not only good for South Dakota 
farmers, but it also benefits us all by reducing harmful emissions.
  Mr. President, there are few industries working as hard to create new 
products and new markets as agriculture. The South Dakota soybean 
growers whose efforts created SoyGold are to be commended, and I ask 
you to join me in congratulating them on their success.

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