Did You Know Minnesota Soybeans Are Helping Save Lives?
One of Minnesota’s major crops is soybeans. There are only two states that produce more soybeans than Minnesota and the vegetable is the state's most exported item. Is it safe to say that all the soybeans in the state are produced for food? Nope, not at all.
Over the last couple of years, soybeans have been used to create “Soy Foam” that helps fight fires.
Soy Foam was created in Georgia and uses soy flour to smother Class A and Class B fires while removing intentionally added PFAS, which is an agent that is added to a product to get a certain reaction or effect.
Earlier this year the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council Senior Director of Product Development Mike Youngerberg said this “Soy Foam” product was a one-of-a-kind product and was badly needed here in Minnesota.
Soy Foam from Soybeans came at a good time when Minnesota had limited options for a foam treatment for farmers and fire fighters to use when fires break out. Soy Foam TF 1122 has received the highest level of chemical hazard assessment method.
The foamy form that makes up Soy Foam TF 1122 is 100% biodegradable, 84% biobased and created using soybeans grown here in the United States, including Minnesota.
Using foam is better for the environment and safer for the fire fighters and farmers who work to put out flames. Plus, the extra benefit to farmers is that it keeps a high demand for soybean use which is good for the work they do in our state.
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