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Soybeans can be used for many things. The versatile bean produces everything from healthy cooking oils to sustainable fuel, household products and animal feed. That list is about to get longer if the Iowa Soybean Association and Iowa State University (ISU) are successful in helping soybean asphalt become a viable option for road construction and maintenance. Farmers attending the 2022 Farm Progress Show at Boone, Iowa, caught a glimpse of the potential future of pavement when they visited the show's Varied Industries Tent, which featured a 42,560 sq. ft soybean asphalt base. This Farm Pro...

Visitors might not notice one of the groundbreaking technologies on display at the Farm Progress Show because it will be under their feet.

At the Farm Progress Show in Boone, there's a new soy-based asphalt floor in the Varied Industries Tent. The soy asphalt provides another use for soybeans and recycles road that would otherwise go to landfills.

Visitors might not notice one of the groundbreaking technologies on display at the Farm Progress Show because it will be under their feet.

For Immediate Release - July 27, 2022 Soy-based Asphalt Investments Yield Major Enhancements to the 2022 Farm ...