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American Dairymen Interviews Lydell Martin
Listen in as DairyBusiness interviews Lydell Martin on the best practices for roasting soybeans! Lydell brings his years of experience to the table, as he shares the best methods for roasting, cooling, and storing high-oleic beans. What are the benefits of high-oleic soybeans? Lydell covers that and more, all in this video! If

What Does A Soybean Roasting Setup Look Like?
Listen in as DairyBusiness interviews Lydell Martin on the best practices for roasting soybeans! Lydell brings his years of experience to the table, as he shares the best methods for roasting, cooling, and storing high-oleic beans. What are the benefits of high-oleic soybeans? Lydell covers that and more, all in this video! If

Electric Or Propane: Which Is Better?
Listen in as DairyBusiness interviews Lydell Martin on the best practices for roasting soybeans! Lydell brings his years of experience to the table, as he shares the best methods for roasting, cooling, and storing high-oleic beans. What are the benefits of high-oleic soybeans? Lydell covers that and more, all in this video! If

DairyBusiness Interviews Lydell Martin
Listen in as DairyBusiness interviews Lydell Martin on the best practices for roasting soybeans! Lydell brings his years of experience to the table, as he shares the best methods for roasting, cooling, and storing high-oleic beans. What are the benefits of high-oleic soybeans? Lydell covers that and more, all in this video! If

What Are The Power Requirements
Power Requirements for the Model 14 Soybean Roaster Let’s discuss the power requirements for the Model 14 Soybean Roaster. It is a fully electric system designed for continuous 24/7 operation, and includes four 6kW heating elements installed in an oil-jacketed roaster. The SoyRoaster also includes a cooling fan, steam vent, hammermill, and blower. The total

What Is A SoyRoaster?
Watch the video as Lydell Martin gives a walk-through of a completed SoyRoaster system, ready to ship to a customer’s farm. Lydell will explain how the soybeans flow from your storage bin into the roaster hopper through a fill auger, then enter the oil-jacketed roaster where they are cooked. From there, the beans

How To Install The SoyRoaster
Installing the SoyRoaster is a straightforward process with minimal setup time. Each unit is shipped pre-assembled inside a 40-foot shipping container, with all core components—including the roaster, cooling hopper, transfer auger, hammermill, blower, and touchscreen control panel—already in place and factory wired. Whether you set the container outside on a gravel pad or install the

How The SoyRoaster Works
Let’s take a look at how the SoyRoaster works: Step 1: Loading the Roaster Soybeans are unloaded from a storage bin and augered into the intake hopper of the SoyRoaster. If you need a storage solution, A.N. Martin Systems sells hopper bins and fill augers to keep your operation running efficiently. Step 2: Roasting The

Why Roast SoyBeans?
Why Roast Soybeans? Unlocking the Full Potential of Your Dairy Feed Soybeans have long been a cornerstone of dairy rations, valued for their high protein and fat content. However, feeding raw soybeans often leaves significant nutritional value—and money—on the table. With the recent introduction of high-oleic soybeans (such as Plenish by Pioneer), there is
