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Growing Plenish® High Oleic Soybeans at DuMond Farms

Growing Plenish® High Oleic Soybeans at DuMond Farms

Watch this video as Tim Foster explains how DuMond Grain has been growing Plenish soybeans over the years. He shares his viewpoint on the challenges and opportunities in controlling weeds in a Plenish bean field. Todd DuMond gives his insight into the Plenish soybeans effect on the NY dairy market, and how Plenish soybeans re

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Will The SoyRoaster Work For High-Oleic Soybeans?

Will The SoyRoaster Work For High-Oleic Soybeans?

Will The SoyRoaster Work For High-Oleic Soybeans? As the agricultural landscape shifts toward healthier, more stable oils, High-Oleic (HO) soybeans are becoming the new gold standard for many dairy farmers. But for those who manage their own feed processing, a critical question arises: can a standard SoyRoaster handle these specialized beans, or will the nutritional

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What We Know about Feeding High Oleic Soybeans

What We Know About Feeding High Oleic Soybeans

What We Know About Feeding High Oleic Soybeans In this insightful webinar from the University of Wisconsin Extension, dairy specialists Matt Akins and Caitlin Sattler explore the nutritional advantages of high oleic soybeans for dairy cattle. Unlike conventional soybeans, high oleic varieties feature a modified fatty acid profile that replaces linoleic acid with oleic acid,

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Why Grow High-Oleic Soybeans

Why Grow High-Oleic Soybeans

Why Grow High-Oleic Soybeans? In this informative presentation from the University of Wisconsin Extension, state soybean specialist Shawn Conley dives deep into the “front end” of high oleic soybean production, specifically tailored for dairy farmers. As interest in these value-added crops grows to help boost milk fat production and feed efficiency, Conley outlines the essential

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WPS Farm Show

WPS Farm Show

    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

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How To Navigate The SoyRoaster Website

How To Navigate The SoyRoaster Website

    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

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American Dairymen Interviews Lydell Martin

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

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What Does A Soybean Roasting Setup Look Like?

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

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Electric Or Propane: Which Is Better For Your Roasting Operation?

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

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DairyBusiness interviews Lydell Martin Blog

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

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Power Requirements for the Model 14 Soybean Roaster

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

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What Is A SoyRoaster?

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 are

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