A number of fire departments around Minnesota are trying out a new firefighting foam that’s made from soybeans.

This spring, the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council launched its campaign titled “Planting to Protect: From Farm to Flame” as a way for farmers to add demand and diversify product options for soybeans through a new soy-based firefighting foam called SoyFoam.

The council has been working to support special products made from soybeans at a time when volatility in export markets has been hurting farmers.

"We can't get rid of a lot of them at the moment because of tariffs, and countries aren't buying,” said Patrick Sullivan, the council’s director and secretary. “Every outlet we can find to use more soybeans and soy oil, it's great for everybody."

The council says Soy

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