Soybeans steal the spotlight at Missouri Festival, showcasing their role in thousands of products
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Surrounded by fields of soybeans stretching for miles in every direction, the city of Norborne in Carrol County, Missouri, considers itself the "Soybean Capitol of the World." That's a heady claim, knowing that states like Illinois and Iowa routinely produce the most soybeans in the U.S. But, if you drive south out of town to County Road 109 and the intersection of Missouri Highway 10W, you will see soybean fields for miles in every direction, helping to understand why in 1982, city leaders declared their soybean prominence and started a new festival.
Soybeans steal the spotlight at Missouri Festival, showcasing their role in thousands of products
Soybeans steal the spotlight at Missouri…
Soybeans steal the spotlight at Missouri Festival, showcasing their role in thousands of products
Surrounded by fields of soybeans stretching for miles in every direction, the city of Norborne in Carrol County, Missouri, considers itself the "Soybean Capitol of the World." That's a heady claim, knowing that states like Illinois and Iowa routinely produce the most soybeans in the U.S. But, if you drive south out of town to County Road 109 and the intersection of Missouri Highway 10W, you will see soybean fields for miles in every direction, helping to understand why in 1982, city leaders declared their soybean prominence and started a new festival.