Delta King Seed Company continues its promotion of SoyDiesel by investing in the Patriot BioFuels Plant in Stuttgart, Arkansas, that will open next spring.  Investing in the plant marks the third element in a multi-faceted campaign whereby Delta King intends to become a leading proponent of SoyDiesel in the Mid-South.

Noal Lawhon, President and owner of Delta King, says, “I don’t feel right asking folks to spend their hard-earned money on something unless I’m convinced it’ll be good for them.  So to learn more about SoyDiesel for myself, four years ago we started running SoyDiesel all the time in all our Delta King delivery fleet.  In September of this year, we put all our Delta King sales reps in diesel pickups so they can use SoyDiesel, and now we’ve invested in a new SoyDiesel manufacturing plant.  Brother, I’m convinced!  I’m convinced that SoyDiesel is good for the environment, that it’s good for the Mid-South economy, and that it’s good for our country because it can help reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources.”

In October, Delta King Seed announced its SoyDiesel Essay Scholarship Contest that is designed to fund higher education and to promote the development and use of SoyDiesel in the United States.  A total of $12,500 will be awarded to five high school seniors and college freshmen, with each winner receiving an individual scholarship amount of $2,500.  In addition to Mid-South first-year college freshmen, eligibility is open to all college-bound high school seniors from high schools located in a Mid-South, soybean-producing county. 

Delta King Seed Company is a family-owned seed business based in McCrory, Arkansas.  It is one of the largest privately-owned soybean companies in the United States, offering Roundup Ready® and conventional products in different maturity groups. 

Delta King Seed Company® is a registered trademark of Lawhon Farm Services, Inc.
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