Soybean canopy

Soybean oil product helping protect roofs

Nov 28, 2024
Nov 28, 2024

Atyeo column Roof 2 - worked.jpg — AJ Nelson of Roof Maxx sprays a soybean-oil-based product on the porch roof of Atyeo’s Sioux Falls home in early September. The product is meant to extend the life of the shingles by making them more pliable.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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Janelle Atyeo

The South Dakota Soybean Association will soon host its annual conference in Sioux Falls, so I thought I’d share the story about how those little beans got onto my roof.

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Atyeo column roof 1 - worked.jpg — A soy-based rejuvenate is sprayed on the Atyeo roof. The application process took less than an hour.
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Janelle Atyeo is a small town South Dakota girl enjoying her work as regional editor of the Midwest Messenger and Tri-State Neighbor while raising kids and no-till vegetables in central Sioux Falls. Reach her at janelle.atyeo@lee.net.