Abstract: The agricultural chemical shuttle tank quality control and repackaging process of the present invention provides for standardized inspection, cleaning, repairing, and certification of the tanks so as to deliver precision crop protection chemicals to customers. The tanks include an ID label or bar code with information about the life cycle of the tank. The information is updated at one or more stages of the process. The tanks are classified according to chemical contents, and restricted for use in a single herbicide/pesticide classification throughout the tank life. A specialized automated wash station cleans the inside and outside of tanks of chemical residue and satisfies government environmental regulations for waste wash water.

Abstract: A formulation for preventing or treating parturient hypocalcemia or milk fever comprises a solution of hydrochloric acid in water, soybean meal, additional feed components and minerals. The feed formulation is prepared by grinding soybean meal to a particle size of 1000 to 2000 microns. A hydrochloric acid solution and feedgrade limestone are blended into the meal to produce the formulation.

Abstract: Comminuted soybeans are heated to high temperatures to condition the soybean oil contained therein. The soybean oil is extracted and filtered to remove solid fines, and then degummed and bleached. The prepared oil is introduced into a stirred reactor where lower aliphatic monohydric alcohol and an alkaline catalyst is introduced. Alcoholysis proceeds to virtual completion. A lower alkyl alcohol ester phase is separated out and washed with water to remove traces of unreacted alcohol and the alkaline catalyst.

Abstract: A high bypass protein product as prepared from soybeans. The soybeans are comminuted sufficiently to crack open their hulls. The comminuted soybeans are then heated at elevated temperatures in the range of about 235-350.degree. F., and maintained at these elevated temperatures for about 1-60 minutes. Oil is then partially removed from the soybeans to leave a cake which is then processed as feed for livestock. The resulting feed has a protein bypass value in the range of 55-65%, and quantities of essential amino acids lysine and methionine are bypassed at the rate of at least 8.0 grams per pound of feed ingested by the livestock.