Joseph L. Murphy

Director, Editorial Communications

Joe Murphy is a photographer and writer focused on providing creative work.

Innovation

SoyFoam™ Firefighting Foam Wins 2025 Green Chemistry Award, Backed by U.S. Soy Farmers

Joseph L. Murphy|Oct 9, 2025

Cross Plains Solutions’ PFAS-free firefighting product SoyFoam™ has earned the 2025 Green Chemistry Challenge Award in the category of Design of Safer and Degradable Chemicals,…

Innovation

Take Me Out to the Ball Game for Soybeans, Peanuts and Cracker Jack

Joseph L. Murphy|Aug 19, 2025

As the Major League Baseball season reaches its peak, thousands of Americans will head to ballparks to celebrate America’s pastime. While fans whistle “Take Me…

Food & Lifestyle

World’s Best Battle for U.S. Soy Combine Award

Joseph L. Murphy|Jul 11, 2025

It didn’t take long for your taste buds to catch up with your nose when you walked through the grounds of the James E. Ward…

Infrastructure

Ag Leaders Discuss Infrastructure Resilience in the Wake of Disasters

Joseph L. Murphy|Sep 2, 2024

In a year marked by dramatic shifts in transportation infrastructure, the events surrounding the Mississippi River, Panama Canal and Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge have…

Food & Lifestyle

U.S. Soy Takes Center Stage at SXSW with Chef Carolina Carrillo-Aguirre’s Innovative Menu

Joseph L. Murphy|Jul 12, 2024

The culinary world at South by Southwest (SXSW) received a soy-powered twist this year, thanks to the ingenuity of Carolina Carrillo-Aguirre, Banquet Sous Chef at…

Food & Lifestyle

Salty Business Embraces Artisan Tofu

Joseph L. Murphy|May 3, 2024

Imagine a slow-churning conveyor belt 2,200 feet below the surface, moving mineral-rich water that has never seen the light of day. The conveyor belt or…

Innovation

SoyFoam Offers Safer Choice for Firefighters

Joseph L. Murphy|May 2, 2024

Soybeans grown in fields surrounding communities across the U.S. will soon be used to fight fires while protecting the environment from harsh chemicals. SoyFoam TF…

Food & Lifestyle

Plant-Based Solutions Spotlighted at SXSW

Joseph L. Murphy|Mar 28, 2024

If you head south and veer southwest, you’ll land in a place that embraces the weird, the eclectic and the key to future collaboration. Each…

Sustainability

Bees and soy

Joseph L. Murphy|Feb 22, 2024

Following a recent study that uncovers bees as significant allies in their fields, U.S. soy farmers are abuzz. You aren’t alone if you find it…

Food & Lifestyle

Smoke marks the spot at barbecue comps

Joseph L. Murphy|Jan 5, 2024

I'm sure you've heard the famous saying X marks the spot. That may be true for some things but in the world of competitive barbecuing,…