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Agriculture byproducts

The crops and livestock raised on the farms around Iowa contribute to a number of products we use everyday. Take a closer look at the products below that come from things commonly found on Iowa farms. There are so many products that it's difficult to list them all, so contact your state commodity organizations for more information.

Corn

  • Batteries
  • Car fuel (called ethanol)
  • Baby foods
  • Chewing gum
  • Soft drinks
  • Cereal
  • Shoe polish
  • Fireworks
  • Soups
  • Rubber tires
  • Toothpaste

    Hogs

  • Floor Wax
  • Chalk
  • Bacon
  • Artist brushes
  • Sausage
  • Car wax
  • Skin lotion
  • Crayons
  • Heart valves for transplant in humans
  • Toothpaste
  • Buttons
  • Gelatin
  • Sheep

  • Carpet
  • Lanolin
  • Drum heads
  • Gelatin
  • Baseballs
  • Shaving cream
  • Tennis racquet strings
  • Wool clothing
  • Tires

    Milk

  • Ice cream
  • Mozzarella Cheese
  • Chocolate milk
  • Buttermilk biscuits
  • Cottage cheese
  • Cream cheese
  • Cake mixes
  • Evaporated milk
  • Powdered milk

    Soybeans

  • Paints
  • Noodles
  • Ink
  • Pet foods
  • Salad dressings
  • Cosmetics
  • Mayonnaise
  • Plastics
  • Pancake mix
  • Soy bio-diesel
  • Crayons
  • Cattle

  • Shoes
  • Candles
  • Hamburgers
  • Shampoo
  • Film
  • Bandage strips
  • Luggage
  • Steak
  • Marshmallows
  • Gelatin

    Eggs

  • Cake mixes
  • Hair conditioner
  • Salad dressing
  • Pancakes
  • Fertilizer
  • Cookies
  • Crafts/Art
  • Mayonnaise
  • Potato salad

    Bees

  • Candles
  • Cereal
  • Honey
  • Whipped honey
  • Granola bars
  • Cosmetics
  • Salad dressing
  • Comb honey
  • Cookies

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