Connecting Ohio Soybeans to the World, Enhancing Farmer Competitiveness

By Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director, Soy Transportation Coalition As Ohio and U.S. soybeans remain under pressure due to uncooperative weather and growing conditions, on the supply side of the equation, and international marketing challenges, on the demand side of the equation, it becomes all the more essential to ensure our… Read More

McGraw in Melbourne: On the Road to New Collaborations

By Courtney Heiser In April, Barry McGraw, Director of Product Research and Commercialization with the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC), had the opportunity to travel to Melbourne, Australia as a keynote speaker for the Crop Waste to Value Added Products Conference. This conference allowed commercial industry partners as well as university… Read More

Meet OSC’s Summer Intern Courtney Heiser

Courtney Heiser is serving as the Ohio Soybean Council Summer Intern this year. She was raised on a family farm in Attica in Seneca County where her family raises soybeans, corn and wheat. She studies Agricultural Communications at The Ohio State University and was a recipient of an Ohio Soybean… Read More

Water Quality Matters

As an Ohioan, I appreciate the things that make our state unique including the businesses and recreational opportunities afforded by Lake Erie. As a farmer, I appreciate that agriculture is an integral part of our state’s economy and a large part of our history. Most Ohio farms are steeped in… Read More

More Than China: Asian Markets Continue to Grow for U.S. Soy

By Jen Del Carmen, USSEC With so much attention on China over the past year, it’s easy to overlook the other numerous international markets served by U.S. Soy, including many on the Asian continent that need to be considered. Asia offers a wide range of differing export markets. The U. Read More

Planting Outlook 2019

By Kayla Weaver For many Ohio farmers the 2019 planting season is likely to be more pressing than usual. With a harvest that lasted well into winter for many, and into spring for some, producers were unable to get into the fields for typical post-harvest fieldwork. Ohio Soybean Council board… Read More

Precision Ag Reviews Hits the Road to Help Farmers

Since its debut in 2017, the Ohio Soybean’s Council’s Precision Ag Reviews (PAR) has helped connect farmers through an online review system for precision ag technology and equipment. Last year, PAR had its own booth at Commodity Classic and was featured in the event’s What’s New session series, where over… Read More

Ohio Soybean Checkoff Wins Awards

The Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) invests checkoff money into projects that will benefit soybean farmers and make them more profitable, and the Board of Trustees expects results. One way to measure those results is through awards and honors given to the Council throughout the year. Here are some of the… Read More

Hillsboro Farmer Completes ASA Young Leader Program

By Kayla Weaver Every farmer must enter spring with a certain sense of hope that the passing of the seasons will bring a prosperous harvest. While that is true for Hillsboro farmer Adam Vance, this time around he’s also carrying a renewed sense of optimism for his career. Vance recently… Read More