Ohio Farmer Leads National Aquaculture Organization

The U.S. is the second largest consumer of seafood, yet it imports 85% of the seafood it consumes. This offers a tremendous opportunity for U.S. farmers, especially soybean farmers as soy is an excellent feedstock for many species of fish. However, growing an industry comes with challenges. An Ohio farmer… Read More

Farmers Helping Farmers Goal of Precision Ag Review Website

Farming in the digital age means farmers must make decisions beyond which seed variety to plant or what row spacing is the best and are more frequently looking at topics like what autosteer system is most accurate or at what point variable rate spray application will pay off for their… Read More

ChickQuest Program Gives Kids Connection to Agriculture

With a large majority of Americans being two or more generations removed from farms and agriculture, it is rare that children get to have a first-hand experience in any aspect of the industry. About five years ago, the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and soybean checkoff program took on an initiative… Read More

Soy-Based EnzoMeal™ Revolutionizes Aquaculture Feedstocks

Aquaculture is the fastest-growing sector of food production. Global fish consumption has nearly doubled in the last 40 years. The Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) partnered with Battelle and Kentucky State University to develop and evaluate a new technology that could revolutionize the modern aquaculture (“fish farming”) industry. The technology completely… Read More

Ohio Soybean Farmers Celebrate Winning Two R&D 100 Awards

Two technologies developed through Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and soybean checkoff collaborations have won 2016 R&D 100 Awards. Both technologies, Soy-PK Resin and Bio-YIELD bioreactor, leverage the natural properties of soybeans to increase the sustainability and improve health in modern industries. Winners were announced late last week at the R&D… Read More

Ohio Soybean Council, Logos Technologies to Advance Biosurfactant Production

Logos Technologies announced today a partnership with the Ohio Soybean Council to further develop the production process of NatSurFact, an environmentally friendly biosurfactant for personal care, household and industrial cleaning products as well as other applications. The joint project, which aims to convert hundreds of liters of soy oil into… Read More

OSU Data Shows Phosphorus Levels in Ohio Soil Trending Down in Most Counties

Ohio Grain Farmers Launch “Doing Their Part” Initiative  to Announce Water Quality Efforts and Progress  Leaders from Ohio’s largest grain farming organizations recently announced that Ohio farmers are doing their part in effectively managing phosphorus and other nutrient runoff from their fields — a key to helping address… Read More

New Social Media Project Encourages Farmers to Share How They Are #ProtectingWater

In an effort to promote the work that Ohio farmers are doing to protect water quality, Ohio Corn & Wheat and the Ohio Soybean Council are inviting all farmers to participate in a #ProtectingWater social media project. “It’s time to change the conversation about water in Ohio and really show… Read More

OSC Looking for Farmer Feedback

Have you or someone you know recently converted to natural gas by connecting to an existing pipeline, or are considering converting? If so, we want to hear from you. The Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) would like to discuss the steps of how it was done, challenges, return on investment and… Read More