Deciding on a career can be a daunting task for many young people, but for Andy and Brian Stickel, there was hardly a second thought. Agriculture is engrained into their way of life and they are grateful for those who have paved the way before them. Their pay-it-forward mentality is what drives them to step up and take on responsibilities in the industry and in their community. It has also earned them the honor of… Read More

While soybeans are a common crop grown in many parts of the world, they remain a complex research subject for many plant scientists. To encourage the next generation to take interest in soybean research, the United Soybean Board (USB) awards fellowships each year to graduate students who demonstrate an interest and great potential for advancing the science behind soybean improvement. One of the recent fellowships was awarded to an Ohio State grad student, Anna Stasko,… Read More

To those who are unfamiliar, a soybean is simply a soybean. Although anyone involved in production or processing in the soybean industry knows there are numerous varieties with intricate differences. Unique qualities of each variety can often be attributed to researchers who do the tedious work of isolating the genes for each desired quality, breeding them into a specific plant and running trials to ensure they are ready for high yielding production. At The Ohio… Read More

In 1995 The Ohio State University, in collaboration with Michigan State University and Purdue University, published fertility recommendations for field crops in the tristate area. Over the last 20 years, a lot of things have changed; the fertility recommendations have not. The issue at hand is that farmers are working off of standards that were set 20 years ago while they are able to utilize technology that is now advancing every year. New varieties with… Read More

Many of the research efforts backed by the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and soybean checkoff focus on the development of new technologies and products that showcase the unique qualities of soybean components. Often times, Ram Lalgudi is the face behind those breakthroughs. Innovative, forward-thinking and determined are just a few of the words that can be used to describe Lalgudi. At Battelle, the world’s largest nonprofit research and development organization, they have also named him… Read More