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May 20, 2015

The Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) and USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is reminding Ohio farmers that they need to have their Highly Erodible Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification for (AD-1026) on file with their local USDA service center by June 1, 2015. This requirement was created in the 2014 Farm Bill and farmers must file the form by the deadline in order to become or remain eligible for crop insurance premium support. “Most producers have… Read More

May 15, 2015

Dr. Anne Dorrance provided great information about Sudden Death Syndrome in the Summer I Magazine. Read below to get the full details and completed list of methods to manage this disease: Choose varieties with high levels of resistance to this pathogen. Know your companies scores and what value really means resistance. One of the more rewarding studies that we have cooperated in over the years is with the North Central Soybean… Read More

April 28, 2015

Farmers are working every day to feed you and your family with quality crops while caring for the environment. Did you know: U.S. soybean farmers grow 55 percent more soybeans than they did 30 years ago. And they do on 35 percent less land. In the last 30 years, soybean farmers have reduced their energy use, greenhouse-gas emissions and irrigation water use by more than 40 percent per bushel. Visit here and get the… Read More

April 21, 2015

Field To Market – Working to Promote Sustainable Agriculture Field To Market describes themselves as “a diverse alliance working to create opportunities across the agricultural supply chain for continuous improvements in productivity, environmental quality, and human well-being.” Submit yourself into learning more and discovering how Field to Market is promoting sustainable agriculture throughout the United States. Discover their vision. Read More

April 17, 2015

Fresh off a record-setting Commodity Classic at the end of February, the members of the Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) Board of Directors joined the American Soybean Association (ASA) and state affiliate staff in Washington for the association’s annual spring board meeting.   This year’s meeting focused on several key issues at the forefront of the soybean industry, and brought in public sector officials from multiple agencies to discuss each issue with the board.  … Read More