It is no secret that U.S. soybeans are in demand around the globe with one quarter of U.S. soybean production being exported overseas to China. However, the number two customer for U.S. soy is a lot closer to home. In the 2013/2014 marketing year, Mexico was reported as the number two consumer of whole soybeans as well as the number one consumer for both soybean meal and soybean oil. Mexico imported 124 million bushels of… Read More

Over the last 20 years, numerous soy biobased products have been developed through a strategic partnership between the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and Battelle Memorial Institute – a private not for profit, applied science and technology development company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. A recent focus of the partnership has been education and awareness of biobased technologies that have been developed as a result. Therefore, a display inside Battelle was created and features a combination of… Read More

Years ago, a grain and livestock farmer may have simply raised crops to feed their livestock and taken the animals to market. Today’s marketplace is much more complex for farmers; such as Ryan McClure, whose family owns and operates a farm in Paulding County, Ohio. Ryan and his family remain active in the Ohio agriculture community as Ryan serves on the Ohio Pork Producers Board of Trustees and his dad, Terry, serves on the Ohio… Read More

The Agricultural Fertilizer Applicator Certification Program administered by the Ohio Department of Agriculture came into law this past summer. As a result, the program requires training (or meeting equivalent requirement), application for the certificate and continuing education to maintain the certificate. Those required to obtain the certificate prior to September 30, 2017, are anyone applying fertilizer to 50 or more acres of agricultural production. Agricultural production means the cultivation primarily for sale, of plants or… Read More

Keeping the streets of New York City clear of snow and ice is no small task when Mother Nature unleashes her wrath and temperatures plummet. With 8.4 million people living in New York City, the stakes are high. The city operates the largest municipal fleet in the country and relies on biodiesel blends to power 85 percent of its diesel vehicles, including snow plows and other equipment. The city used more than 14 million gallons… Read More