Seven Ohio teachers brought 158 students to this year’s Farm Science Review (FSR) out in London, Ohio. Students participated in a soybean production-based scavenger hunt, solving clues and taking photos of various objects. River View High School has attended for many years, so teacher Allyssa McMullen jumped at the opportunity to win a trip sponsored by GrowNextGen. McMullen said at FSR, students learn about the newest industry standards, supplies and equipment. They also network with… Read More

High Oleic Soybeans: Delivering Now and into the Future It’s not often that farmers radically change the way they produce a crop. But when it happens, it can make a major, positive impact on their profitability. Take the pork industry, for example. In the early 1990s, consumer preferences and Smithfield’s push for more lean meat led to pork producers changing the way they raise hogs. Today, the industry produces meat with less fat and more-lean… Read More

The Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) Board of Trustees recently made recommendations to amend the OSA bylaws. The OSA Board of Trustees, consisting of 20 volunteer Ohio soybean farmers and industry representatives, approved the recommendations during the September board meeting. OSA members are encouraged to review the changes HERE OSA members will then have the opportunity to vote on the changes at OSA’s annual meeting on December 18 in Columbus, Ohio. The annual meeting will be held… Read More

WORTHINGTON, Ohio – The Ohio Soybean Council Foundation (OSCF) is pleased to announce scholarship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students for the 2015-2016 academic year. In order to ensure the future prosperity of the U.S. soybean industry, it is important that students understand the wide variety of opportunities available in agricultural careers. The scholarship program encourages undergraduate students at Ohio colleges and universities to pursue degrees in one of the many academic fields that support… Read More

The 2015 Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) agronomy in-service is scheduled for March 5 and 6, 2015 on the OARDC campus of The Ohio State University in Wooster. Mark your calendars. This in-service, which is offered every other year, is designed to give Extension Educators and Certified Crop Advisors up-to-date and hands-on training on disease, insect, fertility, and general crop management issues facing the corn, wheat, and soybean industries in the state and… Read More