WORTHINGTON, Ohio – The Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) and American Soybean Association (ASA) celebrated the passage of the Agricultural Act of 2014, most commonly called the farm bill, and thanked the Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. OSA and ASA are now calling on President Barack Obama to quickly sign the bill into law. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) and Sen. Rob Portman (R) both voted for the bill. “On behalf of OSA and Ohio’s 24,000… Read More

WORTHINGTON, Ohio – The Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) and the American Soybean Association (ASA) are asking all Ohio soybean farmers and other industry stakeholders to call their senators today and ask for a ‘yes’ vote on the farm bill. It was recently approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate is expected to take up the bill tomorrow. OSA and ASA support the bill, which provides for multiple soybean farmer priorities,… Read More

WORTHINGTON, Ohio – The Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) applauds today’s passage of the Agricultural Act of 2014 by the U.S. House of Representatives with a vote of 251 to 166. OSA and the American Soybean Association (ASA) are urging the Senate to take up and pass the bill as soon as possible. “We want to thank the House of Representatives for passing this vital piece of legislation on behalf of Ohio soybean farmers,” said Jerry… Read More

WORTHINGTON, Ohio – The Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) and the American Soybean Association (ASA) congratulate conferees from the House and Senate as the final version of the much-anticipated farm bill was filed with the House clerk yesterday.  The report awaits action on the floor, which could happen as soon as Wednesday. OSA and ASA support the bill, which provides for multiple soybean farmer priorities, most notably a flexible farm safety net that… Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 150 (SB 150) yesterday, which will require one farmer per farm operation to be certified to apply fertilizer. The bill will now move to the Ohio House for consideration. “The Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) and Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association (OCWGA) take the issue of water quality in our state very seriously and began actively working with legislators on SB 150 since it was… Read More