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Farmers Help Other Farmers Shop For Precision Ag Equipment article

How easy-to-use is the Intellislope Tile Plow Control System? Is the Raven Accuflow Vortex worth the price? Can the Weedseeker Automatic Spot Spray System accurately identify and target weeds? The answers to all these questions can be found on Precision Ag Reviews, Ohio Soybean Council’s website for farmers making important… Read More

OSC Partnership Creates First-of-its-Kind Resin article

Two of the tenets of the Ohio Soybean Council’s (OSC) strategic plan are driving innovation and expanding markets. Through its partnership with Polynt-Reichhold, OSC is doing just that. The collaboration between Polynt-Reichhold — a global supplier of resin polymers for paints and coatings — and the Ohio Soybean Council started… Read More

Ohio Soybean Council Sponsors Ohio State Fair for 6th Year in a Row article

The Ohio State Fair finished its 2018 season with over 908,000 estimated visitors, and the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and soybean checkoff were there to see it all. For 12 days, OSC hosted a booth in the Nationwide Donahey Ag & Hort building. There, visitors could run the famous pig… Read More

Ohio Soybean Council Technology Named 2018 R&D 100 Awards Finalist article

Light Curable Coatings, a bio-preferred floor coating that was developed through funding from the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and Ohio soybean farmers’ checkoff, has been designated as a finalist for the 2018 R&D 100 Awards. Winners will be announced in November at the fourth annual R&D 100 conference. The R&D… Read More

Statement on Designation of Lake Erie Impairment article

Ohio’s farmers have been strong partners in protecting Lake Erie. The checkoff programs of Ohio’s corn, soybean and wheat farmers have made significant investments in science-based research to help farmers reduce phosphorous loss. We have aggressively promoted the use of best management practices among all our growers and will continue… Read More

Farmers Helping Farmers Goal of Precision Ag Review Website article

Farming in the digital age means farmers must make decisions beyond which seed variety to plant or what row spacing is the best and are more frequently looking at topics like what autosteer system is most accurate or at what point variable rate spray application will pay off for their… Read More

OSC Reichhold Partnership Develops Two New Soy Opportunities article

Soybeans don’t always get a lot of recognition; they are masters of blending in with most any product they are added to, often improving sustainability and environmental stewardship without sacrificing performance. Recently, the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and soybean checkoff program partnered with Reichhold – a leading global supplier of… Read More

ChickQuest Program Gives Kids Connection to Agriculture article

With a large majority of Americans being two or more generations removed from farms and agriculture, it is rare that children get to have a first-hand experience in any aspect of the industry. About five years ago, the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and soybean checkoff program took on an initiative… Read More

Ohio Soybean Association Names Kirk Merritt Executive Director article

The Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) has named Kirk Merritt Executive Director of the grassroots policy and member-driven organization to begin March 6. Merritt currently serves as the Executive Director of the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC), which manages soybean checkoff dollars, and will continue in that role. Read More