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Ohio Soybean Farmers Celebrate Winning Two R&D 100 Awards article
Two technologies developed through Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and soybean checkoff collaborations have won 2016 R&D 100 Awards. Both technologies, Soy-PK Resin and Bio-YIELD bioreactor, leverage the natural properties of soybeans to increase the sustainability and improve health in modern industries. Winners were announced late last week at the R&D… Read More
OSU Data Shows Phosphorus Levels in Ohio Soil Trending Down in Most Counties article
Ohio Grain Farmers Launch “Doing Their Part” Initiative to Announce Water Quality Efforts and Progress Leaders from Ohio’s largest grain farming organizations recently announced that Ohio farmers are doing their part in effectively managing phosphorus and other nutrient runoff from their fields — a key to helping address… Read More
When is Natural Gas a Viable Option for Ohio Farmers? article
Farmers are natural innovators, always seeking a better or more efficient way to manage their farms. Work on the farm never seems to have a stopping point; tasks simply change with the seasons. With more farmers investing in on-farm grain storage in recent years, this fall season finds many farmers… Read More
Two Ohio Soybean Council Funded Technologies Named 2016 R&D 100 Awards Finalists article
Two technologies recently developed through Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and soybean checkoff collaborations have achieved ‘finalist’ designations for the R&D 100 Awards, with winners to be announced in November. Both technologies, Soy-PK Resin and Bio-YIELD bioreactor, leverage the natural properties of soybeans to increase the sustainability and improve health in… Read More
Ohio Soybean Council to Elect Five Trustees article
The Ohio Soybean Council Board of Trustee elections will be held in five districts this summer. Districts up for election include: Districts Up for Election District 7 – Auglaize, Mercer, Miami and Shelby Counties District 8 – Champaign, Hardin and Logan Counties District 10 – Butler, Darke, Hamilton, Montgomery and… Read More
Soy-Based Replacement for BPA Receives Prestigious Bio-Based Innovation Award article
A new coating technology, Soy-PK Reactive Oligomer Cross-Linker, which could be used to replace Bisphenol A (BPA) in a wide variety of applications has been awarded second place in the Bio-Based Chemical Innovation of the Year category during the 2016 Bio-Based Innovation Awards. This award follows recognition of the product… Read More
John Motter Elected Vice Chair of USB article
The United Soybean Board (USB) recently elected executive committee members to lead the national soybean checkoff in 2016. John Motter, Ohio soybean farmer and Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) board member from Hancock County was elected as Vice Chair. USB consists of 70 farmer-directors that oversee the investments of… Read More
Global Stem Academy Utilizes GrowNextGen Curriculum article
What does the future of education look like? A glimpse at the learning going on at Global Impact STEM Academy (GISA) in Springfield, Ohio may be a good place to start. At GISA – founded in 2013 – students trade in textbooks for MacBooks and the last two years of… Read More
Soy-based Paint Covers OSU Campus article
When you head to The Ohio State University (OSU) and are looking for 1 of 36,000 possible parking spots, you could be pulling in between two lines that have been painted with a soy-based paint. Through collaborative efforts of the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and the soybean checkoff, OSU CampusParc… Read More