Ohio Soybean Council Sponsors Ohio State Fair for 6th Year in a Row
August 31, 2018
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 race; learn about soil compaction, biodiesel, and biotechnology; or take photos in a farm-themed photo booth. The display was also featured as part of the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Ag Is Cool program, which helps students who are not involved with farming learn about the ways Ohio agriculture impacts their daily lives.
Once again, OSC sponsored the Rabbit and Poultry Pavilion, the O’Neill Building and the Voinovich Livestock Center. On August 4, otherwise known as Soybean Day, farmer leaders met at the Cardinal Gate to greet thousands of fairgoers with reusable grocery bags, soy bioproduct samples and information about soybeans and how Ohio soybean farmers are working to protect the environment and grow food for the world.
