Once again, 2018 proved to be a challenging year for Ohio soybean farmers, with harvest just now wrapping up for some. I hope that everyone had a safe and successful harvest despite all the challenges we have faced. I am honored to serve as your 2019 Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) president. Our new chairman, Allen Armstrong, did a wonderful job serving our organization as president for the past year and I am thankful… Read More

At their respective meetings in November, the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) Boards of Trustees elected their executive committees to lead their organizations in 2019. OSC will maintain the same officers as 2018: Steve Reinhard of Crawford County as chairman, Bill Bateson of Hancock County as vice chairman, Jeff Magyar of Ashtabula County as treasurer, and Bill Bayliss of Logan County as secretary. The board also welcomed… Read More

The American Soybean Association (ASA) recently elected executive committee members to lead its organization in 2019. Bret Davis, Ohio soybean farmer and Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) board member from Delaware County was elected as Secretary. ASA represents U.S. soybean farmers on domestic and international policy issues important to the soybean industry. ASA has 26 affiliated state associations representing 30 soybean producing states and more than 300,000 soybean farmers. “We are happy to see Bret elected… Read More

Jeff Magyar of Ashtabula County has been appointed by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to serve on the United Soybean Board (USB). USB manages the national soybean checkoff which was created by the Soybean Promotion, Research, and Information Act. The board is composed of 73 members representing 29 states and Eastern and Western regions. The newly-appointed farmer-leaders were sworn in as directors at the USB annual meeting in St. Louis this week. Read More

The Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) congratulates Rep. Brian Hill of Zanesville on his recent selection to the Ohio Senate to fill the vacancy created by U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson’s election to Congress. Previously serving the 97th District, Rep. Hill will now represent Fairfield, Hocking, Morgan, Muskingum and Guernsey counties, as well as portions of Pickaway and Athens counties. As a farmer himself, Rep. Hill has been a good leader and advocate for family farmers in… Read More