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 resin polymers for paints and coatings – to research two new ways to incorporate soy into their resins targeted for specific end-use applications. The first… Read More

At times it can be difficult to make your voice heard by lawmakers, but when it comes to soybean farm policy-not anymore. The OSA Advocacy Team using Phone2Action is a unique tool that allows you to voice your opinion on public policy issues that matter to you, right at your fingertips! Phone2Action allows you to engage with your legislators in a variety of ways: You can send an email concerning a vote on an upcoming… Read More

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 to get agriculture into classrooms around the state by training teachers on curriculum and providing them all the materials necessary to hatch chicks in their… Read More

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. The announcement follows the departure of Adam Ward, who had served as OSA Executive Director and OSC Director of Marketing and Outreach since 2010. Ward… Read More

The 2017 Ohio Professional Pork Producers Symposium was held on Feb. 15 at the Columbus Crowne Plaza North as a part of the 2017 Ohio Pork Congress where the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) received the “2016 Friends of the Ohio Pork Industry award” from the Ohio Pork Council (OPC). The award recognizes an individual, organization or company that has made a substantial impact on OPC in the given year. The work of OPC is made… Read More