The Ohio Soybean Council Foundation (OSCF) recently announced at the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) industry dinner that one undergraduate scholarship of $3,000 will be named each year to honor the life of Robinson ‘Rob’ W. Joslin, a long-time leader in the soybean industry both in Ohio and nationally, who passed away in May of 2016.   Rob was a lifelong farmer in Shelby County with his wife Ellen. He had… Read More

While many across the country are still digesting the national election results from November, the Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) has been busy getting ready to work with the new members of the Ohio General Assembly. Not much changed in Ohio during the 2016 election cycle. Most of the media have been billing the national election as a “change” election; in Ohio little has changed as Ohio Republicans in the Senate and the House of Representatives… Read More

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 100 Awards Conference in Washington, D.C. “I can’t fully express how honored we feel as an organization to win R&D 100 Awards for our research… Read More

The Ohio Soybean Council Foundation (OSCF) is pleased to announce scholarship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students for the 2017-2018 academic year. The scholarship program encourages undergraduate and graduate students at Ohio colleges and universities to pursue degrees in one of the many academic fields that support the future of the soybean industry including agriculture, business, communication, economics, education, engineering, science and technology. “In order to ensure the future prosperity of the U.S. soybean industry,… Read More

Logos Technologies announced today a partnership with the Ohio Soybean Council to further develop the production process of NatSurFact, an environmentally friendly biosurfactant for personal care, household and industrial cleaning products as well as other applications. The joint project, which aims to convert hundreds of liters of soy oil into similar quantities of NatSurFact, represents a critical stage towards the commercialization of the Logos Technologies biosurfactant. “With any chemical processing technology, there are a few… Read More