The Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) and Beck’s Hybrids are proud to announce that Ryan McClure of Paulding County was named 2015 Beck’s Young Farm Leader of the Year. The Beck’s Young Farm Leader Program, now in its third year, was established to highlight and recognize young Ohio farmers who have taken leadership roles in their communities while developing a foundation for farming success. Read More

The Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) Board of Trustees elected officers for 2015-2016 during the December board meeting. These executive committee positions include the offices of chairman, vice chairman, treasurer and secretary.   Individuals in these positions are responsible for the implementation of board policies and procedures, as well as carrying out the roles for their respective offices.   Terry McClure of Paulding County was elected chairman. McClure previously served as OSC vice chairman and as… Read More

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 high school become the first two years of college. Educators focus on project-based interdisciplinary learning that closely resembles careers in the real world. Students leave… Read More

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 and the Aexcel Corporation, some of those lines are getting a little “greener.”   BioStripe, manufactured by Aexcel, is the first waterborne traffic paint… Read More

Global warming and climate change have been hot topics for a number of years as many groups and government agencies look for answers to weather trends and push to lower emissions of greenhouse gases. California is one of the states at the forefront of these issues, with California’s AirResources Board sometimes being called the strictest regulatory board in the effort, making their approval of biodiesel as the most efficient carbon-cutting fuel a win for the… Read More