Many kids who grow up on a family farm dream of one day making it their career. Too often, families find that the farm is not big enough to sustain the addition of another generation. This was the case for Kyle Horn of Huron County, but he knew there was nothing he wanted to do more than farm and found a way to get back to it.   After spending some time as an… Read More

The seventh annual Ohio Grain Farmers Symposium (OGFS) will be held on Thursday, December 17th at The Ohio State University Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center. The symposium will bring together farmers, researchers and industry experts who will offer insight into key agricultural issues such as land values and rents, input margins, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a crop market outlook, and how the federal clean power plan could impact Ohio. Attendees will also hear an… Read More

The Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) will hold its annual meeting on Monday, November 30, 2015 at the Columbus Marriott Northwest in Dublin, Ohio. The meeting will begin at 3:00 p.m. and all Ohio soybean farmers are invited to attend. The meeting will include a discussion of Ohio soybean checkoff investments, audit review and acceptance of new members of the OSC Board of Trustees. For meeting information, contact OSC at 888-769-6446. Read More

Have you or someone you know recently converted to natural gas by connecting to an existing pipeline, or are considering converting? If so, we want to hear from you. The Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) would like to discuss the steps of how it was done, challenges, return on investment and any concerns. The discussion will be conducted via phone and should only last 15-20 minutes. Results will be used to draft a high-level case study. Read More

The Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) is once again partnering with Ohio Ag Equipment to offer new OSA members the chance to win 50 hours on an MT600 Series Challenger tractor. Kevin Kruger of Allen County won the contest in 2014 and received 50 hours with a Challenger tractor. What do you have to do to win? Sign up at soyohio.org/membership as a first time member by December 10th, 2015. “The work that the Ohio… Read More