Many of the research efforts backed by the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and soybean checkoff focus on the development of new technologies and products that showcase the unique qualities of soybean components. Often times, Ram Lalgudi is the face behind those breakthroughs. Innovative, forward-thinking and determined are just a few of the words that can be used to describe Lalgudi. At Battelle, the world’s largest nonprofit research and development organization, they have also named him… Read More

The Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) Board of Trustee elections will be held in five districts this summer. Districts Up for Election District 1 Fulton, Henry, Lucas, and Williams District 2 Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Wood District 5 Allen, Hancock, and Putnam District 9 Delaware, Marion, Morrow, and Union District 13 Adams, Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Highland, and Warren To be eligible for election to OSC, you must live in a county in… Read More

The Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) and USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is reminding Ohio farmers that they need to have their Highly Erodible Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification for (AD-1026) on file with their local USDA service center by June 1, 2015. This requirement was created in the 2014 Farm Bill and farmers must file the form by the deadline in order to become or remain eligible for crop insurance premium support. “Most producers have… Read More

Dr. Anne Dorrance provided great information about Sudden Death Syndrome in the Summer I Magazine. Read below to get the full details and completed list of methods to manage this disease: Choose varieties with high levels of resistance to this pathogen. Know your companies scores and what value really means resistance. One of the more rewarding studies that we have cooperated in over the years is with the North Central Soybean… Read More

Farmers are working every day to feed you and your family with quality crops while caring for the environment. Did you know: U.S. soybean farmers grow 55 percent more soybeans than they did 30 years ago. And they do on 35 percent less land. In the last 30 years, soybean farmers have reduced their energy use, greenhouse-gas emissions and irrigation water use by more than 40 percent per bushel. Visit here and get the… Read More