Are you concerned about protecting your family farm’s legacy? Planning for your farm’s future, or succession planning, is more than just creating a will. If you want to transfer your farm to the next generation, they’ll need the right leadership and business management skills to ensure financial security. Now you can learn more about how to successfully transition your farm and protect your legacy at the ASA Succession Planning Workshop this summer in Columbus, Ohio. Read More

The Ohio Soybean CouncilBoard of Trustee elections will be held in four districts this summer. Districts Up for Election District 3          Ashland, Ashtabula, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Huron, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Summit and Trumbull District 4          Defiance, Paulding and Van Wert District 6          Crawford, Seneca and Wyandot District 11        Clark, Greene and Madison To be eligible for election to the Ohio Soybean Council, you must live in a county in the districts listed,… Read More

Ohio Governor, John Kasich signed Senate Bill 150 (SB 150) today, a bill which will now require one farmer per farm operation to be certified to apply fertilizer. The bill was introduced on June 25, 2013 by senators Cliff Hite, who is also chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Bob Peterson. The sponsors and agencies willingly worked with the Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association (OCWGA), the Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) and the other… Read More

Matt Aultman comes from a long line of Ohio farmers that have a history of raising multiple crops and livestock to meet the demands of consumers. It is his continued determination and ability to embrace change over the past 15 years that has earned him recognition by the Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) and Beck’s Hybrids. Matt was recently named second quarter winner of the Beck’s Young Farm Leader Program. Now in its second year, the… Read More

The Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and soybean checkoff is pleased to announce that science instructor Rachel Sanders and social studies instructor Jamie Lesesky and their classes at the Global Impact STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Academy in Springfield, OH, were named the recipients of OSC’s first GrowNextGen Photo and Video Contest. In addition, Agriculture instructor Laura Deehr of Carrollton High School in Carrollton, OH, was awarded an iPad for winning the 2014 Spring GrowNextGen… Read More