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Ohio Soybean Association Mission Statement

As a grassroots organization, the Ohio Soybean Association's mission is to provide leadership for Ohio's soybean producers in promoting effective policies and legislation to ensure a growing and profitable soybean industry.

The Ohio Soybean Association focuses on the following:

• Representing all Ohio soybean producers
• Encouraging membership of all Ohio soybean producers
• Generating legislative effectiveness
• Focusing and uniting producer interests
• Educating and promoting the soybean industry
• Representing Ohio soybean farmers' interests at the national level on the American Soybean Association board

OSA Commends Senate Ag Committee on Completing Farm Bill Mark Up 

WORTHINGTON, Ohio – The Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) commends the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry for passage of its proposal of the 2012 Farm Bill April 26. The legislation is now referred to the full Senate for consideration.

“OSA thanks Chairwoman Stabenow, Ranking Member Roberts and all other members of the Committee, including Sen. Sherrod Brown (R-OH), for their work to pass the 2012 Farm Bill markup,” said Bret Davis, OSA president and Delaware County soybean farmer. “The Farm Bill continues to be the most important piece of legislation that our farmer leaders are working on and it’s encouraging to see this version of the bill move quickly. We now encourage the full Senate to address it quickly, as well.”

OSA supports the mark and overall draft language of the 2012 Farm Bill released this past week by the chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.  OSA, along with its national affiliate, the American Soybean Association (ASA), has been working diligently on behalf of the 2012 Farm Bill for the past two years. 

In 2010, ASA formed its Farm Bill task force and has had ongoing discussions with legislators and commodity groups, as well as has formed and submitted proposals to Congress. In a statement, ASA President Steve Wellman reiterated their full support for the Committee’s work on this issue.

“ASA is very pleased with the Senate Agriculture Committee’s work today and throughout the Farm Bill process,” said Wellman. “As passed by the committee, this legislation will serve the needs not only of soybean farmers, but of the entire farming community.”

OSA and ASA will continue to represent Ohio and all U.S. soybean farmers’ interests regarding this important legislation.

Click here to see a list of ASA's position statements on various provisions of the 2012 Farm Bill mark.