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Ohio Soybean Council Mission Statement

The mission of the Ohio Soybean Council is to invest soybean checkoff funds to maximize the profit opportunities for Ohio soybean farmers.

The Ohio Soybean Council focuses on the following:

• Increasing soybean farmers profits per acre
• Bringing practical research to Ohio's soybean farmers
• Investing in a targeted portfolio of short, medium and long term projects
• Increasing food and industrial usage of soybeans
• Representing Ohio soybean farmers' interest at the national level on the United Soybean Board.

In the News:

Soy-Based Toner Now Available in Replacement Cartridges

 

Ohio Soybean Council takes lead in green innovation

Come September, a soy-based toner created with soybean oil, called AgriTone, will be available for select laser printers.

For more than a decade, using farmer contributed checkoff dollars, the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) has worked in partnership with Battelle, headquartered in Columbus, to develop an environmentally friendly toner utilizing soybeans. This bio-based toner replaces traditional petroleum-based toner and is an example of OSC's efforts to continue discovering new uses for soybeans and soybean byproducts.

"We are pleased to see this project come to fruition," said Keith Kemp, OSC Chairman. "OSC continues to be a strong innovator and leader in funding research to develop soy biobased products and the soy toner project has been by far our biggest success."

The AgriTone product will be available for the following printers:
• HP LaserJet 4200 series
• HP LaserJet 4300 series
• HP LaserJet 4345mfp
• HP LaserJet 4250/4350 series

Subsequent releases will expand the product line to include other popular small work group printers by leading manufacturers.

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