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12/03/2007

Dale Profit Appointed to the United Soybean Board of Directors

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 3, 2007

Dale Profit Appointed to the United Soybean Board of Directors

COLUMBUS, OH The Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) recognized Dale Profit during the OSC annual meeting for his appointment by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary to the Board of Directors of the United Soybean Board. Profit, a soybean farmer from Van Wert County and OSC board member, will replace Amy Sigg Davis from Warren County who will retire at the end of this year.

"The first thought I had when the board elected me was that I had big shoes to fill," said Profit. "Amy has done a lot of great work for both OSC and USB. My hope is that I can do as much for soybean farmers as she has."

Profit first took on a leadership role in the soybean industry in 1992 when he joined the Ohio Soybean Association (OSA). By working closely with OSC, he became very interested in what the soybean checkoff was doing for Ohio's soybean farmers, and in 2000 he was elected to serve on the OSC board.

Since that time, Profit has been a part of many OSC projects and served as chairman of the International Marketing Committee and New Uses Committee. He played a major role in the development of the Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center (OBIC), which brings together the agriculture and chemical industries, and currently represents OSC on the OBIC Board of Directors.

"The amount of new technology that is being created from soybeans is amazing. I see a bright future for soybean new uses, and I will continue to support research in this area both in Ohio and now at the national level as well," said Profit.

Profit has also long supported OSC's international marketing efforts, and has traveled internationally to help promote Ohio soybeans in China. And in 2006, Profit promoted the establishment of OSC's international office in Shanghai, China. The goal of this office is to find new markets and increase exports of Ohio soybeans.

"Exports of Ohio soybeans are vital to the health of Ohio's soybean industry, and Dale understands this," said John Lumpe, OSC Executive Director. "He will be an asset to USB and represent Ohio soybean farmers very well."

Profit operates Agracola Farms with his brother and son, farming 2400 acres of soybeans, corn and wheat. He and his wife, Judith, have three children and seven grandchildren.

Headquartered in Columbus, the Ohio Soybean Council is governed by an 18-member volunteer farmer board, and the United Soybean Board, headquartered in St. Louis, MO, is governed by 64 farmer-directors representing all U.S. soybean farmers. Both programs seek to improve soybean profitability by targeting research and development projects through the investment of farmer-contributed funds.

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