Written by Cory Bennett, MSGA lobbyist As it seems every legislative session, the final weekend of the 2018 legislative session was a flurry of activity with last-minute negotiations and passage of bills. Over the two-year biennium, legislators introduced a record…
May 30, 2018
Tim Jerzak doesn’t have children, but keeping today’s youth safe around farm equipment is a priority for the 37-year old farmer. “We need to make sure kids know that a lot of this equipment is dangerous,” Jerzak says. “I love…
May 29, 2018
This article appears in the May-June issue of Soybean Business Magazine. Click here to read the digital version. Farmers don’t like scouting for aphids, and anyone that says they do is lying. At least that is how Phil Glogoza says he feels…
May 25, 2018
Minnesota Soybean has hired a summer intern to work within the marketing and communications department. This intern will assist with various forms of marketing and communications, as well as help with local and state events. This year’s intern is Kaelyn…
May 25, 2018
This article appears in the May-June issue of Soybean Business Magazine. Click here to read the digital issue. Many farmers across Minnesota are still hitting the books and adding to their curriculum vitae by attending Farm Business Management college courses.…
May 25, 2018
Written by David Kee, MN Soybean director of research and Kim Nill, MN Soybean director of market development. Along with my colleague, Kim Nill, I’ve been following the debate on soybean quality. The nerd in me kicks in and my frustration begins to…
May 24, 2018
When Krista Willis transitioned from the corporate world three years ago to farm full-time with her husband, Chad, and father, having a voice in St. Paul and Washington D.C. was extremely important to her. “The Minnesota Soybean Growers does an…
May 24, 2018