The Norman County Soybean & Corn Growers and their checkoff dollars are supporting the Rural Enrichment and Counseling Headquarters (REACH) by donating $500 to help neighbors struggling with hunger this holiday season. REACH has distributed 127 holiday food baskets to…
December 28, 2020
Farmer leaders from across Minnesota logged on for the 2020 “Virtual” NYC Big Apple Tour. The tour is hosted each year – this was the first held virtually – to bring an educational component to industry leaders and farmers to…
December 22, 2020
Congress has now approved H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, and the American Soybean Association (ASA) is very pleased. The long-anticipated coronavirus relief bill, which passed both chambers with large majorities late Monday evening, will bring needed aid…
December 22, 2020
The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association is pleased to announce John Kriesel, an Iraq War veteran and former state legislator, will serve as the keynote speaker during its upcoming virtual annual meeting. “As a board, we all agreed that after a…
December 21, 2020
Farms that obtained a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan through an independent lender – and were administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) – are encouraged to review the application steps for PPP loan forgiveness. The CARES Act allowed SBA,…
December 17, 2020
The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association held its annual pre-resolution meeting this week in advance of its upcoming annual meeting. Due to COVID-19 gathering restrictions, the pre-resolution process was conducted virtually. Nonetheless, more than 60 farmers representing dozens of organized soybean…
December 16, 2020
As the American Soybean Association (ASA) brings on a new slate of soy growers to oversee the organization in 2021, it applauds news of Tom Vilsack’s nomination to lead the USDA. ASA’s farmer-leaders would like to welcome back the former…
December 14, 2020
