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No one said supporting the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association must be all work and no play. Sometimes, supporting MSGA’s advocacy efforts is as simple as teeing up a golf ball and smashing it down the fairway. OK, well that might…


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For U.S. soybean farmers, the trade war with China that began more than five years ago does not seem so distant — especially with tit-for-tat tariffs levied during that time technically still in place. Josh Gackle, who grows soybeans in…


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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has announced the recipients of its 2024 Noxious Weed and Invasive Plant Grant. Eleven projects totaling $150,000 were awarded though the grant. The money awarded to cities, counties, townships, conservation districts and tribal nations…


The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) is mourning the passing of former President Bruce Schmoll, a beloved farmer leader who died March 16, 2024, at the age of 70. “Bruce was such a good leader and friend,” MSGA President Bob…


While Minnesota farmers make final preparations for the 2024 planting season, a team of directors met with federal legislators in Washington, D.C., on March 14 to underscore the urgent need to pass a new Farm Bill. “The Farm Bill truly…


Farmer leaders from the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) met in the Governor’s Reception Room on March 8 to discuss MSGA’s policy priorities with Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) Deputy Commissioner Andrea Vaubel. Including biofuels in…


Apparently, the adage is true: Everything really is bigger in Texas. For the second consecutive year, Commodity Classic, the nation’s largest agriculture conference and trade show, posted record attendance. More than 11,000 farm families, industry professionals and advocates gathered in…


Theresia Gillie couldn’t believe the good news when she received a call from the president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association in late 2023. “It came out of the blue,” Gillie recalled. President Bob Worth wasn’t ringing to bend Gillie’s…


More than 20 farmer delegates from across Minnesota hightailed it to Houston in late February for the annual Commodity Classic. But some weren’t so lucky: A blizzard in Fargo, N.D., kept a handful of farmers grounded for a day. Mike…


soybean news

Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2024 crop year have until March 15, 2024, to revise elections and sign contracts. Both safety net programs, delivered…


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