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Sen. Amy Klobuchar joined colleagues Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in reintroducing legislation that would help accelerate the production and development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through existing USDA…


Everywhere you looked at the 2025 MN Ag Expo, Darin Johnson was nearby and stepping up to the microphone in support of Minnesota soybean farmers and the state’s agriculture industry. “There were so many great conversations,” the Wells farmer said.…


MN Ag Expo activated!   Step out of Mother Nature’s glitchy winter and level up at MN Ag Expo, Minnesota’s marquee winter agriculture gathering, Jan. 22-23 at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center during the annual conference and trade show hosted by the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA)…


The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Rural Finance Authority (RFA) is now accepting applications for the 2025 Beginning Farmer Tax Credit, an annual program available to landlords and sellers (asset owners) who rent or sell farmland, equipment, livestock and other…


The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) congratulates Rep. Angie Craig on her election as the ranking Democratic member on the House Agriculture Committee. “We are very excited to see Rep. Craig have a bigger role on the House Ag Committee,”…


The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) strongly supports Rep. Angie Craig to serve as the lead Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee. “Since she was elected to Congress in 2018, we have developed a strong working relationship with Congresswoman Craig,”…


soybean news

With Congress returning to Capitol Hill for a lame-duck session to close out 2024, the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) joined three dozen advocacy organizations in November in issuing a letter to federal lawmakers urging the extension several expiring tax…


Thanks to a bold advocacy effort from the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA), another step was made in the right direction toward a budding trade relationship between the United States and Uzbekistan.  In November 2024, MSGA Executive Director Joe Smentek…


For the first time since 1979, the makeup of the 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives appears to be evenly divided. The ramifications of a tied Minnesota House of Representative are far reaching for the legislature, as Democrats…