The American Soybean Association (ASA) joined the nation’s major commodity groups, in sending a letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission to encourage it to vote negative in advancing a petition by Corteva Agribusiness to place antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of the herbicide 2,4-D shipped from India and China. The letter said if …
Leadership is a continuous journey that can’t be measured from a year-long program. It is measured in what you gain. Parker Revier recently completed the American Soybean Association (ASA) Corteva Agriscience Young Leader Program with his significant other, Gabrielle Carmichael. This two-phase, year-long program took them to Iowa and Texas. Along the way, the couple …
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Membership in the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) means supporting an advocacy team with direct connections to legislative leaders. Case in point: On April 16, MSGA Executive Director Joe Smentek met with Rep. Rick Hansen, DFL-South St. Paul, who chairs the House Environmental Committee, to discuss MSGA’s concerns with a proposed ban on soybean seed …
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The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) continues to keep a close eye on the latest legislative developments in St. Paul as the 2024 legislative session enters its final weeks. By being proactive and supporting a lobbying team that stays abreast of the daily happenings at the Capitol, MSGA has both promoted and defended ag-related policies …
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Demand is high for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) new Soil Health Financial Assistance Grant. MDA recently awarded 81 grants to individual producers, producer groups, and local governments to purchase or retrofit soil health equipment. The grants, which are supported by the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, total over $2.35 million. Interest far outpaced available …
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Bob Worth, the president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA), isn’t one who gets nervous often during meetings with legislators and regulators. Twenty years of farmer advocacy at the state and national levels has had a calming effect. But getting to visit face-to-face with USDA Sec. Tom Vilsack for the first time gave Worth …
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No one said supporting the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) 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 be easier for some than others, but the idea is the same: Play golf …
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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 North Dakota, was invited to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Agriculture …