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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…


In August 2024, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released new proposed modifications to its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). In response to this proposal, which portends significant negative implications for soy-based biofuels, the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) submitted…


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Biodiesel plays a vital role in supporting Minnesota’s economy, as well as cutting emissions and allowing Minnesotans to breathe clean and healthy air. For more than 15 years, biodiesel supporters have followed through on their commitment toward promoting a cleaner…


soybean news

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and a bipartisan group of 16 colleagues, including Sen. Tina Smith, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the EPA to raise Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)…


In December 2023, the Department of Treasury first recognized soy as an eligible sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) feedstock in initial guidance through a Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) pathway, a decision welcomed by soybean groups, including the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association.…


soybean news

In honor of Earth Week 2024, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director Colleen Landkamer announced that USDA is funding more than 80 clean energy projects in Minnesota to lower energy bills, expand access to domestic biofuels and…