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Thirty-four young farmers from across Minnesota gathered at the 2025 MN Ag Expo to build skills and industry knowledge during the second annual MN Young & Emerging Farmer Workshop, hosted by the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) and Profinium. The…


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.…


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 average Minnesota farmer is 57 years old, and with each passing year another generation looks to take the leadership mantle and lead the family farm. For more than 40 years, the American Soybean Association (ASA) Corteva Agriscience Young Leader…


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,”…


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…