Rep. Collin Peterson isn’t ready to retire just yet. On Friday, the moderate “Blue Dog” Democratic and chair of the House Ag Committee ended months of speculation by announcing he’ll seek a 16th term in the House of Representatives, setting…
March 9, 2020
Bill Gordon’s big moment has finally arrived. Fifteen years after he became a state director in his home state of Minnesota, Nobles County farmer Bill Gordon was elevated to president of the American Soybean Association (ASA) Thursday during the organization’s December…
December 12, 2019
After two years as vice president, Jamie Beyer is stepping into the big chair. The Wheaton farmer was elected president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) Wednesday during the organization’s quarterly meeting, replacing Michael Petefish. Beyer is the third…
June 19, 2019
During a visit to the nation’s leading soybean export region in New Orleans, Joel Schreurs, a Lincoln County soybean and corn farmer, was elected vice chairman of the Soy Transportation Coalition (STC) during the organization’s annual meeting. “The Soy Transportation…
December 18, 2018
Bill Gordon, an American Soybean Association (ASA) director and Minnesota farmer, was elected ASA Vice President Thursday during the organization’s December board meeting in St. Louis. Gordon, who farms in Worthington, Minn., has served on the ASA board of directors…
December 6, 2018
In the months leading up to the 2018 election, Minnesota was a national curiosity. After Republicans nearly won the state in the 2016 presidential race, a political picture of the state emerged prior to the 2018 midterms: a blue state with…
November 8, 2018
This story was first featured in the September – October 2018 issue of Soybean Business. Click here to read the online version of the magazine. First District: Dan Feehan (D) vs. Jim Hagedorn (R) Republican Jim Hagedorn, a Blue Earth,…
November 1, 2018
