This story was first featured in the September – October 2018 issue of Soybean Business. Click here to read the online version of the magazine. Will a red wall hold back the blue wave? Once known as flyover country, political…
October 11, 2018
Five candidates hoping to become Minnesota’s next governor flexed their rural Minnesota credentials at a Farmfest panel to argue their case for replacing Gov. Mark Dayton. “We need a governor who won’t stiff-arm farmers, and will include them as partners,…
August 9, 2018
The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) board re-elected Michael Petefish as president at the organization’s June 13 board meeting. Also elected to executive officer positions were Jamie Beyer (vice president) of Wheaton, Minn., Mark Brown (treasurer) of St. James, Minn.,…
June 14, 2018
Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty expressed support for Minnesota agriculture during an hour-long campaign stop Wednesday at the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) quarterly board meeting in Mankato. Pawlenty, who served as Minnesota governor from 2003 to 2011, says he’ll govern…
June 13, 2018
George Goblish anticipated his tenure as president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) would be a refreshing professional endeavor. But he didn’t foresee having a bucket of ice water literally dumped on his head included in the job description.
June 8, 2017