The nonpartisan Minnesota Soybean Growers Association issued the following statement after President Trump declared the U.S. trade deficit a national emergency and placed tariffs on many of U.S. soy’s largest trading partners. “As Minnesota family farmers, our livelihoods depend on strong…
April 3, 2025
The American Soybean Association testified before the United States Trade Representative March 24 on the office’s Section 301 investigation into China’s targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors for Dominance. Director Mike Koehne’s voice before USTR was especially significant…
March 25, 2025
Directors with both the American Soybean Association (ASA) and Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) have for years consistently maintained their position that they do not support the use of tariffs, which threaten important markets and raise input costs for farmers,…
March 5, 2025
Building and sustaining relationships are the bedrock of trade partnerships. Darin Johnson, president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, played his part in emphasizing the special relationship with his neighbors to the north when he visited with Hon. Warren Kaeding,…
February 12, 2025
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…
November 20, 2024
In a win for agricultural advocacy, a port strike at 36 containerized shipping and roll-on/roll-off terminals from Maine to Texas was called off Oct. 3 after just two days. For several months, the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) and the International…
October 9, 2024
In the wide world of advocacy, one meeting often leads to another. In September 2024, Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) Executive Director Joe Smentek and Kim Nill, director of Market Development with the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC),…
September 26, 2024
