The world continues to seek Minnesota-grown products. Minnesota exports of agricultural, mining and manufactured products reached a record high of $27 billion in 2022, according to a report released in March by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development…
March 13, 2023
Minnesota Soybean Growers Association Vice President Darin Johnson spent this week in the Philippines alongside industry leaders on a U.S. Department of Agriculture trade mission to help foster stronger ties and build economic partnerships between the United States and the…
July 21, 2022
President Joe Biden has signed the bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act after it was voted out of the House and Senate. The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association and the American Soybean Association endorsed this legislation that will take steps to bring…
June 16, 2022
Klobuchar’s bipartisan legislation to help fix supply chain and ease shipping backlogs passes Senate
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) announced that the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, their bipartisan legislation to help fix supply chains and ease shipping backlogs, passed the Senate unanimously. “Congestion at ports and increased shipping costs pose unique…
April 4, 2022
The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) is pleased to announce its 2022-2023 Board of Directors, seated on March 9, 2022 during the organization’s annual meeting in New Orleans. “USSEC’s board is led by the highly skilled, committed representatives from across…
March 23, 2022
The American Soybean Association (ASA) announces Gena Perry as executive director of ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health program. Perry, who currently serves as project director global strategy, will be promoted Feb. 28 to WISHH’s top staff role.…
February 24, 2022
The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) applauds U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, a senior member of the Senate Commerce Committee and Chairwoman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, for introducing bipartisan legislation to update federal…
February 4, 2022
For the second consecutive year, the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association submitted multiple comments to the National Trade Estimate Report on foreign trade barriers. MSGA submitted nine trade barriers and restrictions, though the organization believes there are currently more than 90…
December 9, 2021