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,”…
November 25, 2024
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
For the first time since 1979, the makeup of the 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives appears to be evenly divided. The ramifications of a tied Minnesota House of Representative are far reaching for the legislature, as Democrats…
November 7, 2024
By Joe Smentek, MSGA Executive Director The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is a much maligned and often misunderstood arm of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). NASS’ mission is “to provide timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service…
November 4, 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
Bob Worth was confused when Joe Smentek, executive director of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA), insisted he attend a biofuels panel Aug. 16 in Minneapolis alongside congressional leaders, USDA officials and Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen. “I said, ‘Bob, it’s…
August 21, 2024
