Several times during the American Soybean Association’s (ASA) Delegate Session at the 2025 Commodity Classic, delegates were asked to stand or sit in support or opposition to a proposed policy resolution. The nearly 20 delegates representing the Minnesota Soybean Growers…
March 5, 2025
Darin Johnson remembers the nerves he felt before his first one-on-one meeting with a legislator, back in 2019 during an office visit with the late Congressman Jim Hagedorn in Washington, D.C. Those worries are a distant memory. Johnson, now president…
February 20, 2025
Everywhere you looked at the 2025 MN Ag Expo, Darin Johnson was nearby and stepping up to the microphone in support of Minnesota soybean farmers and the state’s agriculture industry. “There were so many great conversations,” the Wells farmer said.…
January 23, 2025
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
