Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) President Bob Worth is joining Gov. Tim Walz on a trade mission to Australia, from Nov. 10-18. Stops include the major business centers of Sydney and Melbourne, with mission goals of growing the state’s exports…
November 9, 2023
On Oct. 10, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack swung through Rochester following a stop in Iowa, where the secretary touted the department’s rural development initiatives and investments in the Midwest’s meat industry. During the stops, Vilsack also called out ongoing efforts…
October 11, 2023
Soybean harvest is ramping up across Minnesota and will soon be in full swing. Before they find themselves up to their necks in harvest duties, the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) officer team headed to Washington, D.C., Sept. 18-20 to…
September 21, 2023
Minnesota Soybean Growers Association Executive Director Joe Smentek has joined a Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)-led business development mission to Japan from Sept. 8-15 to celebrate the rich history of trade and investment between Minnesota and Japan and identify new…
September 14, 2023
A few weeks after speaking at the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association’s (MSGA) August board meeting, Sen. Aric Putnam visited MSGA Vice President Darin Johnson’s farm and seed business Aug. 24 in Wells. “We had a really good conversation,” Johnson said.…
August 29, 2023
Joel Schreurs has spent nine years representing Minnesota on the American Soybean Association (ASA) board. After a few dozen stops in the nation’s capital, Schreurs decided to switch it up for his final Hill Visit as an ASA director. For…
July 13, 2023
The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) doesn’t just work legislative channels to advocate on behalf of its members and the state’s nearly 28,000 soybean farmers. MSGA also advocates outside the policy realm by navigating the court system to protect established…
June 23, 2023
