MSGA goes to bat for farmers The Minnesota Department of Agriculture moved ahead with its June 20 cutoff date for spraying dicamba on dicamba-tolerant soybeans in Minnesota. In a June 8 letter to stakeholders, MDA Commissioner Dave Frederickson announced there…
June 21, 2018
Leadership program open to actively farming individuals and couples The American Soybean Association (ASA) and Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont are seeking applicants for the 2018-19 Young Leader Program. The Young Leader Program, sponsored by Corteva Agriscience™ and ASA,…
June 21, 2018
When Minnesota moved to B20 on May 1, Eyota, Minn., farmer Dan Brandt was already a step ahead of the blending requirement. “When May 1 rolled around, I was still using B100 on my farm. Biodiesel is one of my…
June 21, 2018
On Wednesday, June 20, and Thursday, June 21, members of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar’s staff will meet with local farmers, rural economic development specialists, conservation groups, and leaders from agriculture-supporting industries in Southern and Western Minnesota to discuss the 2018…
June 19, 2018
The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) board re-elected Michael Petefish as president at the organization’s June 13 board meeting. Also elected to executive officer positions were Jamie Beyer (vice president) of Wheaton, Minn., Mark Brown (treasurer) of St. James, Minn.,…
June 14, 2018
Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty expressed support for Minnesota agriculture during an hour-long campaign stop Wednesday at the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) quarterly board meeting in Mankato. Pawlenty, who served as Minnesota governor from 2003 to 2011, says he’ll govern…
June 13, 2018
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is moving ahead with its June 20 cutoff date for spraying dicamba. The cutoff date was originally established by MDA, along with a restriction on spraying when the forecasted temperature for the day is…
June 11, 2018
