This article appeared in the March-April issue of Soybean Business Magazine. In certain swaths of Minnesota, tick prevention and examination is a necessary practice when engaging in outdoor activities. “It’s a very good idea when you’ve been outside to examine…
June 7, 2018
Written by Cory Bennett, MSGA lobbyist As it seems every legislative session, the final weekend of the 2018 legislative session was a flurry of activity with last-minute negotiations and passage of bills. Over the two-year biennium, legislators introduced a record…
May 30, 2018
Tim Jerzak doesn’t have children, but keeping today’s youth safe around farm equipment is a priority for the 37-year old farmer. “We need to make sure kids know that a lot of this equipment is dangerous,” Jerzak says. “I love…
May 29, 2018
This article appears in the May-June issue of Soybean Business Magazine. Click here to read the digital issue. Many farmers across Minnesota are still hitting the books and adding to their curriculum vitae by attending Farm Business Management college courses.…
May 25, 2018
When Krista Willis transitioned from the corporate world three years ago to farm full-time with her husband, Chad, and father, having a voice in St. Paul and Washington D.C. was extremely important to her. “The Minnesota Soybean Growers does an…
May 24, 2018
Mental health funding, tax conformity latest victims of 2018 session The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) is once again disappointed, but not surprised by yet another veto of important legislation by Gov. Mark Dayton that would have helped struggling Minnesota…
May 23, 2018
The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) is extremely disgusted with Gov. Mark Dayton once again snubbing rural Minnesota and the agriculture community by vetoing the Omnibus Agriculture Policy Bill. “We feel that we’ve compromised, but the governor’s administration is unwilling…
May 21, 2018