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The American Soybean Association (ASA) and Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) are pleased to announce Adam Guetter, a Wabasso, Minn., farmer, has been named a 2018 ASA DuPont Young Leader.


U.S. Representatives Tim Walz (D-MN) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) introduced the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act (BFROA) of 2017 last Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives. Their bipartisan legislation is aimed at recruiting and supporting the next generation…


Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced this week that USDA is investing $2.5 billion in rural electric infrastructure improvements to help create jobs and support economic development in 27 states.


A bipartisan measure authored by Sens. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to support struggling family farmers in the Midwest and across the country has been signed into law by the President.


In a letter addressed to seven U.S. senators on Oct. 19, U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced two important biodiesel-related developments in the ongoing rulemaking for the Renewable Fuel Standard.


Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) called on the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association and the Minnesota Biodiesel Council to join other key players Wednesday at the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus to discuss renewable energy policies for the upcoming farm bill.


The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) welcomes this week’s confirmation of fellow Minnesotan Steve Censky as the United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.


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Petefish’s family roots in farming date back as far he can trace his genealogy. His grandfather, Harold, farmed in Iowa until he moved to Dodge County, Minn., in 1950. Michael's parents divorced when he was young; he lived in Afton,…