The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this week launched the trade mitigation package aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to trade retaliation by foreign nations. The sign-up period for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) opened on Sept. 4 and runs through Jan. 15, 2019, with information and instructions provided at www.farmers.gov/mfp. “This program is …
Nearly two decades after the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association held its first meeting in a restaurant in Sleepy Eye, Minn., then-MSGA President Chris Tiegum hatched a plan. At the time, the American Soybean Association restructured its organization to accommodate state associations. Tiegum aimed to do the same for county soybean associations in Minnesota. Thus, MSGA’s …
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The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association appreciates President Trump and his administration for trying to ease the burden to farmers while his administration engages in a trade war with U.S. trading partners. “Right now, farmers are hurting, and this aid will allow a momentary reprieve,” says MSGA President Michael Petefish. “Unfortunately, if this trade war continues …
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details regarding actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation by foreign nations. President Donald J. Trump directed Secretary Perdue to craft a short-term relief strategy to protect agricultural producers while the Administration works on …
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Jake Chisholm has been invested in MSGA since before he was old enough to vote. The 24-year old joined the nation’s largest soybean membership organization when he was just 17 and serving as a soybean “Ag Ambassador.” “I think being in the policy and legislative arena is important to all farmers,” says Chisholm, who serves …
Five candidates hoping to become Minnesota’s next governor flexed their rural Minnesota credentials at a Farmfest panel to argue their case for replacing Gov. Mark Dayton. “We need a governor who won’t stiff-arm farmers, and will include them as partners, not adversaries,” said former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican hoping to defeat Hennepin County Commissioner …
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This is a sponsored post, written by Beck’s Hybrids Nematodes are silent killers in a farmer’s field, causing damage that can’t always be seen and robbing yield along the way. When trying to combat these difficult pests, farmers need solutions that offer impactful results. “Damage to plants occur when nematodes feed on roots, which can …
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