Every day, clean energy technology is becoming more advanced and less expensive. Across rural Minnesota, farmers and small businesses are saving money through new, energy efficient systems – and many have started to explore generating clean, renewable energy on-farm.
September 1, 2016
The Douglas County Corn and Soybean Growers Association will be hosting a water quality outreach event on the farm of Russ and Rachel Elliott in rural Evansville, Minn., on Sept. 9. Local lake associations and gaming club members, along with…
September 1, 2016
Congressman Collin Peterson and Senator Al Franken met with agriculture groups in a pair of separate meetings Monday in Minnesota and North Dakota. Peterson, the DFL Representative for Minnesota’s 7th District, joined Congressman Kevin Cramer, R-N.D. to discuss water quality…
September 1, 2016
Last Friday, Gov. Mark Dayton announced his program to enhance pollinator populations in Minnesota. A number of news reporters called and ask for the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association's opinion on the Governor’s Executive Order and how it will affect soybean growers. The…
September 1, 2016
The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) is concerned with the executive order Gov. Dayton released this morning regarding neonicotinoid applications.
August 26, 2016
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is pleased to announce a new round of funding for the Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant Program. The grant is part of the MDA’s Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Program. Approximately $250,000 is available…
August 25, 2016
From buffers, to school levies, to decaying rural roads, to bans on needed chemicals, to GMO labeling, farmers are in the crosshairs too often in St. Paul and Washington D.C. Thanks to the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, farmers have a…
August 18, 2016
On Saturday, Aug. 13, the Le Sueur and Blue Earth County Farm Bureau organizations, along with the Scott/Le Sueur and Blue Earth County Corn and Soybean Growers and other commodity groups and agribusinesses helped bring the annual Breakfast on the…
August 18, 2016
The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association has 45 organized county organizations. Each of these counties has events throughout the year to help promote and educate farmers and non-farmers about soybeans. For an organization to be truly grassroots, it needs the help…
August 11, 2016
