
Building and sustaining relationships are the bedrock of trade partnerships. Darin Johnson, president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, played his part in emphasizing the special relationship with his neighbors to the north when he visited with Hon. Warren Kaeding,…
February 12, 2025

U.S. soybean farmers are urging USDA to resume processing of payments to farmers and grant recipients under contracts made by USDA under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program (PCSC). Grant recipients have been notified recently that funds associated with the…
February 11, 2025

Thirty-four young farmers from across Minnesota gathered at the 2025 MN Ag Expo to build skills and industry knowledge during the second annual MN Young & Emerging Farmer Workshop, hosted by the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) and Profinium. The…
January 30, 2025

Sen. Amy Klobuchar joined colleagues Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in reintroducing legislation that would help accelerate the production and development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through existing USDA…
January 24, 2025

Everywhere you looked at the 2025 MN Ag Expo, Darin Johnson was nearby and stepping up to the microphone in support of Minnesota soybean farmers and the state’s agriculture industry. “There were so many great conversations,” the Wells farmer said.…
January 23, 2025

MN Ag Expo activated! Step out of Mother Nature’s glitchy winter and level up at MN Ag Expo, Minnesota’s marquee winter agriculture gathering, Jan. 22-23 at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center during the annual conference and trade show hosted by the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA)…
January 15, 2025

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Rural Finance Authority (RFA) is now accepting applications for the 2025 Beginning Farmer Tax Credit, an annual program available to landlords and sellers (asset owners) who rent or sell farmland, equipment, livestock and other…
January 2, 2025