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Amboy farm family hosts Philippine buyers, showcases sustainable practices

If there was a recipe for how to host a trade team, Dusty, Mike and Cathy Riley nailed it while hosting a delegation of Philippine soybean meal buyers Sept. 18 at their farm near Amboy. The Rileys, under the farm name Mike Riley & Sons, hosted the delegation to talk about sustainable swine and soybean …

Uzbekistan group visits US following Council’s D.C meeting

A week after Minnesota Soybean’s Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) Chair Tom Frisch and CEO Tom Slunecka visited with the Minister of Investment, Industry & Trade at the Embassy of Uzbekistan, trade relations between the United States and Uzbekistan continue to strengthen. After the Council’s trek to Washington, D.C. – and a year since several …

Council chair, CEO visit with Uzbekistan officials

Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) Tom Frisch and CEO Tom Slunecka visited the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Washington, D.C., to promote Minnesota soybeans and encourage the growth of the Uzbekistan’s soy crushing capabilities. The engagement came about a year after Council leaders visited Uzbekistan following the historic, first-ever shipment of 700 metric tons …

Council, MSGA find hope in Halifax

Minnesota soybean growers are creating opportunities beyond the St. Lawrence Seaway. In August, Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) directors visited Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, as part of the Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance’s (SSGA) See for Yourself Port of Halifax tour. Connected to more than 150 countries, the Port of Halifax boasts the …

MN farmer hosts trade team across three continents

A trade team featuring soybean industry leaders from three continents visited Jeremy Tischer’s farm east of Breckenridge on Aug. 7. to learn more about how Minnesota soybeans are grown and the ins and outs of a typical Red River Valley farming operation. The INTSOY trade team was a partnership between the American Soybean Association’s World …

Soy many opportunities: MN Soybean tours Port of Duluth, meets Moroccan buyers

Minnesota Soybean experienced a closer look at the burgeoning shipping opportunities at the Port of Duluth-Superior during a visit with four Moroccan buyers as part of a trade mission led by the U.S. Soybean Export Council. The trip came on the heels of a fall 2022 trade mission to Morocco with the Minnesota Department of …

Soybeans in space? MN Soybean leaders visit NASA facility

Prior to Commodity Classic, American Soybean Association Director and Minnesota farmer George Goblish and Minnesota Soybean Director of Market Development Kim Nill participated in a field trip to the NASA Vegetable Production System (aka the “Veggie Lab”) facility near Orlando.   This NASA facility, overseen by Dr. Gioia Massa, has long researched the challenges of …