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Checkoff-funded research, planning, analysis and design led by the United Soybean Board (USB), has informed the launch of a dredging project to provide crucial upgrades to the lower Mississippi River — a major channel for soybean exports. Once complete, the…


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This article was written by Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) Director of Research David Kee and can be reached at 507-388-1635 or dkee@mnsoybean.com. Last April we discussed the impact of water, more precisely how the changes in water…


David Kee is the director of research at Minnesota Soybean and can be reached at dkee@mnsoybean.com or 507-388-1635 for questions.  Like a freight train in a tunnel on a dark night, there are a few things you can see coming.…


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One of the most impactful equations of my career has been: H++ OH– <-> H2O In other words: a positively charged hydrogen ion reacts with a negatively charged hydroxyl molecule to form water; water dissociates to produce a positively charged hydrogen ion…


Nearly 100 area farmers, students and community members filled the Sleepy Eye Event Center in late November to hear Dr. Satish Gupta’s research findings on Minnesota rivers. Dr. Gupta, a Raymond Allmaras professor of emerging issues in soil and water…


Earlier this week, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) released its evaluation on the health of the Minnesota River. MPCA’s reporting was incomplete and broad, says Minnesota Soybean Director of Public Affairs Joe Smentek.


The Rock County Corn and Soybean Growers Association hosted their second annual Farm to Table event this past Sunday at the Grand Prairie Events Center in Luverne, Minn.


I have followed the drought monitor since 1997, and find it a valuable tool. Today’s updated map indicated 40 percent of Minnesota is in the abnormally dry to slight drought stage.