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Directors from the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) and Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) assembled in Mankato on Feb. 13 to hear and discuss research proposals for fiscal year 2024. After reviewing the research proposals in January, the…


The application deadline for Class XIII of the Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership (MARL) program is March 31, 2024. Program Executive Director Brad Schloesser is anticipating another outstanding group of ag leaders when the class kicks off its 22-month cohort…


Consumers have more fuel and energy options than ever before. More and more, they are making the choice for clean fuels. Farmer leaders from Minnesota, along with industry partners – including fuel distributors and fuel producers – participated in the…


Since 2020, the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) has invested checkoff dollars into building soy export markets to Uzbekistan, a landlocked country in Central Asia.  Each year the checkoff’s support has returned promising results. In 2022, the first-ever…


During the 121st annual meeting of the Minnesota Crop Improvement Association (MCIA) on Jan. 24, 2024, in St. Cloud, Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) Director Kris Folland was honored with the Premier Seed Grower award. Folland, who farms…


For the sixth consecutive year, the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC and Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) were both recognized at the National Agri-Marketing Association’s (NAMA) Region 3 awards in Des Moines, Iowa. The Council has been awarded…


It was an event not to be missed. MN Ag Expo, held Jan. 17-18, 2024, brought growers and agriculture industry representatives together from across the area for two days of learning and networking opportunities. As an event sponsor, the Minnesota…


Sometimes, old habits die hard. In the soybean industry, one of the habits that Northern Soy Marketing (NSM) is aiming to change is basing soybean and soybean meal (SBM) purchases solely on crude protein. An NSM delegation went to Vietnam…