How the checkoff works for Minnesota farmers
The soybean checkoff is federally mandated by the Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act. Every time a Minnesota soybean farmer sells soybeans, one half of one percent of the market price is checked off. Half of the checkoff is utilized by Minnesota, while the other half is utilized by the United Soybean Board. The Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council is committed to increasing farmer profitability through the wise investment of checkoff dollars.
What we do
Fund research for
soybean profitability
Increase markets for
soybean farmers
Educate farmers and
non-farmers about
soybeans
Minnesota Soybean staff
Two organizations serving Minnesota’s soybean farmers.
MSGA Executive Director Joe Smentek is helping to grow trade between the U.S. Soy and Uzbekistan.
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Executive
Mike Youngerberg
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Field Services
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Finance
Kim Nill, Minnesota Soybean director of market development
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Market Development
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Communications
(Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Rice, Sibley, Scott, Steele, Wabasha and Waseca)
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Communications
(Becker, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Pope, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wilkin)
Careers
Minnesota Soybean employees are passionate about agriculture, talented in their fields, and dedicated to the success of our farmer-led organizations.
