Minnesota supports seven directors on the American Soybean Association, the most in the organization’s history. One of those directors, Jim Kukowksi of Strathcona, was elected to serve on ASA’s Executive Committee Dec. 7 during the organization’s board meeting in St.…
December 7, 2023
Farmer-leaders of the United Soybean Board (USB) elected Steve Reinhard from Ohio as the 2024 chair and 10 additional farmer-leaders to serve on the Executive Committee during the USB December meeting in St. Charles, Missouri, including Martin County grower Lawrence…
December 7, 2023
The Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) and Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) will visit with the state’s northern farmers during their return to the annual Prairie Grains Conference Dec. 13-14, in Grand Forks, N.D. During Wednesday’s agenda, MSR&PC…
December 6, 2023
Minnesota farmers manage plenty of obstacles on the path to profitability. Weather issues, geopolitical strife, damaging legislation, just to name a few. But what they don’t have to deal with is getting killed while maintaining their crop. Bob Worth, president…
December 5, 2023
Starbuck farmer Paul Freeman, who serves on the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC), is representing the soybean checkoff at the Clean Fuels Alliance America’s (Clean Fuels) New York City Big Apple Tour Dec. 10-13, 2023. The annual tour allows…
November 30, 2023
As part of the inaugural meeting of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, President Biden and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is making investments that will strengthen American food and agriculture supply chains, expand markets for agricultural…
November 29, 2023
Fifth-generation farmer Rachel Arneson of Norman County has been selected as one of the 2024 America’s Best Young Farmers & Ranchers by DTN/Progressive Farmer. Arneson, who has managed for the farm for at least the past five years, grows soybeans,…
November 28, 2023
The Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) is holding board member elections in 2024. In their respective roles, Council members help direct soybean checkoff dollars toward different projects, including research, educational outreach and market development. Renville County grower Paul…
November 27, 2023