The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) strongly supports Rep. Angie Craig to serve as the lead Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee. “Since she was elected to Congress in 2018, we have developed a strong working relationship with Congresswoman Craig,”…
November 25, 2024
With Congress returning to Capitol Hill for a lame-duck session to close out 2024, the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) joined three dozen advocacy organizations in November in issuing a letter to federal lawmakers urging the extension several expiring tax…
November 21, 2024
Thanks to a bold advocacy effort from the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA), another step was made in the right direction toward a budding trade relationship between the United States and Uzbekistan. In November 2024, MSGA Executive Director Joe Smentek…
November 20, 2024
For the first time since 1979, the makeup of the 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives appears to be evenly divided. The ramifications of a tied Minnesota House of Representative are far reaching for the legislature, as Democrats…
November 7, 2024
By Joe Smentek, MSGA Executive Director The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is a much maligned and often misunderstood arm of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). NASS’ mission is “to provide timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service…
November 4, 2024
The American Soybean Association (ASA) and Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) are expressing concern after the U.S. EPA imposed additional restrictions on farmers – a move that seems to have followed adverse comments from environmental groups. A new registration for…
October 31, 2024
Once the combine is in post-harvest hibernation mode, it’s time for farmers to rest their bodies and refuel their minds. There’s no better place to replenish ag knowledge than at the MN Ag Expo held Jan. 22-23, 2025, at the…
October 24, 2024
Minnesota farmers have made quick work of their soybean harvest as most are completed and moving onto corn across the state. A warm and dry fall allowed growers to put the pedal to the metal and wrapped up harvest without…
October 24, 2024
During the 2024 legislative session, Minnesota lawmakers passed a supplemental bill in the second year of the biennium that will modify the definition of the state’s public waters. The bill also appropriated $8 million to the Department of Natural Resources…
October 16, 2024
