Every farmer counts.

Some of the most important decisions about the future of your farming operation are being made by people who have never set foot on a farm. 

Sobering thought huh?

Established by soybean farmers in 1962, the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) is a non-profit, farmer-controlled advocacy organization that works on behalf of soybean farmers to ensure their freedom to operate is protected, and their profitability will thrive.

MSGA monitors government policies to improve the profitability of soybean farmers throughout the state. Simply put, MSGA looks out for the best interest of soybean farmers in St. Paul and Washington, D.C.

With nearly 3,000 members, only 10 percent of Minnesota soybean farmers are MSGA members. Just think what more we could do with your membership dollars. 

What your MSGA membership dollars have been up to. 

 

The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association works hard each year to improve the profitability for our members and the state’s more than 25,000 soybean farmers by advocating in St. Paul and Washington, D.C.  From tax relief to protecting biodiesel, we deliver results.  

 

  • Tax wins - MSGA has earned huge wins for Minnesota farmers in recent years, including legislation that raises the agricultural homestead tax credit to $3.5 million for assessment year 2024. The legislation significantly reduces farmers’ tax burden and will help assist the next generation of farmers in land transition. MSGA’s leadership also led to a partial rollback of Social Security taxes. The Beginning Farmer Tax Credit, which MSGA supports, increases the credit amount for eligible sales of agricultural assets.
  • Grain indemnity fund - This amendment we supported includes $10 million to establish the state’s first grain indemnity fund, providing protection and security for producers who have unpaid grain sales when grain buyers or warehouses become financially insolvent.
  • Funding for international trade - MSGA successfully introduced a bill that increases funding for MDA’s international trade staff by $300,000 to grow markets for Minnesota agricultural products. Soybeans are Minnesota’s top ag export, valued at more than $2 billion each year.
  • Boosting biodiesel - MSGA works year-round at the Capitol to protect biodiesel, which continues to provide vast environmental and economic benefits to all Minnesotans. We are also working hard to promote soybeans as a feedstock in the growing sustainable aviation fuel market.  

MSGA membership level options.

Choose from multiple levels of memberships that fit farmers and their farming operations. Below are three membership options. Click on a membership option below to learn more about the benefits of being an MSGA member.

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