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NDSGA Announces Results of 2023
Officer Elections
Kasey Bitz of LaMoure re-elected President
FARGO, N.D.—The North Dakota Soybean Growers Association (NDSGA) held officer elections during a recent Board of Directors meeting. NDSGA officers re-elected included President Kasey Bitz of LaMoure and Treasurer Spencer Endrud of Buxton. Newly elected officers are Vice President Chris McDonald of Leonard and Secretary...
ASA & USB Remind All Farmers:
#SoyHelp to Manage Farm Stress Only a Web Click or Social Search Away
Joint campaign during Mental Health Month will offer tips and resources to help farmers stay healthy
Washington, D.C. May 4, 2022 – The American Soybean Association (ASA), United Soybean Board (USB), and soy states want to help farmers who may need a hand managing the stress of life on the farm. This May during Mental Health Month, the soy community...
NDSGA Announces Results of
Officer Elections
Kasey Bitz of LaMoure re-elected President
FARGO, N.D—The North Dakota Soybean Growers Association (NDSGA) held officer elections during a recent Board of Directors meeting. NDSGA officers re-elected included President Kasey Bitz of LaMoure, Vice President Ryan Pederson of Rolette, Secretary Greg Gussiaas of Carrington and Treasurer Spencer Endrud of Buxton, North...
Soybean Farmers Share 2023 Farm Bill Priorities
Washington, D.C., May 25, 2022. The American Soybean Association is excited to share soy’s 2023 Farm Bill priorities. As the House and Senate Agriculture Committees lay the foundation for this pivotal legislation, ASA hopes its initial priorities list will provide insight and assure soy growers’ interests are considered as the farm bill process continues with hearings...
USDA to Provide Approximately $6 Billion to Commodity and Specialty Crop Producers Impacted by 2020 and 2021 Natural Disasters
First Wave of Payments Based on Crop Insurance Data
WASHINGTON, May 16, 2022 – The U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments totaling approximately $6 billion through the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) new...
American Soybean Association Honors North Dakota Soybean Growers Association Executive Director Nancy Johnson with Distinguished Leadership Award
ASA Distinguished Leadership 2022
New Orleans, La., March 11, 2022 – The American Soybean Association (ASA) recognized Nancy Johnson, of North Dakota, with its Distinguished Leadership Award during an awards ceremony in New Orleans during Commodity Classic on Friday.
The ASA Distinguished Leadership Award recognizes a soybean grower or...
NDSGA Officers Re-elected
The North Dakota Soybean Growers Association (NDSGA) held officer elections during a recent Board of Directors meeting. NDSGA officers re-elected included President Joe Ericson of Wimbledon, Vice President Ryan Pederson of Rolette, Secretary Greg Gussiaas of Carrington and Treasurer Kasey Bitz of LaMoure, North Dakota.
Monte Peterson of Valley City and Josh Gackle of Kulm...
ASA is Now Accepting Applications for the Conservation Legacy Awards
Share Your Story and Showcase Your Accomplishments
St. Louis, MO. June 16, 2020. Share the story of how conservation is part of your farm operation and you could be recognized with a Conservation Legacy Award. The awards recognize farm management practices of U.S. soybean farmers that are both environmentally friendly and profitable.
Are you using a reduced...
Phase One Signing a Boost for North Dakota Soybean Farmers
(Fargo, N.D.) Today’s long-awaited signing of a Phase 1 trade deal between the United States and China is being hailed as a positive step for agriculture, including for North Dakota soybean farmers hit hard by trade tariffs. Prior to a nearly two-year long trade conflict with China, more than 70 percent of North Dakota’s annual soybean production had been exported through...
Farm Groups Ask President to Fix EPA Biofuel Proposal
The North Dakota Soybean Growers Association was a co-signer on a recent letter to the White House asking President Trump to fix EPA’s flawed proposal which “fails in its mission to reinvigorate farm economies and reopen biofuel plants across America’s heartland.”
The letter was signed by 60 farm and biofuel organizations, including the American Soybean Association, the ND...
Secretarial disaster designation requested for 47 of 53 ND counties as crop losses continue to mount
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum, working in cooperation with state Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, North Dakota’s congressional delegation, the federal Farm Service Agency and agencies across state government, sent a letter today to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue requesting a secretarial disaster designation to make federal assistance available to...
Conservation Legacy Awards Now Being Accepted
Share Your Story and Showcase Your Accomplishments
Share the story of how conservation is part of your farm operation and you could be recognized with a Conservation Legacy Award. The awards recognize farm management practices of U.S. soybean farmers that are both environmentally friendly and profitable.Are you using a reduced tillage practice on your farm? Do you grow...
Murphy’s Law Blog 2018 | #59
Last week, 3 days were spent following the International Legislators Forum. Originally dealing with flood waters shared by Minnesota, Manitoba and North Dakota, South Dakota has joined the group these past 4 years or so. Hosting moves each year and this year it was in Minnesota in the Iron Range (Virginia, Hibbing, etc.). Main topics included mining – most directly taconite...
NDSGA Officer Elections Held
The North Dakota Soybean Growers Association (NDSGA) held officer elections during its recent Board of Directors meeting. NDSGA officers elected included President Joe Ericson of Wimbledon, Vice President Ryan Pederson of Rolette and Secretary Greg Gussiaas of Carrington, North Dakota. Treasurer Eric Broten of Dazey, North Dakota was re-elected.
Monte Peterson of Valley...
Dicamba Training Scheduled
BISMARCK, N.D – Dicamba training sessions have been scheduled by BASF, Monsanto and DuPont in various locations around North Dakota.
In October, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released their new label language classifying the new formulations as restricted-use products, meaning that they may only be applied by a certified pesticide applicator or under...
Share Your Conservation Story
Share the story of how conservation is part of your farm operation, and you could be the next winner of a Conservation Legacy Award. This awards program showcases farm management practices of U.S. soybean producers that are both environmentally friendly and profitable. http://asa.informz.net/asa/data/images/CLAwards.jpg
All U.S. soybean farmers are eligible to enter to win...
NDSGA Officer Elections Held
The North Dakota Soybean Growers Association (NDSGA) held officer elections during its recent Board of Directors meeting. NDSGA officers re-elected included President Craig Olson of Colfax, Vice President Ryan Richard of Horace, Secretary Joe Ericson of Wimbledon and Treasurer Eric Broten of Dazey, North Dakota.
During the association’s annual meeting in February,...
Agricultural Bioscience International Conference Scholarships Offered
The North Dakota Soybean Council is excited to offer you an opportunity to attend and participate in a world-renowned event taking place in Fargo, North Dakota, this September.
Fargo will be host to the Agricultural Bioscience International Conference 2016 (ABIC), September 18-21, 2016. ABIC, the world’s top agricultural bioscience conference is making its first USA...
Tell Us Your Conservation Story and You Could Be a Winner
Share the story of how conservation is part of your farm operation, and you could be the next winner of a Conservation Legacy Award. This awards program showcases farm management practices of U.S. soybean producers that are both environmentally friendly and profitable.
All U.S. soybean farmers are eligible to enter to win a Conservation Legacy Award. Entries are judged on...