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New Soybean Crush Facility to be Located in Crookston, MN

Published January 11, 2019

A Red Wing, Minnesota-based company, Epitome Energy, has acquired land on the south side of Crookston and has been awarded a $450,000 grant for a new rail spur for the project. The Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council funded a…

Soil Management Info In High Demand

Published December 20, 2018

Implementing cover crops, no-till and other soil management practices can help reduce input costs and maintain crop yield. Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council Director of Research David Kee says the Conservation Tillage Conference is the best of the best…

Crude Protein Measurement is ‘Crude’

Published December 11, 2018

Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council CEO Tom Slunecka testified before the International Trade Commission, saying Japan’s technical trade rules are a non-tariff trade barrier. Japan buys soybeans based on crude protein measurements. Slunecka says essential amino acid measurements provide…

A Mid-Term Plan to Move U.S. Soybeans

Published November 6, 2018

Farmers are storing soybeans and making plans to market the crop. In the meantime, Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council CEO Tom Slunecka says the soybean industry is trying to secure markets that would normally buy from South America in…

DieselSellerz Promote Biodiesel

Published September 16, 2018

The stars of the Discovery Channel's 'Diesel Brothers' made an appearance at the Big Farm Show. The DieselSellerz built the huge Indomitus biodiesel-powered truck for the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council. "We had people lined up for the whole…

Ongoing Support for UM Soybean Breeding Program

Published August 8, 2018

At Farmfest, the Minnesota Soybean Research Promotion Council highlighted its longtime support for the University of Minnesota. Minnesota Soybean research director David Kee says that collaboration includes the state’s soybean breeding program. "University of Minnesota started a soybean breeding program…

MN Soybean Checkoff Develops TruSoya

Published July 20, 2018

The Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council is developing a non-GMO, high oleic soybean variety called TruSoya. CEO Tom Slunecka says this trait offers great potential for farmers and consumers. "This bean is amazing. It provides the high oleic content…

Articles tagged under: Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council

New Soybean Crush Facility to be Located in Crookston, MN

Soil Management Info In High Demand

Crude Protein Measurement is ‘Crude’

A Mid-Term Plan to Move U.S. Soybeans

DieselSellerz Promote Biodiesel

Ongoing Support for UM Soybean Breeding Program

MN Soybean Checkoff Develops TruSoya

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