Gov. Walz, Agricultural Leaders Express Concern About Trade War Impact on Soybeans

How soybeans took over America

Why soybeans are one of the most important crops, why the US makes so much of them, and why there might be less to the soybean trade war than meets the eye.

America Bet the Farm on Soybeans. Then Came Trump.

Collapsing soybean exports reveal an agricultural sector rife with longstanding problems.

Gov. Walz: Farmers need Trump to end his ‘trade war’

Planned payments to farmers impacted by tariffs and other economic headwinds will be a “drop in the bucket” compared to what they really need – an end to the “trade war” begun by President Trump and enabled by Republican lawmakers, according to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D). The U.S. soybean industry has been raising alarms that China has refused to purchase U.S. soy products amid trade tensions with Washington, fueling calls for the Trump adminis…

Gov. Walz speaks on tariff impacts at soybean farm

On Wednesday, Governor Tim Walz made a stop in Faribault to visit a southern Minnesota soybean farm to highlight how federal policies are impacting Minnesota farmers.

Gov. Walz, agricultural leaders express concern about trade war impact on soybeans

In a visit to Faribault with Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday, state agricultural leaders expressed concern about the impact of the trade war on soybean exports.

Gov. Walz to join farmers to talk on impact of tariffs on Minnesota soybean farmers

Minnesota is home to 26,000 soybean farmers and 60% of their crop is sent overseas. Now, experts say top competitors, like Brazil and Argentina, are capitalizing on the U.S. loss.