Missouri Soybean Farmer Magazine: Missouri Soybean Association Publication, Coverage and Staff
Profile updated November 2026
Missouri Soybean Farmer magazine is the bimonthly publication of the Missouri Soybean Association and its checkoff-funded sister organization, the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council. Published six times a year in print and online from Jefferson City, it covers soybean policy, checkoff-funded research, conservation and the families who grow and process the crop.
| Publisher | Missouri Soybean Association, with the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council |
|---|---|
| Association founded | 1966 |
| Address | 734 S. Country Club Drive, Jefferson City, Missouri |
| Frequency | Six issues a year, print and online |
| Volume | Volume 28 in 2024 |
| Recent issue | October 2026 Annual Report |
| Official website | MoSoy.org: Missouri Soybean Farmer |
History of Missouri Soybean Farmer
The Missouri Soybean Association was founded in 1966 as a not-for-profit to represent Missouri soybean farmers, and it has served for more than 50 years as their voice in policy and across the soybean value chain. Its checkoff-funded sister organization, the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council, invests in research, market development and education, and the two share the Jefferson City office and the Missouri Soybeans identity.
Missouri Soybean Farmer had reached Volume 28 by April 2024. Around 2023 the magazine was redesigned: Brownfield Ag News reported that, alongside its strong focus on agronomy and research, it began featuring profiles of growers and their families as well as production information. The February 2026 issue marked 60 years of Missouri Soybeans with a look back at milestones, leaders and innovations.
Missouri Soybean Farmer Today
The magazine is published six times a year and distributed throughout Missouri, with an online archive from February 2020 onward. Recent issues include April 2026, covering a farm family's consumer outreach and EPA's new dicamba label; June 2026, on policy, biodiesel, conservation and leadership; August 2026, on market-development research, conservation, farmers and first responders and the new officer team; and the October 2026 Annual Report.
Earlier 2025 issues covered value-added soybeans, a Missouri FFA partnership, ag tech collaborations, a Grain Smart Field Day, trade missions and University of Missouri collaborations.
What Missouri Soybean Farmer Is Publishing Now
Policy and advocacy
MSA's 16 volunteer directors, elected from seven districts, set policy priorities, and the magazine reports on legislative work in Jefferson City and Washington.
Checkoff research and markets
Issues explain checkoff-funded agronomy research, market development, trade missions and new uses such as biodiesel.
Growers and conservation
Profiles of farm families and processors run alongside conservation agriculture and input cost strategies.
Missouri Soybean Farmer Editors and Staff
The Missouri Soybean Farmer masthead (2024) and magazine page list:
- Samantha Turner - Director of Communications and Marketing; advertising contact
- Gary Wheeler - Executive Director and CEO, Missouri Soybeans (2024 masthead)
- Ryan Siegel - Creative Marketing Manager (2024 masthead)
- Madelyn Warren - Strategic Communications Manager (2024 masthead)
- Eric Oseland - Director of Agronomy and Research (2024 masthead)
Advertising and magazine inquiries go to Samantha Turner at sturner@mosoy.org, as listed on the publisher's magazine page.
Who Reads Missouri Soybean Farmer
Missouri Soybean Farmer is written for Missouri soybean growers and the wider soybean community, including processors and agribusiness. Farmers can join MSA through a free two-year farmer membership or paid and lifetime options. With conservation now a regular theme, the magazine's readers are part of a national shift toward cover crops and soil health practices documented by SARE and USDA.
Missouri soybean growers handle floods on the river bottoms and droughts on the uplands, sometimes in the same season. When they need a break from the weather radar, farm.FM offers farm satire and farm humor rooted in the same rural life, along with ranch humor for the Show-Me State's cattle country. Its farm jokes are well suited to a field day lunch line.
farm.FM, the nation's first satirical farm site, also runs Tractor Tunes, a country music lineup for farmers. For a sample of the writing, try the archive of one of its staff humorists.
Missouri Soybean Farmer Sources and Agriculture Authority Links
- Missouri Soybeans: Missouri Soybean Farmer - the magazine archive and current issue.
- About the Missouri Soybean Association - founding in 1966, board and membership.
- Brownfield Ag News: Get more with your magazine - the magazine's redesign.
- SARE: 10 ways cover crops enhance soil health - background on the conservation practices the magazine covers.
- USDA NASS Census of Agriculture - federal data on Missouri soybean farms.
Missouri Soybean Farmer FAQ
Who publishes Missouri Soybean Farmer magazine?
The Missouri Soybean Association, together with its checkoff sister organization, the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council, in Jefferson City.
How often is Missouri Soybean Farmer published?
Six times a year, in print and online.
When was the Missouri Soybean Association founded?
In 1966; the February 2026 issue marked 60 years of Missouri Soybeans.
How do I advertise in Missouri Soybean Farmer?
Contact Samantha Turner at the Missouri Soybean Association, (573) 635-3819.
Six times a year, Missouri Soybean Farmer magazine brings Missouri growers the policy, research and family stories behind the state's soybean crop.