As part of its season-long partnership with the Minnesota United FC, the Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) partnered with the Twin Cities Major League Soccer team for a sweepstakes that asks fans to choose their favorite moment from the team’s inaugural season. One lucky fan will receive a ticket package for four to next season’s home opener.
On Monday, the MN United social media accounts will post a video of the best moments from the season that will announce the sweepstakes by MCGA.
The Minnesota State Fair may have wrapped up on Labor Day weekend, but fans can relive the “Great Minnesota Get-Together” from the 4-H perspective with “Minnesota 4-H: Growing True Leaders.”
Sponsored by the Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA), “Minnesota 4-H: Growing True Leaders” showcases Minnesota 4-H’ers demonstrating what they have learned through local 4-H clubs. The program aired on Pioneer Public Television earlier this month during National 4-H Week and can be viewed online here.
Representative Erin Murphy with MCGA board member Les Anderson in the first of many visits by gubernatorial candidates
The Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) will be hosting 2018 gubernatorial candidates on family farms throughout Minnesota beginning Friday in an effort to build a greater understanding of modern farm practices and develop relationships with candidates from both political parties.
Through the one-on-one farm experience, growers hope to foster conversation about farmers’ commitment to conservation,
The Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) board of directors recently elected Kirby Hettver as its new president for 2017-2018 at its September meeting. Hettver grows corn, soybeans and alfalfa on his farm in DeGraff, Minn.
Hettver is a fifth-generation farmer who has served on the MCGA board of directors since 2014. He has previously served as first vice president and secretary on the board. Hettver’s term began Oct. 1 and lasts one year.
Minnesota Corn Growers Association member Joel Mathiowetz was awarded the Agriculture Future of America “Young Leader in Agriculture” award. The Morgan, Minn., farmer received the award for his longtime contributions to agriculture and youth development.
Mathiowetz, who raises corn, soybean, peas and lambs, is a fifth generation farmer and a member of AFA for more than 20 years. When Mathiowetz first joined AFA it was an opportunity to speak with other farmer leaders during an economic downturn for farmers in 1998.
(Photo by Danielle Anderson)
Written by Jonathan Eisenthal
Les and Jeanne Anderson and their three adult daughters, Danielle, Kelsey (and fiancé Jake) and Kirsten, welcomed fifty moms from the Twin Cities out to their corn and soybean farm in Welch last week. The metro area women spent the late afternoon learning about modern agriculture.
“Every year we’re growing more food, with less fertilizer per bushel,” says Les Anderson as he led guests on a tour of the farm,
Corn and feed grain buyers representing the North African countries of Egypt, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia visited Minnesota last week as part of a tour of American grain operations. While in Minnesota, the group visited Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) board member Les Anderson’s farm in Cannon Falls.
At Anderson’s farm, the group took a tour of his corn fields, equipment and grain storage while discussing the quality assurance measures used on Minnesota farms.
Written by Jonathan Eisenthal
A dining table seating fifty at the crest of a hilly meadow was the perfect setting to discuss food on a mid-August evening in Mazeppa.
The event was a “Field-To-Fork” dinner, hosted by CommonGround Minnesota and farmers Katie and Ted Brenny, who raise beef cattle. Both Katie and Ted are fifth generation farmers.
Field-to-Fork dinners are organized each year by CommonGround,
After 4 ½ years with the Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA), I’m pleased to announce my new role with the organization as the District Field Manager for Territory 3. I will be serving the counties in east central Minnesota surrounding the metro area (see list of counties below). In addition, I will continue to manage MCGA’s Variety Plot Program.
In my previous role as field coordinator, I managed MCGA’s regional representative program and worked closely with our 52 affiliated county organizations.
By Mariah Larson
Last week the first of four 2017 Farm Camps kicked off at Farmamerica near Waseca where several commodity groups came out to share information with youth from across the state about modern agriculture. As a first time attendee myself, I enjoyed the experience and the opportunity to talk to campers about Minnesota’s “A-Maize-ing Little Kernel.”
This year the four camps are spread throughout the central part of the state,