UPDATE (9/26/19): Palmer amaranth was recently detected in Houston County, makings its first appearance in SE Minnesota this year. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture stresses the importance of farmers scouting their fields prior to harvest and alerting MDA if Palmer amarnath is found.
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Minnesota Corn directors meet up with U of M researchers for evening of conversation
Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) directors and Minnesota Corn Research & Promotion Council (MCR&PC) members met with University of Minnesota researchers and officials as part of a meet-and-greet at the Bell Museum last week.
Read more >Field day shares soil health tips and tricks from the pits
University of Minnesota Extension Educator Jodi DeJong-Hughes has spent much of career below ground analyzing soil health from pits on farms across Minnesota. This Sept. 10, she will be hosting a field day that will for the first time share how farmers can do this analysis on their own.
Read more >Innovation Grant Spotlight: Taking the unknowns out of raising crops
(Velde installed the in-ground drip irrigation system in 2017)
Written by Jonathan Eisenthal
The rise in technology is changing how we farm.
Read more >The 2020 Innovation Grant Program RFP is open for Minnesota’s corn growers
Minnesota corn farmers once again have the opportunity to put their innovative conservation ideas into action through the Minnesota Corn Innovation Grant Program. The RFP for the program officially opened earlier this month,
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