Celebrate Earth Day: Farmer-funded research builds greener future
Celebrate Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22, by introducing yourself to research supported by the state’s corn farmers helping build a more environmentally responsible future on and off the farm.
Your new favorite podcast…
The Minnesota Corn Growers Association Podcast, hosted by Brownfield Ag News Reporter Mark Dorenkamp, introduces listeners to research projects building a greener future by speaking with the researchers leading the projects.
Projects covered to date include the role of ethanol in electric vehicles, cover crops to reduce nitrates, how corn-based products are created and more. Released monthly, you can listen to each podcast here, as well as find them on Spotify or iTunes.
If you would like each episode delivered to your inbox once it is released, you can subscribe here.
Speaking of corn-based products…
The idea of having a future where corn is making plastic greener, cars run cleaner, packaging compostable and formerly artificial additives natural is attractive to many. Learn about the research fueled through farmers’ investment in the corn check-off making this future a reality with our latest e-book.
Free to download, the “Expanding Role of Corn” e-book dives into four projects by speaking with the researchers who are leading them. Each has the potential to bring corn to previously unthinkable markets while also producing products with tremendous environmental benefits.
Download it today here: info.mncorn.org/uses
Stay connected
Celebrate Earth Day by subscribing to Leader Update, the weekly e-newsletter from the Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA), for free at mncorn.org/LeaderUpdate. It is the best way to stay in touch with the exciting research funded by the state’s corn growers, in addition to the other news from the world of corn.
You can also follow MCGA on Twitter and Facebook for daily updates.
