Minnesota Corn approves 2025 research projects
In February, Minnesota Corn approved the slate of research projects it will fund in 2025 through the Minnesota corn checkoff. Thirty-three projects studying everything from the viability of converting corn to methanol to the impact of nitrogen rates on economic returns and environmental losses will receive funding this year.
Most of the projects—28 of the 33—have been funded before by Minnesota Corn. Five are new projects. About two-thirds of the projects are led by University of Minnesota researchers. Several others are on-farm studies led by growers and funded through Minnesota Corn’s Innovation Grants program.
Each year, as part of its mission to develop market opportunities for corn farmers and increase the productivity and efficiency of corn farming, Minnesota Corn allocates approximately $2.3 million in checkoff funding to research projects. The organization solicits research proposals from farmers and university-level researchers, and it evaluates proposals on the extent to which they could benefit corn farmers and rural economies.
Minnesota Corn typically funds projects for multiple years, though researchers must submit updated project proposals each year. Results of projects are published on the Minnesota Corn research webpage, mncorn.org/research.
You can learn more about how Minnesota corn checkoff-supported research has benefited corn farmers at https://checkoffdelivers.org/.
