Crop scouting event gives students hands-on plant science experience
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents from across the state participated in the annual University of Minnesota Extension 4-H/FFA crop scouting contest in July.
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State soil health grant program impacts farm families
Reading Time: 2 minutesNearly $2.8 million in grant funding is available this year through the Minnesota Soil Health Financial Assistance Program, which has helped family farmers like the Oelfkes purchase soil health equipment.
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Corn’s economic contribution highlighted
Reading Time: 4 minutesA new NCGA study measured the contribution of corn production to the economies of individual states and the entire country.
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Minnesota Corn hosts trade delegation in partnership with U.S. Grains Council
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Last week, Minnesota Corn hosted an Indian trade delegation in partnership with the U.S. Grains Council. The delegation attended a biofuels course at NCI, where they were introduced to the agricultural foundations of the biofuels industry,
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MCGA-supported grant program honored
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A Minnesota nonprofit has honored a state-run, Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) supported soil health grant program.
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America grows its ethanol exports 40%+ in 2024
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Written by Jonathan Eisenthal
Ethanol is having a global moment.
Thanks to the U.S. Grains Council, America is growing ethanol exports,
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World Trade Month: Why trade matters
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Exports are responsible for about 33 percent of U.S. corn farmers’ income, according to National Corn Growers Association. More than 20 percent of the U.S.
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Application open for MN Corn-supported conservation award
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Minnesota landowners are now eligible to apply for a $10,000 cash prize for voluntary conservation practices that inspire others and leave the land better than how they received it.
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A new corn-based polymer precursor
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Through farmers’ investment in the corn check-off, Minnesota Corn is supporting an effort by a University of Minnesota-based start-up to produce 110 pounds of a monomer called Nuvone from corn-based sugars.
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