Growers of the ‘third crop’ share results
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Written by Jonathan Eisenthal
Lakefield farmers Jerry and Nancy Ackermann were among the presenters at a gathering in Okabena in mid-November,
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Farmers: The U of M needs your help in herbicide resistance survey
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Minnesota corn farmers can play a key role in helping a multi-state team of university researchers better understand the spread of herbicide resistant weeds. -
Corn Growers call for uniform national GMO labeling standard
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Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) policy director Anna Boroff recently spent time in Washington D.C. urging lawmakers to pass a uniform, national labeling standard for foods made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
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Farmers: Save these important dates on your winter calendar
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Corn harvest is in full swing here in Minnesota. If you’re a farmer in your combine at this very moment, or if you’re taking a minute before calling it a day to catch up on emails and other online activities,
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Corn farmers fund research to help overcome obstacles to cover crops in Minnesota
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It took a lot of experimenting before Bryan Biegler finally found success with cover crops on his farm near Lake Wilson in southwest Minnesota.
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VIDEO: A researcher is working on using a popular ethanol by-product in human foods
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When a 56-pound bushel of corn is made into ethanol, we get nearly 3 pounds of fuel for our vehicles and 18 pounds of high-protein feed most commonly used for livestock.
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Healthcare field to corn field: Racine farmer to serve on MCR&PC
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Patty Geerdes, a farmer in Racine, Minn., was recently appointed to serve on the Minnesota Corn Research & Promotion Council (MCR&PC).
Geerdes is also a Masters Prepared Registered Nurse who has worked at the transplant center in the Mayo Clinic and recently retired and will be working supplemental.
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Finding Common Ground
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Written by Jonathan Eisenthal
For two days in late June a group of women gathered at a Twin Cities workshop to listen and learn.
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Ethanol by-product may be the next big thing in food
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Food, feed, fiber, fuel and…cookies?
Minnesota’s corn farmers take great pride in growing the first four items on that list. But cookies? That’s not something that comes to mind when thinking about corn farming.
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