Minnesota Corn Growers Association

2B CONTINUED Training Day
2023-06-14 | Glencoe City Center, 1107 11th St E, Glencoe, MN, 55336
A La Carte Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Trainings – open to professionals and community members!
Several trainings will be offered – more details to come!

MN Corn office closed for Fourth of July
2023-07-03 - 2023-07-04

Minnesota State Fair
2023-08-24 - 2023-09-04, 2024-08-22 - 2024-09-02

MN Corn offices closed for Labor Day
2023-09-04

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Field Fest
2023-09-09 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr., Chaska, 55318, United States
The annual Field Fest celebrates the harvest at the Farm with a family-friendly festival! Enjoy plant-to-plate cooking demonstrations in the new Myers Education Center Kitchen Classroom, take part in informative crop, orchard and garden tours, and participate in a scavenger hunt, interactive games and educational exhibits. Dig into the dirt to harvest sugar beets or try the hands-on activities in the Family Tent. Check out a variety of food trucks and a beer garden. Free parking on site.
The “hearth” of the Farm will be in the spotlight. Visit the state-of-the-art Myers Education Center Kitchen Classroom for baking demonstrations and tastings. Presented by KWS Seeds, the seed to sugar story will come to life when guests can taste the harvest, learn about Minnesota sugar beets and take home their own sweet treat!

Harvest the biggest sugar beet and win a Yeti cooler with Farm at the Arb swag!

Meet Minnesota food growers and producers and learn about their work

Watch bee hive demonstrations with resident beekeeper, Ping Honzay

See presentations from the Minnesota Hobby Beekeepers Association

Enjoy live music with Aces and 88’s Dueling Pianos at the Summer Kitchen (11 a.m.-3 p.m.)

Browse our colorful Arboretum Pop-Up Gift Shop in the iconic Red Barn

Celebrate farming with fun activities for all ages!

Minnesota Gophers Celebrate Ag and Food Day
2023-09-09 15:30 - 21:30 | Huntington Bank Stadium, 420 23rd Ave SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455
The University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) and Gopher Athletics and a collection of agribusinesses from throughout the state will be joining forces to hold the eleventh annual Celebrate Ag and Food Day at Huntington Bank Stadium on September 9th as Minnesota takes on Eastern Michigan at 6:30pm at Huntington Bank Stadium.

The Gophers will highlight the hard work, innovation and resiliency of the folks who work in the agriculture and food industry here in the great state of Minnesota. Celebrate Food and Ag Day at Huntington Bank Stadium will put the spotlight on this aspect of Minnesota!

A big thank you to our partners that contributed to the success of Celebrate Ag and Food Day. Presenting sponsors are Compeer Financial, CHS, and Land O’Lakes.
Participating sponsors include: Ag Country Farm Credit, Bushel Boy Farms, Hormel, Minnesota Beef Council, Minnesota Corn Board, Minnesota Soybean, Undeniably Dairy, FFA, Brownfield Ag News, the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences for their continued support.
Join us in the Gopher Garden on Oak Street outside of 3M Arena at Mariucci starting three hours before kickoff at 3:30pm for tailgate activities, free samples, and more!
