Minnesota Corn Growers Association

UMN Extension Nitrogen Smart 2024 - Oronoco
2024-02-09 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | People’s Energy Cooperative, 1775 Lake Shady Ave S, Oronoco, MN, 55960
https://extension.umn.edu/event/nitrogen-smart-2024-oronoco
Focus on the fundamentals of nitrogen management then take it to the next level with an advanced course on manure management.
Nitrogen Smart Fundamentals
This course focuses on management strategies that maximize economic return on N investments while minimizing losses.
Topics for the morning session include:

Sources of nitrogen (N) for crops.
How nitrogen is lost from soil and how you can reduce losses.
How to manage nitrogen in drainage systems.
What the Nutrient Reduction Strategy and Nitrogen Fertilizer Management Plan mean for Minnesota producers.
Practices to refine nitrogen management, including split applications, alternative N fertilizers, soil and tissue testing and N models.

Manure management
Livestock manures have been used as a crop fertilizer source for thousands of years. It continues to be a valuable source of crop nutrients, even with the advent of synthetic fertilizers. Because its nutrient content and availability can vary widely, it’s important to develop a management plan that will optimize crop productivity while protecting water quality.
Topics for the afternoon session include:

Benefits and challenges of using manure in crop production
What determines nutrient content in manure
How manure storage and handling affect nutrient availability
Importance of manure sampling and testing
How application methods and timing affect nitrogen loss
Practices to optimize manure use and minimize nitrogen losses

Cost
There is no cost to attend Nitrogen Smart, thanks to the generous support of Minnesota corn farmers and their checkoff dollars.
Registration
Pre-registration is not required.
Accessibility
University of Minnesota Extension is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services, and activities. To request accommodations for persons with disabilities, contact Brad Carlson two weeks before the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.

Lyon County Corn & Soybean Growers Annual Meeting
2024-02-19 17:30 | Kb’s Bar & Grill, 100 E Burlingame St, Ghent, MN, 56239
Join us for a free evening to learn how the corn and soybean
checkoffs have been working for you, listen to informational
speakers and put your name in for a chance to win a door
prize.

Location: KB’s Bar & Grill
100 E Burlingame St., Ghent, MN
Time: 5:30pm Social
6:00pm Free steak grilled by Southwest MN Cattleman’s Association

RSVP by February 14 to Lyonmncornsoy@gmail.com or text Grant VanKeulen at 507-828-8459

Speaker: Jim Emter
Jim Emter started with Van Ahn and Company, Inc. in 2003.
Emter was born and raised in the Alexandria, MN area. He
attended college at North Dakota State University where he
graduated with honors majoring in business administration,
minoring in agricultural economics and received a
concentration in marketing.

2024 Lyon Annual Postcard

MCGA/MCRPC Jt. Board Meeting
2024-02-21 | MCGA Office, Burnsville, MN, 500 E Travelers Trail, Suite 600, Burnsville, MN, 55337, United States
Meeting agenda here

Dakota-Rice County Corn & Soybean Growers Annual Meeting
2024-02-26 18:00 | Pahl’s Market, 6885 160th St W, Apple Valley, 55124
Join the Dakota-Rice County Corn & Soybean Growers at their annual meeting on Monday, February 26th, 2024.

6:00 p.m. Social
6:45 p.m. Meal followed by annual
meeting and guest speaker

Location:
Pahl’s Market
6885 160th St W,
Apple Valley, MN 55124

Speaker: Gary Pahl
The Pahl’s sixth-generation family farm started in the
river bottoms of Bloomington, Minnesota in the early
1900s and in the late 1970s moved south of the river to
Apple Valley, Minnesota. Starting as a business selling
homegrown produce out of the back of a truck, evolved
into Pahl’s Market. As business grew, Paul’s Market built
a pole building in the early 1980s and later built their
first greenhouse in 1996. Today, Pahl’s Market is still
famous for its fresh homegrown produce and is also well
known for their garden center.

Dak-Rice annual postcard

Douglas County Corn-Soybean Growers Annual Meeting
2024-02-29 18:00 | Broadway Ballroom Event Center, 115 30th Ave E, Alexandria, MN, 56308
Join the Douglas County Corn-Soybean Growers for their Annual Meeting!
Thursday, February 29
Location: Broadway Ballroom Event Center, Alexandria
6:00 pm Social
6:30 pm Dinner

Yellow Medicine County Corn & Soybean Growers Annual Meeting
2024-03-11 17:00 | The Rock, 1940 11th Ave, Granite Falls, MN, 56241
Join the Yellow Medicine County Corn & Soybean Growers for their Annual Meeting!
Monday, March 11, 2024

Location: The Rock
1940 11th Ave, Granite Falls, MN

5:00pm Social
5:30pm Supper followed by annual meeting and entertainment, magician Maxwell Fleet

Please RSVP by March 1 to
Eric Jahn: 320-841-0018
Walk-In’s Welcome

Yellow med annual mtg postcard

Stearns County Corn Growers 2024 Annual Meeting
2024-03-13 11:00 | Greenwald Pub, 310 1st Ave N, Greenwald, MN, 56335, United States
Join the Stearns County Corn Growers for their Annual Meeting!
Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Location: Greenwald Pub
310 1st Ave N, Greenwald, MN

11:00am Annual Meeting
Lunch to follow

Speaker: Steve Frericks – FSA County Executive Director

Stearns County Annual Meeting 2024 (1)

Mower County Corn & Soybean Growers Annual Meeting
2024-03-13 17:30 | Adams American Legion, 321 W Main St, Adams, 55909, United States
Join the Mower County Corn & Soybean Growers for their Annual Meeting on March 13th!

Time: 5:30pm Social Hour
6:00pm Dinner followed by annual meeting and speaker

Location: American Legion
321 W Main St
Adams, MN

Speaker: Kent Thiesse
Kent Thiesse is a Farm Management Analyst based in south
central Minnesota. He recently retired after a 20-year career
as Vice President and Chief Ag Loan Officer for MinnStar
Bank in Lake Crystal, MN. Prior to that time, Thiesse
served as an Extension Educator in farm management
and marketing with the University of Minnesota (U of M)
Extension Service. He has both a masters and bachelor’s
degree in agriculture from the U of M. He writes a weekly
column titled “FOCUS ON AG” that’s distributed to Midwest
agriculture publications, websites and to a weekly e-mail
list. He is also a frequent speaker on farm management
topics, and serves as the coordinator for the feature forums
at FARMFEST each year.

Mower annual postcard

Renville County Corn & Soybean Growers Annual Meeting
2024-03-18 17:00 | Max’s Bar and Grill, 2425 W Lincoln Ave, Olivia, MN, 56277, United States
Join Renville County Corn & Soybean Growers for their Annual Meeting!

Date: March 18
Location: Max’s Grill
Social: 5:00pm
Supper: 6:00pm
Entertainment: 7:00pm

Winona County Corn Growers Promoting Modern Agriculture (PMA) Event
2024-03-19 17:15 | Witoka Tavern & Reception Hall, 27999 County Rd 9, Winona, Minnesota, 55987
Winona County Corn Growers Promoting Modern Agriculture (PMA) Event on March 19

Time: 5:15pm Registration and Social Hour
6:00pm Meal with speaker to follow

Location: Witoka Tavern & Reception Hall
27999 County Rd 9, Winona, MN 55987

Wright/Hennepin County Corn Growers Annual Meeting
2024-03-20 10:30 | Huikko’s Bowling & Entertainment Center – Buffalo, MN, 1207 MN-25, Buffalo, MN, 55313, United States
Join the Wright/Hennepin County Corn Growers for their 2024 Annual Meeting!
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Registration: 10:30am
Speaker: 11:00am
Location
Huikko’s Bowling Center
1207 MN-25, Buffalo, MN
Speaker: Thom Petersen
Thom Petersen was appointed Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture in 2019 and reappointed in 2023. He has a wide range of experience in state and federal farm policy, and travels to almost every county in Minnesota each year to fully understand how these policies affect farmers’ daily lives.

Dodge County Corn & Soybean Growers Annual Meeting
2024-03-20 12:00 | American Legion, 401 Hwy St W, Dodge Center, MN, 55927
The Dodge County Corn & Soybean Growers invite you to their annual meeting on Wednesday, March 20th! It will be a noon lunch followed by their annual meeting & a speaker.

Location: American Legion
401 Hwy St W,
Dodge Center, MN 55927

Farmamerica Drainage Water Management Webinar
2024-03-21 11:00 - 12:00
Register here.
Discovery Farms – Farmamerica Drainage Water Management Project
March 21st – 11 to Noon – Zoom Webinar
• 11:00-11:15 Drainage water management project introduction, site layout, & design – Tim Radatz, Discovery Farms Minnesota
• 11:15-11:30 2023 Farmamerica data review – Scott Matteson, MDA
• 11:30-11:45 Farmamerica history & upcoming events – Jessica Rollins, Farmamerica
• 11:45-12:00 Southeast Minnesota Nitrogen update – Warren Formo, MAWRC

Nicollet/Sibley County Corn & Soybean Growers Annual Meeting
2024-03-21 17:30 | The Warehouse, 106 Carver St N, Winthrop, MN, 55396, United States
Join the Nicollet/Sibley County Corn & Soybean Growers at their annual meeting!
Date: March 21st
Location: The Warehouse
106 Carver St N, Winthrop, MN 55396
Time: 5:30pm Supper
6:30pm Annual Meeting
7:00pm Speaker

Todd County Corn & Soybean Growers Annual Meeting
2024-03-21 17:30 | Clarissa Ballroom, 19281 Kotter Rd, Clarissa, MN, 56440, United States
The Todd County Corn & Soybean Growers invite you to their
annual meeting on Thursday, March 21st at the Clarissa
Ballroom in Clarissa, MN. The annual meeting will include
updates from the county organization, MN Corn and MN
Soybean and a keynote address from Joe Smentek, executive
director of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association.

Social – 5:30 p.m.
Meal – 6:00 p.m.
Annual Meeting – 6:45 p.m.

Location:
Clarissa Ballroom
19281 kotter Rd, Clarissa, MN 56440

FY24 Todd Annual Postcard 8.5×5.5
