It was another great MN Ag Expo for Minnesota Corn last week at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center in Mankato! Growers from the state reconnected, learned about new farming practices and technology, and explored the sold-out trade show floor.
At the Minnesota Corn booth on the trade show floor, grower-leaders and staff talked about corn check-off-funded research and investments and the benefits of Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) membership. Near the booth, university-level researchers displayed posters on projects funded through the Minnesota corn check-off and answered questions about their studies. You can learn more about their work here.
Throughout Expo, speakers covered topics such as mental health, first aid training on the farm, livestock, computer security, and more. MCGA President Dana Allen-Tully and board member Nick Peterson were featured alongside Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Assistant Commissioner Dana Vanderbosch on a panel about nitrogen and water quality. The panel was moderated by Brad Carlson, a University of Minnesota Extension Educator whose work focuses on nutrient management, water quality, and precision agriculture.
From the Expo banquet hall stage, Commissioners Petersen and Vanderbosch talked about the steps state agencies are taking in response to a petition asking for emergency action to regulate nitrates from agricultural sources in Southeast Minnesota. President Allen-Tully and Nick Peterson talked about practices they’ve implemented on their own farms and how Minnesota Corn is addressing water quality in southeast Minnesota.
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