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At a glance:

'Just for Growers' Soybean Website

Small Grains Website

Talk'n Corn Website

Printable Info Sheet

Calendar of Related Events

The primary commodity crops produced in Minnesota are corn, small grains (spring wheat, barley and oats) and soybean. These crops produce approximately $3 billion dollars in cash receipts to Minnesota farmers, contributing economically to Minnesota's rural communities and to the state as a whole. The Commodity Crop Production program focuses on the delivery of timely and relevant research-based information and sound agronomic production principles in order to accelerate the adoption of production practices that increase profitability and reduce economic and environmental risks that face commodity crop producers in Minnesota.

Serving...

  • Producers of: corn, soybeans, and small grains

Specific Goals

  • To deliver high quality educational programs that address the economic and environmental risks that Minnesota commodity crop producers encounter.

  • To be considered by Minnesota farmers and agribusiness as a readily accessible source of consistent, relevant, technically sound, and unbiased educational programming for commodity crop production.

Members

  • Jeff Gunsolus, Weed Management Content Specialist [info]
  • Seth Naeve, Soybean Content Specialist [info]
  • Jim Anderson, Soil Mgmt Content Specialist [info]
  • Lisa Behnken, Educator [info]
  • Ray Bisek, Educator [info]
  • Fritz Breitenbach, IPM Specialist [info]
  • Brad Carlson, Educator [info]
  • Jodi DeJong-Hughes, Educator [info]
  • Bev Durgan, Weed Science Content Specialist [info]
  • Les Everett, Education Program Coordinator
  • Tom Halbach, Soil Mgmt Content Specialist [info]
  • Carlyle Holen, IPM Specialist [info]
  • Doug Holen, Program Educator [info]
  • Char Hollingsworth, Content Specialist [info]
  • John Lamb, Nutrient Mgmt Content Specialist [info]
  • Ian MacRae, IPM Specialist [info]
  • Dean Malvick, Plant Pathology Specialist [info]
  • Dan Martens, Educator [info]
  • Krishona Martinson, Educator [info]
  • John Moncrief, Soil Mgmt Content Specialist [info]
  • Joe Neubauer, Educator [info]
  • James Orf, Content Specialist Soybean Breeding
  • Ken Ostlie, Entomology Content Specialist [info]
  • Howard Person, Educator [info]
  • Dave Pfarr, Educator [info]
  • Bruce Potter, IPM Specialist [info]
  • Gyles Randall, Nutrient & Soil Mgmt Content Specialist
  • Gary Sands, Engineering Content Specialist [info]
  • Russ Severson, Educator [info]
  • Kevin Smith, Content Specialist Barley Breeding
  • Deon Stuthman, Content Specialist Oat Breeding
  • Jochum Wiersma, Small Grains Coordinator [info]
  • Bill Wilcke, Engineering Content Specialist [info]
  • Jerry Wright, Engineering Content Specialist [info]
  • Will Yliniemi, Educator [info]

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