Minnesota Corn

07/27/2026

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture will open applications on Aug. 3 for the next round of Soil Health Financial Assistance Program Grants, which help producers and partners purchase or retrofit equipment that supports soil‑building practices. Read more here:

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) will open applications on Aug.

07/24/2026

It's fungicide application season in Minnesota's corn belt. Farmers are applying products to protect crop from diseases like Southern Rust and Tar Spot, which can have a significant impact on yield.

As Cottonwood County farmer Brandon Fast explains in a new blog on our website, farmers consider weather, field conditions, and disease reports to determine when to spray. They use minimal amounts of active ingredient per acre and target application to top of the plant.

Read more of Brandon's comments here: https://www.mncorn.org/2026/07/24/spraying-to-protect-the-crop/

Meanwhile, Martin County farmer Chris Kahler highlighted the role fungicides play on his farm in a video shoot yesterday with ArcStone Technologies. As Chris put it: "The way I look at it is, we we potentially have $1,000 to $1,200 of crop per acre out in the field right now. And we want to protect that crop. And the way we protect it is we put fungicide on. And fungicide defends and protects yield against diseases."

Thanks to Brandon and Chris for highlighting these important crop protection products!

07/21/2026

Great job by our county leaders in southeast Minnesota at the annual Tasseldega Nights event at Deer Creek Speedway this past weekend!

07/20/2026

🎉WIN FARMFEST TICKETS! 🎉

Minnesota Corn is giving away two sets of four single-day FarmFest admission tickets! FarmFest is August 4-6, 2026 in Redwood County, MN.

To enter:
1. Like our page
2. Tag someone you'd bring to FarmFest with you!

Winners will be randomly drawn at noon on Monday, July 27. One winner will be drawn from Facebook and one from Instagram-- feel free to enter on both platforms!

Be wary of scams- the only contact will come directly from this account. Good luck!

07/20/2026

County highlights - District 2 edition 📸

Minnesota has 52 county corn grower organizations, and they've been busy this summer holding events to promote corn and MCGA membership. Here's a snapshot of our events from District 2 (central Minnesota) this summer. Special thanks to our District 2 field manager, Emily, for the great shots!

07/17/2026

Thanks for meeting with us this week, Congressman Brad Finstad, and for your continued advocacy on behalf of corn farmers. And of course, we couldn't agree with you more about Dana!

07/17/2026

We're proud to partner with the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association to strengthen agriculture in Minnesota! Learn more about our partnership in this column by MSGA Executive Director Joe Smentek in the July-August 2026 issue of Soybean Business.

This column by MSGA Executive Director Joe Smentek was first published in the July-August 2026 issue of Soybean Business. Click here to read the digital issue. Since the May-June issue of Soybean Business, I have fielded a number of calls regarding a perceived lack of support for E15 on the part of....

07/16/2026

Congrats to Minnesota Corn Research & Promotion Council member Chad Willis on becoming the 2026-27 president of the International Maize Alliance (MAIZALL) Board of Directors! We appreciate your service on behalf of family farmers!

https://www.maizallalliance.org/chad-willis-assumes-maizall-presidency/

07/16/2026

As part of Corn Congress this week, our farmer-leaders visited with federal lawmakers and members of the administration to highlight issues important to family corn farmers. That includes year-round E15, input costs, and the meaningful updates to the farm safety net lawmakers made last summer.

Thanks to lawmakers for their attention to issues important to corn farmers!

07/15/2026

We have a Minnesotan on the National Corn Growers Association Board! This morning at Corn Congress, farmer-leader Dana Allen-Tully was elected to the Corn Board. Congrats, Dana! We know you'll do a fabulous job representing Minnesota's corn farmers- and farmers everywhere. Thank you for your service!