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Small grains update - Rochester

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Add to Calendar 2025-02-17 13:00:00 2025-02-17 15:00:00 Small grains update - Rochester Regenerative agriculture, resilient cropping systems and soil health have become popular buzzwords. One of the simplest and fastest ways to reach many of the goals these concepts set out is to extend your crop rotation beyond the corn-soybean rotation that dominates much of Minnesota.Can spring or winter wheat, hybrid winter rye, or oats be that third crop? An outbreak of Fusarium head blight (FHB) and pre-harvest sprouting challenges in 2024 give pause on whether these risks are worth the rewards of an extended crop rotation.   The University of Minnesota Extension is offering small grain workshops across Minnesota in February to address successful small grain management. Workshops will focus on production agronomics, variety selection, and economics, and will include an open-forum discussion for related topics and on-farm experiences.The Minnesota Wheat Research and Promotion Council sponsors these events.Visit the course page to see information on other events in this series.Course pageAnd be sure to check out the online Strategic Farming series. Rochester Extension Office Rochester Extension Office Rochester Extension Office America/Chicago public

Time

Central time

Location

Rochester Extension Office
140 Elton Hills Lane NW
Rochester, MN 55901

Contact

Jochum Wiersma, [email protected] or 218-281-8629

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Regenerative agriculture, resilient cropping systems and soil health have become popular buzzwords. One of the simplest and fastest ways to reach many of the goals these concepts set out is to extend your crop rotation beyond the corn-soybean rotation that dominates much of Minnesota.

Can spring or winter wheat, hybrid winter rye, or oats be that third crop? An outbreak of Fusarium head blight (FHB) and pre-harvest sprouting challenges in 2024 give pause on whether these risks are worth the rewards of an extended crop rotation.   

The University of Minnesota Extension is offering small grain workshops across Minnesota in February to address successful small grain management. Workshops will focus on production agronomics, variety selection, and economics, and will include an open-forum discussion for related topics and on-farm experiences.

The Minnesota Wheat Research and Promotion Council sponsors these events.

Visit the course page to see information on other events in this series.

Course page

And be sure to check out the online Strategic Farming series.

Audience

Farmers, agronomists, agriculture professionals, governmental agency staff

Cost

Free

Registration

Please register using the link below or contact Ryan Miller (507-280-2863). 

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Language

This offering is delivered in English. Interpreter services may be available with an advance request.

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