Register Now for Strategic Farming: Let's Talk Crops 2025!

Dec 23, 2024

By Liz Stahl

Reminder! If you haven’t done so yet, it’s time to register for the 2025 “Strategic Farming: Let’s Talk Crops!” winter webinar series. Key issues and questions facing Minnesota farmers today around commodity crop production will be discussed through this live, interactive, online program.

Sessions will be held over Zoom, which can be accessed via your computer, phone, or other mobile device, and will run from 9:00 to 10:00 am Wednesdays, January 8 through March 26, 2025. Register once for all sessions at: z.umn.edu/SF2025.

Sessions will be very informal and open to all interested. Each session will start with a brief presentation by the discussion leaders for the day, followed by discussion framed around
farmer/participant questions on the topic. If you can’t join us live, all sessions will be recorded
and posted for later viewing at https://z.umn.edu/strategic-farming.

Guests from University of Minnesota, neighboring state universities, and experts from industry will join the program to discuss a wide range of topics including new trends in corn and soybean production, tracking crop disease and insect issues, and emerging technologies in weed management and drone use. For the full schedule of topics and speakers, visit the Strategic Farming webpage.

Register

There is no charge to participate, thanks to generous sponsorship from the Minnesota Soybean
Research and Promotion Council and the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.
We hope you will take this opportunity to join with U of MN Extension in discussing commodity
crop production topics at our “Strategic Farming: Let’s Talk Crops!” program in 2025!

Source : umn.edu

Video: Agriculture Secretary Rollins Speaks at American Farm Bureau Federation Convention in Anaheim

One of the highlights at the 2026 American Farm Bureau Federation Convention in Anaheim, California, was an address by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. During her remarks, she thanked America’s farmers and ranchers and said the Trump Administration is fully aware that food security is national security.

She also acknowledged the challenging times in Farm Country with low commodity prices and high input costs and said that’s why the President stepped in to help with the recent Bridge Assistance Program.

Montana Farm Bureau Federation Executive Vice President Scott Kulbeck says that Farm Bureau members are appreciative of the help and looks forward to working with the American Farm Bureau Federation and its presence in Washington, DC to keep farmers and ranchers in business.

Secretary Rollins said the Trump Administration is also committed to helping ranchers build back America’s cattle herd while also providing more high-quality U.S. beef at the meat case for consumers.

And she also announced more assistance for specialty crop producers who only received a fraction of the $12 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA).

It’s important to note that producers who qualify for Farmer Bridge Assistance can expect the Farm Service Agency to start issuing payments in late February. For more information, farmers and ranchers are encouraged to contact their local USDA Service Center.