Regenerative agriculture, resilient cropping systems, and
soil health are just a few of the buzzwords that are busied a lot these days.
One of the simplest and fastest ways to reach the goals that these concepts set
out to accomplish is extending your crop rotation beyond the corn-soybean
rotation that dominates much of Minnesota.
Can spring or winter wheat, hybrid winter rye, or oats be more than just
cover and actually be that third crop? An outbreak of Fusarium head blight and
challenges with pre-harvest sprouting this past season 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 production.
Variety selection for spring wheat, oats, and winter rye, new and updated
seeding rate recommendations for winter rye, and management of Fusarium head
blight in wheat and oats will be discussed.
Bring your questions as we delve into the data and research findings.
These workshops are sponsored by the Minnesota Wheat
Research and Promotion Council. We ask that you register online (https://z.umn.edu/SmallGrainsUpdate)
for these free workshops to ensure that there is just the right amount of
coffee and food for you to enjoy.
Details for each event are below:
Thursday, February 13 - Grand Rapids: North Central Research &
Outreach Center, 1861 E. US Hwy 169, Grand Rapids, MN 55744, 1:00 pm – 3:0 pm
with lunch starting at noon. (Contact Troy Salzer at 218-591-0478, please
register by February 10 for meal count)
Monday, February 17 - Rochester: Rochester Extension Office, 140 Elton Hills Lane
NW, Rochester, MN 55901, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, no lunch. (Contact Ryan Miller at
507-213-8106 or Mary Nesberg at 507-328-6225)
Tuesday, February 18 - Le Center: 4H Family Center, Le Sueur
County Fairgrounds, 320 S Plut Ave, Le Center, MN 56057, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm with lunch following the
meeting (Contact Jochum Wiersma at
218-281-8629, please register by February 13 for meal count)
Wednesday, February 19 - Cold Spring: Great Blue Heron, 305
5th Ave S, Cold Spring, MN 56320, 10:00 am- 12:00 pm with lunch following the
meeting. (Contact Joe Krippner at 320-980-2915, please register by February 17
for meal count)
Thursday, February 20 - Slayton: Murray County 4H-Building,
3048 Broadway Ave, Slayton, MN 56172, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. Join the morning crops
program from 9:00 am – 12:15 pm with lunch following (Contact Murray Co.
Extension Office at 507-836-6927, please register by February 18 for meal
count)
Friday, February 21 - Benson: McKinney's on Southside, 300
14th St S, Benson, MN 56215, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm with lunch following the
meeting. (Contact Scott Lee at 320-760-6129, please register by February 19 for
meal count)
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