Liz Stahl, Extension educator-crops and Phyllis Bongard, Educational content development and communications specialist
Pull up a chair and join in or bring the conversation with you as you go about your day. Whatever works best for you, join us this winter to discuss some of the key issues and questions around commodity crop production facing Minnesota farmers today through the Strategic Farming: Let’s Talk Crops webinar series.
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| Photo: Liz Stahl |
This live, online program will provide up-to-date, research-based information to help optimize your crop management strategies for 2026. 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 a.m. Wednesdays from January 7 through March 25, 2026.
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.
Jodi DeJong-Hughes, UMN Extension Educator, Water Resources
January 14 - Edge of field technology for managing nitrate losses
Jeff Strock, Professor and Soil Scientist, UMN Southwest Research and Outreach Center & Brad Carlson, UMN Extension Educator, Water Quality, Crops and Soils
January 21 - LIVE at the MN Ag Expo: Current priorities for corn and soybean production
Commodity Group Representatives, Farmer Leadership and UMN Researchers
January 28 - Farm finance: News from grain markets, FINBIN & USDA data, & the Farm Bill
Frayne Olson, North Dakota State University Crops Economist & Nathan Hulinsky, UMN Extension Educator, Ag Business Management
February 4 - Protect pollinators and still produce plenty
Dan Cariveau, Associate Professor, UMN Bee Lab
February 11 - Forecasting tools for crop and pest management
Anthony Hanson, UMN Extension Educator, Integrated Pest Management in Agronomic Crops & Ryan Miller, UMN Extension Educator, Crops
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.
Topics and speakers
January 7 - Soil compaction: Quick to cause, slow to remedyJodi DeJong-Hughes, UMN Extension Educator, Water Resources
January 14 - Edge of field technology for managing nitrate losses
Jeff Strock, Professor and Soil Scientist, UMN Southwest Research and Outreach Center & Brad Carlson, UMN Extension Educator, Water Quality, Crops and Soils
January 21 - LIVE at the MN Ag Expo: Current priorities for corn and soybean production
Commodity Group Representatives, Farmer Leadership and UMN Researchers
January 28 - Farm finance: News from grain markets, FINBIN & USDA data, & the Farm Bill
Frayne Olson, North Dakota State University Crops Economist & Nathan Hulinsky, UMN Extension Educator, Ag Business Management
February 4 - Protect pollinators and still produce plenty
Dan Cariveau, Associate Professor, UMN Bee Lab
February 11 - Forecasting tools for crop and pest management
Anthony Hanson, UMN Extension Educator, Integrated Pest Management in Agronomic Crops & Ryan Miller, UMN Extension Educator, Crops
February 18 - Cover crops: Addressing key questions, challenges and opportunities
Axel Garcia y Garcia, UMN Sustainable Cropping Systems Specialist, Southwest Research and Outreach Center & Jeff Vetsch, Researcher, UMN Southern Research and Outreach Center
February 25 - How do we adapt to insects breaking previously reliable management tools?
Fei Yang, UMN Extension Corn Entomologist & Bob Koch, UMN Extension Soybean Entomologist
March 4 - Will corn leaf diseases be a continuing threat to Minnesota corn production?
Dean Malvick, UMN Extension Plant Pathologist & Ryan Miller, UMN Extension Educator, Crops
March 11 - Strategies for winning the war against waterhemp
Debalin Sarangi, UMN Extension Weed Management Agronomist & Rodrigo Werle, University of Wisconsin Extension Cropping Systems Weed Scientist
March 18 - Is your water quality hurting your weed control?
Greg Dahl, Adjuvant Development Advisor & Joe Ikley, North Dakota State University Extension Weed Specialist
March 25 - Planting the 2026 crop with an eye on investment returns
Seth Naeve, UMN Extension Soybean Specialist & Jeff Coulter, UMN Extension Corn Agronomist
Not able to attend a day? No problem. Sessions will be recorded and posted for viewing later at your convenience.
We hope you will take this opportunity to join with U of MN Extension in discussing crop topics at our Strategic Farming: Let’s Talk Crops! program in 2026!
Axel Garcia y Garcia, UMN Sustainable Cropping Systems Specialist, Southwest Research and Outreach Center & Jeff Vetsch, Researcher, UMN Southern Research and Outreach Center
February 25 - How do we adapt to insects breaking previously reliable management tools?
Fei Yang, UMN Extension Corn Entomologist & Bob Koch, UMN Extension Soybean Entomologist
March 4 - Will corn leaf diseases be a continuing threat to Minnesota corn production?
Dean Malvick, UMN Extension Plant Pathologist & Ryan Miller, UMN Extension Educator, Crops
March 11 - Strategies for winning the war against waterhemp
Debalin Sarangi, UMN Extension Weed Management Agronomist & Rodrigo Werle, University of Wisconsin Extension Cropping Systems Weed Scientist
March 18 - Is your water quality hurting your weed control?
Greg Dahl, Adjuvant Development Advisor & Joe Ikley, North Dakota State University Extension Weed Specialist
March 25 - Planting the 2026 crop with an eye on investment returns
Seth Naeve, UMN Extension Soybean Specialist & Jeff Coulter, UMN Extension Corn Agronomist
Register online
For more details on the program and recordings of previous sessions, go to https://z.umn.edu/strategicfarming. There is no charge to participate, thanks to the generous sponsorship from the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council and the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.Not able to attend a day? No problem. Sessions will be recorded and posted for viewing later at your convenience.
We hope you will take this opportunity to join with U of MN Extension in discussing crop topics at our Strategic Farming: Let’s Talk Crops! program in 2026!
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