# Minnesota Corn Growers Association: Promoting Opportunities for Minnesota’s 24,000 Corn Farmers

> The Minnesota Corn Growers Association is one of the largest grassroots farm organizations in the United States\. Learn how we advocate for MN corn farmers\!

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## Pages
- [About MCGA](https://www.mncorn.org/about/about-mcga/)
- [MCGA Directory](https://www.mncorn.org/mcga-directory/)
- [Terms and Conditions](https://www.mncorn.org/terms-and-conditions/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.mncorn.org/privacy-policy/)
- [Join MCGA](https://www.mncorn.org/join/)
- [News](https://www.mncorn.org/blog/)

## Posts
- [Updates on State and Federal Executive Orders Addressing Fuel Costs ](https://www.mncorn.org/2026/10/06/updates-on-state-and-federal-executive-orders-addressing-fuel-costs/): Read clarification's on the recent executive orders issued by Governor Walz and President Trump\.
- [Election Day 2026: What to know about voting in MN](https://www.mncorn.org/2026/10/13/election-day-2026-what-to-know-about-voting-in-mn/): Join MCGA farmer\-leaders in voting this fall\. Voting ensures that farmers are represented in the legislative process\.
- [Five ways corn farmers increase opportunities for all Minnesotans](https://www.mncorn.org/2026/10/12/five-ways-corn-farmers-increase-opportunities-for-all-minnesotans/): From raising our food to stewarding our natural resources, farmers have a critical place in our modern world\.
- [MN farmers get back on schedule for harvest](https://www.mncorn.org/2026/10/07/mn-farmers-get-back-on-schedule-for-harvest/): With the prospect of sunny skies for the next few days, following two weeks of rain off and on, Minnesota farmers are getting back up to speed with harvest\.
- [Walz executive order increases truck weight limits during harvest ](https://www.mncorn.org/2026/10/02/walz-executive-order-increases-truck-weight-limits-during-harvest/): The Minnesota Corn Growers Association encourages additional state and federal actions in response to high fuel prices\.

## Research Items
- [Hyper\-thermostable enzyme \(Lactonases\) for use as microbial biocontrol agents for plant diseases \(Year 6\)](https://www.mncorn.org/research-item/hyper-thermostable-enzyme-lactonases-for-use-as-microbial-biocontrol-agents-for-plant-diseases/): Many bacterial pathogens infect crop plants, representing major economic burdens\. This also limits our ability to feed the world’s populations\. Current methods for controlling plant diseases due to bacterial infection have had limited success, in part due to bacterial resistance and specificity\.
- [Precision irrigation and nitrogen management for enhancing water\-nitrogen use efficiency \(Year 3\)](https://www.mncorn.org/research-item/precision-irrigation-and-nitrogen-management-for-enhancing-water-nitrogen-use-efficiency/): This study will evaluate the impact of variable rate irrigation \(VRI\) and variable rate N \(VRN\) management in comparison to conventional uniform rate irrigation \(URI\) and uniform rate N \(URN\) management\.
- [Effects of procyanidins on corn growth and nitrous oxide reduction](https://www.mncorn.org/research-item/effects-of-procyanidins-on-corn-growth-and-nitrous-oxide-reduction/)
- [Azospirillum brasilense inoculation to enhance corn nitrogen uptake](https://www.mncorn.org/research-item/azospirillum-brasilense-inoculation-to-enhance-corn-nitrogen-uptake/)
- [Enhancement of Survey Efforts for Corn Pests in Minnesota](https://www.mncorn.org/research-item/enhancement-survey-efforts-corn-pests-minnesota/): Maintaining corn yield increases in the presence of new and evolving insect and pathogen pests has required sustained improvements in corn genetics, crop management practices and pesticides\.

## Grant Types
- [Primary](https://www.mncorn.org/grant-type/primary/)
- [Innovation](https://www.mncorn.org/grant-type/innovation/)

## Publication Categories
- [Corn Talk](https://www.mncorn.org/publication_category/corn-talk/)
- [Annual Report](https://www.mncorn.org/publication_category/annual-report/)
- [Research](https://www.mncorn.org/publication_category/research/)
- [Sustainability Report](https://www.mncorn.org/publication_category/sustainability-report/)
- [Checkoff](https://www.mncorn.org/publication_category/checkoff/)

## Research Categories
- [Innovation Grants](https://www.mncorn.org/research_category/innovation-grants/)
- [Soil Fertility](https://www.mncorn.org/research_category/soil-fertility/)
- [Water Quality](https://www.mncorn.org/research_category/water-quality/)
- [2017](https://www.mncorn.org/research_category/2017/)
- [2021](https://www.mncorn.org/research_category/2021/)

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