The Northern Crops Institute (NCI) hosted its Soybean and Soybean Meal Procurement course from May 12-20, 2025. This course contained lectures on cash and futures markets and the complexity of the international soybean and soybean meal markets. It also provided an overview of the U.S. soybean and soybean meal handling and marketing system and the risk management tools available to assist buyers in purchasing U.S. soybean and soybean meal that meets their quality needs at the best value.

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The Northern Crops Institute’s Director, David Boehm, recently supported a trade mission to Taiwan on behalf of the ND Department of Agriculture and the ND Trade Office. From April 27-May 2, representatives from ND commodity and ingredient suppliers, and logistics and shipping organizations met with a variety of Taiwanese buyers and import agencies in support of ND producers.

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The Northern Crops Institute (NCI) hosted its U.S. Soy and the Value of Essential Amino Acids (EAA) course on May 5-9, 2025. The course was held in conjunction with the American Soybean Association (ASA) and WISHH (World Initiative for Soy in Human Health) and was sponsored by the North Dakota Soybean Council (NDSC). The purpose of the course was to provide in-depth training on the value and use of U.S. soybeans, particularly in relation to essential amino acids.

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The Northern Crops Institute (NCI) hosted its Pasta Production and Technology course on April 22-24, 2025. This course introduced participants to the fundamental and applied aspects of pasta production and quality through lectures and laboratory demonstrations.

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The Northern Crops Institute (NCI) has welcomed a new Director, David Boehm. David is looking forward to his new role at the company and is excited to create new opportunities for NCI.

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Stone milling is a growing trend that NCI has fully embraced. Through our work with stone milling NCI’s is able to provide live demonstrations, online courses, and hands-on training.

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The Northern Crops Institute (NCI) Annual Update provides a yearly overview about NCI and the different events, courses, and other happenings. Click to view the 2024 Annual Update online.

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The Northern Crops Institute (NCI) has a new home in the Peltier Complex on the campus of North Dakota State University. This move marks a significant step forward in our mission to connect people and ideas that shape the agricultural industry.

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The pasta industry is constantly evolving with new formulations, processing techniques, and production methods that shape the future. At the forefront of this innovation is NCI’s Pasta Processing Laboratory. This state-of-the-art, food-safe laboratory offers valuable insights into the production of traditional pasta, ravioli, and gluten-free pasta.

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The Food Technologist conducts laboratory analyses on northern grown crops, assists with pilot-scale processing, and participates in demonstrations and training for international trade teams and short course participants.  This includes lab analysis of grains, flour, and ingredients.

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The Northern Crops Institute (NCI) hosted its annual Grain Procurement Management for Importers course on September 9-18, 2024. This course covered a variety of procurement topics including grain export handling and logistics, basis, hedging, grading standards, world market outlook, purchasing, and risk management.

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The Northern Crops Institute (NCI) hosted its INTSOY: Introduction to Soybean course on August 12-16, 2024. This course covered a variety of topics around soybean basics including quality, nutrition, and utilization of soybeans in human and animal foods.

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The Northern Crops Institute (NCI) hosted its Southeast Asia Contracting for Wheat Value workshop from August 7-9, 2024. This workshop was conducted in-person at the NCI in Fargo, North Dakota with 6 participants from Indonesia and Malaysia.

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The Northern Crops Institute (NCI) hosted its Pasta Production from Multiple US Wheat Classes course on July 29 - August 2, 2024. This course covered the manufacturing of several classes of wheat produced in the U.S.A., including Hard Red Spring, Hard Red Winter, Soft Red Winter and Durum.

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The Northern Crops Institute (NCI) hosted its Biofuels Industry Tour last week from July 22 - 24, 2024. The tour educated participants on the biofuels industry and included presentations and local tours from industry experts.

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The Northern Crops Institute (NCI) hosted its Understanding Feed Manufacturing for Graduate Students course on July 24-26, 2024. The NCI recognized the need for students studying animal nutrition or ag engineering to have direct access to or experience in a feed mill. Therefore, this course was created to provide a three-day workshop as a service to those students and our partner universities.

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The Northern Crops Institute (NCI) hosted three webinars in June of 2024. This included two NCI Market Update webinars and one Pulse Potential webinar. This month drew in 94 views either live or recorded from 9 different countries: the United States, Belgium, Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates.

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The Northern Crops Institute (NCI) hosted its Stone Milling: A Hands-On Experience course this week from June 18-21, 2024. The course educated participants on stone milling start to finish from preparing and setting up a stone mill to milling flour and finally product development with milled flour.

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The Northern Crops Institute (NCI) hosted its IP/Food Grade Soybean Procurement course on June 17-21, 2024. This course was conducted in-person at the NCI in Fargo, North Dakota with 20 participants from the United States, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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