The Northern Crops Institute (NCI), in partnership with industry leaders, is hosting an initiative to inspire high school students to explore career opportunities in agriculture. The NCI Summer Ag Academy will be held from June 13-16, 2023, and is open to all high school students in grades 10-12 (as of the 23-24 school year), regardless of their past experience in agriculture.
Welcome to the Communications Corner ㅡ a once a month recap blog post sharing what NCI’s communications team has been up to! Let’s recap our events from April!
Read MoreApril sure has flown by quickly in terms of video production—especially with three April snow days crunching down the timeline. The most defining trait of April for the NCI is the kickoff month of courses. It is the last calendar month before “course season,” so there is much prepping to be done before the summer pace picks up speed.
Read MoreThe Northern Crops Institute (NCI) held its monthly Market Update webinar on April 19th, 2023. This month's guest speaker was Mike Krueger, who is a cash grain trader, market advisor, commodities broker, and the founder of The Money Farm.
Read MoreDuring April 12th’s "Cereal Innovators" webinar series hosted by NCI, Peter Matthaei, the CEO of DakotaMB, and Tarrand Fiesel, the VP of Sales and Marketing at DakotaMB, provided valuable insights into the company's operations and offerings.
Read MoreWelcome to the Communications Corner ㅡ a once a month recap blog post sharing what NCI’s communications team has been up to! Let’s recap our events from March!
Read MoreAfter an educational course on barley by NCI, Dong Suh Companies Inc. and Post created Barley Granola using North Dakota grown barley.
Read MoreEach month, NCI holds a new update in the Future of Feeding webinar series, which focuses on using innovation in the processing of animal food, the equipment being used, as well as using grains from our region for coproducts. This month, we featured speaker Kurt Rosentrater, an associate professor at Iowa State University.
Read MoreMarch has been an exciting month for video production. NCI is happy to announce the addition of a video intern to the team: Seth Hansen. Read on to learn about Seth as well as this past month’s recap, full of video shoots and lots of editing that follows.
Read MoreEnjoy watching the Cereal Innovators webinar from Wednesday, March 8th, 2023! Join us as we hear from Sue Marshall, CEO of NETZRO, SBC, who presented on Sustainable Food Solutions Upcycled Grains & More!
Read MoreThe Northern Crops Institute (NCI) Annual Update provides a yearly overview about NCI and the different events, courses and other happenings. Click to view the 2022 Annual Update online.
Read MoreWelcome to the Communications Corner ㅡ a once a month recap blog post sharing what NCI’s communications team has been up to! Let’s recap our events from February!
Read MoreWe have a treat for you this month! This update will feature all the details of the previously highly-discussed sourdough baking shoots, all of which were completed in the past month. That’s not all though. Read on for more on event recording and some editing updates as well.
Read MoreWelcome to the Communications Corner ㅡ a once a month recap blog post sharing what NCI’s communications team has been up to! Let’s recap our events from January!
Read More2023 rolled in seamlessly for NCI’s video production work. NCI’s excellent partnership with MN Wheat continues to keep the video work busy with the Prairie Grains Conference, Small Grains Update, and the Best of the Best conferences being held within the past and upcoming months.
Read MoreWelcome to the Communications Corner ㅡ a once a month recap blog post sharing what NCI’s communications team has been up to! Let’s recap our events from December!
Read MoreAnother year of video work down! 2022 has been one for the books, breaking the standing record of videos produced in 2021. From courses to conferences to webinars, just about every type of event NCI works on requires some aspect of video. This past month’s highlights include the Prairie Grains Conference, sourdough baking shooting, and several demonstrations of soy-related processes.
Read MoreThe Northern Crops Institute (NCI) hosted another monthly Market Update on December 7th, 2022. This month’s Special Edition webinar featured speaker Zsolt Vincze, Senior Vice President at R.J. O’Brien & Associates. He provided an update on the current Russia-Ukraine situation, and how it continues to impact commodity markets and production in the two countries.
Read MoreWelcome to the Communications Corner ㅡ a once a month recap blog post sharing what NCI’s communications team has been up to! Let’s recap our events from November!
Read MoreEach month, NCI holds a new update in the Future of Feeding webinar series, which focuses on using innovation in the processing of animal food, the equipment being used, as well as using grains from our region for co-products. This month, we featured speaker Dr. Robert Thaler, Professor and Extension Swine Specialist from South Dakota State University. During the webinar, he discussed the topic of renewable diesel and how it could potentially change the way livestock are fed.
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