Course Details:
Dates: April 1 - 4, 2025
Location: Northern Crops Institute
Registration Fee: $2,000.00
Registration Deadline: February 25, 2025
Course Overview:
This course will offer participants comprehensive training on operating a stone mill. They will gain hands-on experience on the NCI stone mill and have the opportunity to test the flours they produce in the bake labs. By completing this course, participants will become skilled in stone milling, enhancing the value of their products.
Objectives:
Know the mill (components, how to utilize, capacity)
How to produce the flour desired
Physical characterization (particle size, color, etc.)
Chemical characterization (gluten and starch quality)
Conditioning requirements and methods
Flour utilization in product
Major Topics:
Stone mill design, machine, and maintenance
Stone milling operation, adjustment, safety, and application
Grain cleaning, preparation and milling
Flour quality evaluation and characterization
Application of stone-milled flour
Development of bakery products using stone-milled flour
Who Should Attend:
This course is designed for custom millers, farmers or producers thinking about adding value to what they grow, artisan bakers, entrepreneurs and food scientists, recent buyers of stone mills and anyone passionate about traditional milling techniques and sustainable grain processing!
How Do I Register?
This course will be offered in-person only, and registrations are limited to 20 participants. Space will fill up quickly, so we encourage you to enroll early!
Registration Fee: $2,000.00
Registration Deadline: February 25, 2025
Click on the “Register Now” button to pay by credit card. For group registrations and alternate methods of payment, please contact casey.peterson@ndsu.edu.
Included in the registration fee are course materials, lunch and refreshments during the course. Airfare, hotel rooms, and other meals are not included.
Hotel Information:
NCI has room blocks at the following hotel. Participants must make their own hotel reservations. You are welcome to stay at other hotels; however, NCI will provide transportation between the hotel and NCI each day only at the course hotels listed below. Hotel rooms costs are not included in the course registration fee. Please note that there is limited availability at the hotel.
Clubhouse Hotel and Suites
4400 15th Avenue South
Fargo, ND 58103
Phone: (701) 282-5777
Rate: $159.00 (+ taxes) per night
Name of Room Block: NCI – Stone Milling
Deadline for Room Block: March 1, 2025
Website: https://fargo.clubhouseinn.com
Transportation:
Transportation between the airport to the hotel is the responsibility of each participant. The Clubhouse Hotel has a complementary shuttle, and you can arrange a ride by calling them directly at (701) 282-5777. Taxis are available at the baggage claim area, and Uber & Lyft are also available. NCI will provide daily transportation only between the Northern Crops Institute and the Clubhouse hotel listed above.
Cancellation Policies:
Requests to cancel a registration must be received on or before February 25, 2025 to receive a full refund. Requests to cancel a registration after that date will receive credit for a future NCI course that is good for 1 year. If NCI is forced to cancel this course, all registered participants will be immediately contacted, and each will receive a full refund within 10 business days. Substitutions may be made up to 7 days before the course begins. To read our full Event Refund & Cancellation Policy, click here.
General Information.
Northern Crops Institute
NDSU Dept. 7400
P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050 USA
Phone: 701-231-7736
Fax: 701-231-7235
Email: nci@ndsu.edu
Website: www.northern-crops.com
About the Northern Crops Institute.
Northern Crops Institute is an international center for meeting and learning about crops produced in the four-state region of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Montana. Situated on the campus of North Dakota State University, Northern Crops Institute exists as a forum to bring together customers, commodity traders, technical experts, processors and producers from all points of the globe for discussion, education and technical service programs. Since 1983, the Institute has hosted visitors from more than 135 countries.
North Dakota State University is an Equal Opportunity Institution. This publication will be made available in alternative formats upon request (701-231-7736).