The Northern Crops Institute (NCI) recently hosted its 3rd annual Ancient Grains Conference on June 25th, 2024, at the Northern Crops Institute in Fargo, ND. With four presentation speakers, three panel participants, and hands-on demonstrations for attendees, this conference offered a true crash-course to Ancient Grains and ways to incorporate them into your life. This conference was the last event to be held at the Northern Crops Institute’s original building and utilized the auditorium, bake lab, and stone milling room.

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The NCI video production team rounded out 2023 on a high note. The big exit project, once again, took place in Grand Forks, ND, with the annual trip to the Prairie Grains Conference. For the third year in a row, the December video update will feature a segment all about the Prairie Grains filming. Read on for more.

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This month, the video production team has a little bit of everything to share. Video projects in November ranged from green screen live action to detail-oriented animation keyframing. Read on to find out about the exciting new animation endeavor as well as how NCI developed their technique for professional lecture recording.

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The 2023 Q4 is here with courses in the homestretch. That shifts NCI’s video production crew to planning mode already gearing up for bigger and better things in 2024. Read on to learn about the mock studio setup NCI has been working on in preparation for the new media room in the Peltier Complex coming soon.

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NCI is still in full course swing but nearing the end of the busy course season as the weather cools. The conference schedule this month had NCI’s second annual Next 5 Years Conference locked in on September 11 this year. NCI is grateful for our friends at LiveWire for providing their live streaming services for the conference. Nevertheless, there was plenty of other video work to be done that day. Read on for the details.

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Today NDSU welcomes back students to campus for another school year. This truly signifies the final stretch of a busy summer. The NCI video team is ready to pass the baton from this busy summer into a busy fall as courses continue going strong in-person and online. Read on to find out what the cameras have been up to this month.

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What an exciting summer the summer of 2023 is turning out to be. Plenty of shoots for online (and hybrid) courses are in full swing, and all the editing that goes with is right alongside as well. Read on to learn about the action from NCI’s second-round of the Pasta Course for 2023, an update on online course video production, and the finale video from NCI’s Summer Ag Academy last month.

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June has been one for the books, and it’s not done yet. Many exciting new things were happening in the video world at NCI with even more to come. Several productions were scheduled for on-demand course material, coverage of events were successfully followed, and another exciting opportunity for a live-streamed course is on the horizon. Read on for more details.

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What an exciting month for video production. By the numbers, there have been 14 videos produced thus far in May with several shooting days as well. These are some impressive stats as the video production continues to grow in both quantity and quality. Read on for details.

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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!

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April 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.

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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 March!

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March 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.

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Enjoy 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!

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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 February!

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We 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.

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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 January!

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2023 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. 

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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 December!

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Another 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.

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