The Northern Crops Institute (NCI) hosted another monthly Market Update on September 21st, 2022. This month’s webinar featured speaker Luke Swenson, VP of Trading Technology at Bushel. During his presentation, Swenson offered insight into global commodity markets while stating what factors will impact them going forward.
Read MoreThe Northern Crops Institute (NCI) recently hosted the first entry in its new “Everything Ethanol” webinar series. This monthly webinar program is dedicated to advancing global ethanol market development, and topics that will be explored throughout the series include ethanol marketing factors, global policies, and more. This month’s presentation featured speaker Brian Healy, Founder & CEO of Agtech Advisors LLC. He discussed the subject of “Expanding Global Ethanol Use: Factors of Growth.”
Read MoreThe Northern Crops Institute (NCI) recently hosted its Grain Procurement Management for Importers short course. Spanning from September 12th through the 21st, this 8-day course welcomed guests from the Middle East, U.S., Africa, Asia, and Europe. This course featured lectures along with tours, and aimed to educate those in the grain handling business on the U.S. grain handling and marketing system and the risk management tools available to aid their purchasing of U.S. grain.
Read MoreEach month, NCI updates the “Cereal Innovators” series that offers insight into the world of baking and cereal grains. During the webinar, participants were instructed on the topic of “The Future of Pasta, Rice, and Noodles.” Last week’s presentation featured Melanie Bartelme, Associate Director and Global Food Analyst for Mintel Food & Drink.
Read MoreHappy fall, y’all. The new season brings new video projects on board for NCI’s video production crew. This month wheat happened to be the lucky, most popular commodity for the cameras. HRS wheat harvest filming in North Dakota kicked off the month, and the annual MN Wheat September Marketing Seminar rounded it out. Read on for more.
Read MoreThe Northern Crops Institute (NCI) hosted another monthly Market Update on September 7th, 2022. This month’s webinar featured speaker Andrew Jason, Director of Ecosystems at Grand Farm. Grand Farm aims to capitalize on the region’s potential in the agriculture and technology industries, and is led by Emerging Prairie.
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 August!
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 three speakers: Bob Thaler, Professor and Extension Swine Specialist at SDSU, Zach Smith, Assistant Professor at SDSU, and Warren Rusche, Assistant Professor & Extension Feedlot Specialist at SDSU.
Read MoreThe Northern Crops Institute’s Food Scientist, Dr. Brent Trela, recently spent time on a volunteer trip through Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer Program in Honduras from May 29th to June 11th. This opportunity was supported by USAID, Engineers Without Borders, National Cooperative Business Association-CLUSA International, Jicatuyo Foundation, and Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS), and was hosted by Cooperativa Cafetalera Cerro Negro Ltd. (Cococenel), Mercedes, Ocotepeque, Honduras.
Read MoreThe Northern Crops Institute (NCI) hosted another monthly Market Update on August 17th, 2022. This month’s webinar featured speaker Jeffrey McPike from WASEDA Commodities, Inc. WASEDA Commodities, Inc. is a cash grain, oilseed, and renewable energy brokerage firm whose mission is to assist their customers through every step of the commodity purchasing and selling process while making it more profitable, reliable, and easier.
Read MoreWelcome back to an exciting August video update. As the summer winds down, the video work has not slowed in the least. On top of the usual summer courses, webinars, and events, NCI also hosted its first conference. The Ancient Grains Conference was held on July 20, 2022, at the Oliver Kelley Farm in Elk River, MN. Read on to find out more about the video production aspect from the conference and more.
Read MoreEach month, NCI updates the “Cereal Innovators” series that offers insight into the world of baking and cereal grains. During the webinar, participants were instructed on the topic of “Understanding Kernel Properties Affecting Masa Based Products.” This week’s presentation featured Michael Burns, Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Minnesota.
Read MoreEach month, NCI updates the “Cereal Innovators” series that offers insight into the world of baking and cereal grains. During the webinar, participants learned about “How Bakery Brands Can Navigate the Wheat Crisis.” This week’s presentation featured Megan Stanton, Associate Director of Food & Drink at Mintel.
Read MoreThe Northern Crops Institute (NCI) recently hosted a Market Update: Special Edition on August 3, 2022. This hour-long special edition featured Jim Peterson, Policy and Marketing Director for the North Dakota Wheat Commission, who presented on the global durum situation. Jim went into depth on the 2022 durum situation so far as well as how it compares to last year’s durum situation. He also presented on events around the world which are significantly impacting markets this year.
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 July!
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 Kate Vlietstra, Associate Director at Mintel Food & Drink. Vlietstra presented on “The Future of Pet Food” and included a discussion about the current trends and research being done in the world of pet food, and what effects will be derived from them in the future.
Read MoreThe Northern Crops Institute (NCI) recently hosted its first ever Ancient Grains Conference on July 20th, 2022, at the Oliver Kelley Farm in Elk River, MN. The purpose of the event was to explore and educate the 50+ attendees of the conference on the benefits of consuming Ancient Grains foods while also showing them the numerous potential uses for these types of grains.
Read MoreThe Northern Crops Institute (NCI) hosted another monthly Market Update this past Wednesday, July 20th. This month’s webinar featured speaker Matt Ammermann, a Commodity Risk Manager and Vice President of the Eastern Europe/Black Sea Region with StoneX Financial Inc. – FCM Division.
Read MoreEach month, NCI updates the “Cereal Innovators” series that offers insight into the world of baking and cereal grains. This month’s webinar participants learned about “Clarity for Communication and Connections.” Last week’s presentation featured Kim Kirchnerr, an award-winning registered dietitian and President of K2 Outcomes LLC.
Read MoreThe month of July 2022 will go down in NCI history as the month of video shoots. The month was packed with travel and shooting on the road. Don’t count out any in-house shoots either though. July saw a little bit of everything. The two most notable travel occasions were the two back-to-back tours of the Duluth Port. Read on for more.
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