The Corn Marketing Program of Michigan is hosting a series of virtual educational sessions this winter. Meetings take place every Tuesday at 8.am. The event began Jan. 5 and will cover a range of topics that matter to Michigan corn farmers. There will also be opportunities to earn RUP and CCA credits during some of the sessions. 

Sessions with RUP credits: Feb. 9, Feb. 16, March 23

Sessions with CEU credits: Jan. 12, Feb. 2, Feb. 9, Feb. 16, March 9, March 23

Topics include:

Jan. 12 – Grain Marketing and Report Impacts, Lou DeGrant, Cooperative Elevator Co.

Jan. 19 – Hot Topics in Trade, Melissa Kessler, U.S. Grains Council & Lesly McNitt, National Corn Growers Association

Jan. 26 – MCGA Annual Meeting & State and National Political Climate Update, Maureen Watson-Bolger, MCGA State Lobbyist & Tara Smith, MCGA Federal Lobbyist

Feb. 2 – Meat Exports and their Value to the Corn Industry, John Hinners, U.S. Meat Export Federation

Feb. 9 – Weather Risk in Production Agriculture, Eric Snodgrass, Nutrien Ag Solutions

Feb. 16 – Mapping Greener Future Farms, Dr. Bruno Basso, MSU

Feb. 23 – U.S.-China Agricultural Trade: The Way Forward, Dr. Wendong Zhang, Iowa State University Assistant Professor

March 2 – Farm Transportation Rules, Enforcement and New Considerations, Craig Anderson, Michigan Farm Bureau

March 9 – Weathering the Farm Stress Storm, Eric Karbowski, MSU

March 16 – What does the future hold for ethanol?, Kathy Bergren, National Corn Growers Association & Jim Zook, CMPM

March 23 – Soil Health Partnership Regional Results & CMPM Soil Health Research, Kristin Poley, CMPM

The events are free to attend, but please register online at www.micorn.org or by calling (517) 668-2676. These meetings will take place on Zoom.