Articles tagged under: John Mages

Crop Watch: Cool Weather Slows Emergence

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Cool temperatures and spotty rainfall continue to slow crop emergence across the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest, even as farmers make rapid planting progress. In Tuesday's Crop Watch broadcast, Belgrade, Minnesota area farmer John Mages said most of the corn…

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MN Corn Matters

Published January 21, 2026

In the Minnesota Corn Matters, Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council Chair John Mages highlighted corn checkoff success stories at MN Ag Expo. Listen to the report.

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MN Corn Matters

Published December 18, 2025

In Minnesota Corn Matters, Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council Chair John Mages explains the corn checkoff investment. Click here to hear from Mages. 

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MN Corn Matters

Published October 23, 2025

Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council Chair John Mages is featured in this edition of MN Corn Matters, highlighting efforts to build demand for corn. Listen to the report at this link. 

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MN Corn Matters

Published August 20, 2025

In Minnesota Corn Matters, Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council Chair John Mages has details on the corn checkoff's ROI. Listen to learn more about the impressive data. 

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‘Checkoff Delivers’

Published August 10, 2025

The Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council used Farmfest to highlight how checkoff dollars are benefiting corn farmers. Council Chair John Mages said this year’s theme was 'Checkoff Delivers.' "We want to show the people what their checkoff dollar is…

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MN Corn Matters

Published August 1, 2025

In Minnesota Corn Matters, Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council Chair John Mages previews Farmfest. 'The Checkoff Delivers' is the theme for the Minnesota Corn tent. Listen to the update.

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MN Corn Matters

Published January 22, 2025

Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council Vice Chair John Mages was featured in this past week's Minnesota Corn Matters and previewed MN Ag Expo. Here's that update. 

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Heading Back to the Field

Published May 9, 2024

Farmers in Belgrade, Minnesota are starting to get back into the fields following the recent rains.  "We had close to five inches of rain, the ground got pretty saturated," said John Mages. Mages said area farmers were able to get…

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Corn Matters

Published February 12, 2024

John Mages serves on the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council’s board of directors. He joined this week's Corn Matters to highlight a recent trip to Vietnam and Thailand. This trip promoted U.S. corn products and quality to the region.

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