MN Corn Matters
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.
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.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.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.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.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…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.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.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…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.Published December 15, 2022
Minnesota Corn Growers Association Research and Promotion Council Secretary John Mages joins us to discuss the Innovation Grant Program. Hear more in the latest Corn Matters, presented by Minnesota Corn.Get a weekly digest from RRFN to stay up-to-date on all the latest news in agriculture.