Wisconsin Corn

USGC Annual Membership Meeting
2020-02-12 - 2020-02-14

2020 Wisconsin Corn/Soy Expo
2020-02-06 - 2020-02-07 | Kalahari Resorts, 1305 Kalahari Drive, Wisconsin Dells, WI, 53965, United States
The 2020 Annual Wisconsin Corn/Soy Expo is set for February 6-7 at the Kahalari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Head to https://cornsoyexpo.org/ for more info.

Corn Day at the Capitol
2019-04-17 | Wisconsin State Capitol, 2 East Main St., Madison, WI, 53703, United States
The Wisconsin Corn Growers Association will host Corn Day at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 17, 2019. The event is an opportunity for WCGA members to meet with state representatives and talk about the issues affecting farms across Wisconsin. Attendees will meet for a briefing on important issues before walking to the capitol for meetings with various representatives in the State Senate and Assembly.
Help us give Wisconsin Corn a voice in our state!

Grassroots Workshop
2019-04-16 - 2019-04-17 | Madison, WI, 53703, United States
The annual Wisconsin Corn Growers Grassroots Workshop, will be held April 16-17 in Madison, in conjunction with our annual Corn Day at the Capitol.
The Grassroots Workshop is designed to educate Wisconsin Corn Growers Association members as to the importance of WCGA, the impact they can have individually on their local, state and national governments and potentially highlight future board member candidates.
Tentative Schedule
April 16
11 a.m. Registration
Noon Lunch
1 p.m. Lobbying 101 with Steve Uram (NCGA)
2:30 p.m. Federal Issues with NCGA’s Washington, D.C. Staff
3:00 p.m. Media Interview Training
5 to 6:30 p.m. Social Hour
6:30 p.m. Offsite Dinner
April 17
7 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Social Media Strategies with Steve Uram (NCGA)
10 a.m. State Issues with Shawn Pfaff
Noon Lunch
1:30 p.m. Corn Day at the Capitol
2:30 p.m. Legislative Visits
4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Reception
Those interested in learning more about the Grassroots Workshop or how to get involved with member committees may contact Nicole Wagner at nicole@wicorn.org or (262) 372-3289.

Public Policy Review Meeting
2019-01-10 | Madison, WI, 53703, United States

Board of Directors Meeting
2019-01-09 | Madison, WI, 53703, United States

2018 Wisconsin Corn/Soy Expo
2018-02-01 - 2018-02-02 | Kalahari Resorts, 1305 Kalahari Drive, Wisconsin Dells, WI, 53965, United States
Registration is now open for this winter’s Wisconsin Corn/Soy Expo at the Kalahari Resort and Conference center and can be accessed, along with a program schedule, at the Corn/Soy Expo website.
Corn/Soy Expo will run Thursday, February 1, through Friday, February 2, 2018.
General Sessions planned for this winter’s meeting feature Chip Flory, host of Market Rally radio at Pro Farmer and Barry Flinchbaugh, agricultural economist and policy analyst. Academy-Award winning filmmaker Scott Hamilton Kennedy will recount the making of his pro-genetic engineering documentary, Food Evolution, and reaction he’s received from groups on both sides of the issue during a luncheon Feb. 2. Attendees can view the film Food Evolution during afternoon breakout sessions the first day of Corn/Soy Expo.
The two-day event starts with an Early Riser Session on dynamic hedging, from James Schroeder from Equity Cooperative Livestock Association and includes a large industry trade show. Educational sessions on a variety of crop production and management issues run the first afternoon. UW-Extension Agricultural Economist Paul Mitchell, Ph.D., discusses farm markets and programs at Friday’s Early Riser Session and an agronomic session with Shawn Conley, Ph.D., UW-Extension and Jodi DeJong-Hughes, Extension Educator for the University of Minnesota, round out the event Friday afternoon.
Annual meetings of state soybean, corn and pork groups take place at noon, Thursday Feb. 1 and Wisconsin Pork Association holds sessions concurrently throughout Corn/Soy Expo. While the association annual meetings are free, open to the public and no advance registration is required, admission to most other meetings and admission to the trade show require payment of a registration fee.
Members of the Wisconsin Soybean Association and the Wisconsin Corn Growers Association save substantially on registration to the 2-day event, which includes free admission to the annual Wisconsin Pork Association Taste of Elegance, morning coffee & rolls, two lunches, breaks, an evening reception, trade show and all programs. Single day registrations also are available for the event.
In addition to being available online at www.CornSoyExpo.org registration material can be requested by calling the Wisconsin Soybean Program office at 608-274-7522 or the Wisconsin Corn Program office at 262-372-3289.
Reduced hotel room rates are available at the Kalahari resort from Jan. 31-Feb. 3, for registered Corn/Soy Expo attendees and all rooms include free waterpark passes. Please note that hotel policy requires advance payment for first night stay, a cancellation fee may be charged and availability of Friday and Saturday night rooms are very limited. Weekend rooms also must include a Thursday night stay. Rooms must be booked directly with the hotel by calling 877-253-5466 and asking for the special Corn/Soy Expo rate.

UW Agronomy/Soils Field Day
2017-08-30 08:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Arlington Agricultural Research Station, N695 Hopkins Rd, Arlington, WI, 53911, United States
AGRONOMY/SOILS FIELD DAY
Cultivating a Resilient Agriculture
Tours & Exhibits of Current Crops & Soils Research
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Arlington Agricultural Research Station
Registration @ 8 am
Tours depart from the Public Events Facility at 8:30 am, 10:30 am, & 1:45 pm
Lunch provided by UW-Madison Badger Crops Club
{suggested donation $5/person}

Tour A: Building Soil Health {8:30 & 10:30 am}

Soils of Wisconsin (Alfred Haremink)
Importance of perennialization & diversification (Gregg Sanford & Randy Jackson)
Do cover crops improve soil health? (Matt Ruark)
Trade-offs with soil management decisions (Francisco Arriaga)

Tour B: Managing Short- and Long-term Risk in Cropping Systems {8:30 & 10:30 am}

How many corn hybrids should I grow on my farm? Minimizing risk & maximizing options (Joe Lauer)
Harnessing G x E x M interactions in soybean (Shawn Conley)
Weed management over 27 years in the Wis. Integrated Cropping Systems Trial (Nathan Drewitz & Dave Stoltenberg)
Identification, distribution & herbicide resistance of waterhemp and Palmer amaranth (Sam Marquardt & Mark Renz)

Tour C: Perennial Forages to Accomplish Diverse Goals {10:30 am & 1:45 pm}

Alfalfa: What have we learned & where are we headed? (Dan Understander)
When & where do fungicides pay in forage crops (Damon Smith)
Intermediate wheatgrass for forage & grain (Valentin Picasso)
Silvopasture: Benefits & challenges of trees in grazing systems (Keefe Keeley, Diane Mayerfeld & Steve Ventura)

*Tour D: Designing Landscapes for Profit, Clean Water, Stable Climate & Biodiversity {10:30 am & 1:45 pm}* — Will be held in the Auditorium

Yahara 2070: Using scenarios to understand impacts of future watershed land use (Chris Kucharik)
SmartScape: Developing a decision support tool for farmscape management (Claudio Gratton)
Biodiversity in the soil: Exploring how soil microbes influence crops (Thea Whitman)

Lunch & Panel Discussion @ 12:00 to 1:45pm, in the Auditorium
“What Do We Mean by Resilient Agriculture?”
Randy Jackson (Moderator; Professor, Dept. of Agronomy, UW-Madison
Panelists include:
Andy Bensend (A B Farms, Dallas, Wis.)
Sarah Lloyd (Special Products Coordinator, Wis. Farmers Union)
Heidi Johnson (Crops & Soils Educator, Dane Co. UW-Extension)
Matt Ruark (Professor & Extension Specialist, Dept. of Soil Science, UW-Madison)

The Arlington Research Station is located on Hwy. 51, about 5 miles south of Arlington & 15 miles north of Madison. Watch for Field Day signs.
For more information contact the Dept. of Agronomy at 608.262.1390 or the Dept of Soil Science at 608.262.0485.
In the event of rain, presentations will be held inside.
Sponsored by the UW-Madison College of Agricultural & Life Sciences/Arlington Agricultural Research Station/Departments of Agronomy & Soil Science, & UW Cooperative Extension.
{Certified Crop Advisors: CEU credits will be requested}
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2017 Wisconsin Corn/Soy Expo
2017-02-02 - 2017-02-03 | Kalahari Resorts, 1305 Kalahari Drive, Wisconsin Dells, WI, 53965, United States
The dates of the 2017 Annual Wisconsin Corn/Soy Expo have been set for February 2-3 at the Kahalari in Wisconsin Dells. Head to https://cornsoyexpo.org/ for more info.

2016 Summer Corn Congress
2016-07-20 - 2016-07-21 | Unnamed Venue, Washington, DC

2016 Fuel Ethanol Workshop and Expo
2016-06-20 - 2016-06-23
The Fuel Ethanol Workshop and Expo aims to deliver timely presentations with a strong focus on commercial-scale ethanol production – from quality control and yield maximization to regulatory compliance and fiscal management. The FEW is also the ethanol industry’s premier forum for unveiling new technologies and research findings. The program extensively covers cellulosic ethanol while remaining committed to optimizing existing grain ethanol operations.

2016 Ethanol Night At The Races
2016-06-11 17:30 - 21:00 | Jefferson Speedway, W8135 US Hwy 18, Cambridge, WI, 53523, United States
Join Wisconsin corn farmers and our ethanol partners for an evening of fun and racing.
Events start at 5:30 pm.
Racing starts at 7:00 pm.

Pre-race cookout for WCGA members.
Meet and greet with #14 driver Michael Raskovic.
Learn about the benefits of ethanol.

2016 Wisconsin Corn/Soy Expo
2016-02-04 - 2016-02-05 | Kalahari Resorts, 1305 Kalahari Drive, Wisconsin Dells, WI, 53965, United States
The dates of the 2016 Annual Wisconsin Corn/Soy Expo have been set for February 4-5 at the Kahalari in Wisconsin Dells. Head to https://cornsoyexpo.org/ for more info.
