Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics

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  • MISA report makes case for reintegrating ruminant grazing among row crops

    December 4, 2024

    Adding cover crops, perennial foraging and grazing to row crop and small-grain operations in Minnesota could bring less soil erosion and nitrate pollution of waterways and lower greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report from the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA) at the University of Minnesota.

  • You gave to the max, and then some!

    November 25, 2024

    APG and its supporters stepped up on Give to the Max Day, November 21!

    We blew past our initial goal of $6,000 for the Dr. Don Wyse Fund by late afternoon and raised the goal to $11,000. We hit that goal by midnight. 

    You can still donate.

     

  • APG Seminar: Samantha Noll to speak on December 12

    November 13, 2024

    Samantha Noll will present "Speaking to Community Values: Agricultural Ethics in the Age of Emerging Technologies" on Thursday, December 12, at 2:30 p.m. in 105 Cargill. Noll is an associate professor in the School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs at Washington State University.