Contents
04: Against the Grain: USW chair, ND farmer reflects on value of wheat checkoff
06: Industry involvement: MAWG’s half-century of advocacy makes impact across generations
10: A Grain of Knowledge: From quiet to quality, researchers pleased with 2025 growing season
22: Blood type A(griculture): Jim Peterson steps up as NDWC administrator
26: Insurance essentials: Crop safety nets have protected producers for nearly 100 years
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Northern Great Plains Ag
Prairie Grains Magazine is the premier publication of the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers (MAWG). The Prairie Grains Magazine serves producers in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana by providing timely, pertinent information to aide in the management of their crops. In 2024, the regional magazine was nominated for a National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) award for Best Association Magazine.
Prairie Grains is published six times a year, reaching association members and producers in the four-state region. Included in the publication distribution are industry partners, elected officials and agency departments throughout the readership area.
Content of the magazine is a collaboration of the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers (MAWG), North Dakota Grain Growers Association (NDGGA), South Dakota Wheat Growers Association (SDWGA) and the Montana Grain Growers Association (MGGA).
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