agInnovation North Central
A Regional Land-grant University Agricultural Experiment Station Network
Upcoming Events
(see also APLU's events: https://www.aplu.org/meetings-and-events/)​​
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Board on Agriculture Assembly (BAA) Leadership Meeting, July 13-15, 2026, Portland, Oregon. Registration now open!
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agInnovation National Fall Meeting, September 21–25, Grand Junction, CO. More information to come.
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Annual APLU Meeting, TBA (November 2026)
News and Updates​
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Congratulations to our 2026 agNC award winners!
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Excellence in Leadership Award: Dr. Shibu Jose, University of Missouri
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Lifetime Agricultural Research Innovation Award of Excellence: Dr. Ed Cahoon, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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Mid-Career Agricultural Research Innovation Award of Excellence: Dr. Ozan Ciftci, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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Early Career Agricultural Research Innovation Award of Excellence: Dr. Barney Geddes, North Dakota State University
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Excellence in Multistate Research: NC1181, Optimizing Forage and Grazing Cattle Management
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New! Featured NC Land-grant Impacts!
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Check out our agNC and regional center impact 1-pagers!
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agInnovation's FFY2026 National Chair, Dr. Chandra Reddy, formally announced his organizational initiatives.
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New agNC email lists! Contact chamilton@wisc.edu to be added.
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Private list for only directors: agncdirectorsonly@g-groups.wisc.edu
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Directors and their assistants: agnc_dirs_and_assistants@g-groups.wisc.edu
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Both lists are moderated and do not allow direct posting by non-list members.
NC246, Ecology and Management of Arthropods in Corn, was selected as our regional Excellence in Multistate Research Award! Great job, NC246!
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Congrats to Dr. Germán Bollero of the University of Illinois for being selected as our agNC winner of the 2025 agInnovation Excellence in Leadership Award!
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We've made an impact! Check out our agNC Research Impact Report.
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We are now agInnovation North Central! On October 11, 2024, NCRA directors unanimously voted for a name change to agInnovation North Central to better align with our national and sister regional associations.​​
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​​The agInnovation MRF (Multistate Research Fund) Impacts social media monthly toolkits are available here. Please share and use the materials as you see fit.​
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