West Central Research and Outreach Center

In late October, the West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC) weather data collection modernized thanks to a new weather station provided by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). The WCROC joined several other ROCs in partnering with the MDA to join and collect data for the Minnesota Ag Weather Network (MAWN). This project upgrades the ROCs’ current weather stations with technology that is standardized across the MDA’s network and provides current weather updates every 15 minutes.

U of M professor Neil Anderson’s team studies the triple-hitter crop, which provides food resources to pollinators throughout the growing season and creates sustainable oilseed and fiber products as a cash crop for Minnesota farmers.

For Yuzhi Li, her life’s work has been dedicated to understanding and improving the management methods of swine. Why did she go into this field? She loves pork.