West Central Research and Outreach Center

This fund will benefit the WCROC in Morris, MN. Specifically, it will allow the center to hire summer interns and offer outreach programs to ag producers in the area. The fund is created by the friends and family of Harley Hanke, a beloved faculty member and member of the Morris community.

The Minnesota Pork Board recognizes Lee Johnston as this year’s Distinguished Service award recipient.

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.