WCROC Newsletters
July 2018
- What 1960's Holstein genetics look like today
- Minnesota Solar Congress: July 21
- Horticulture Night: July 26
- Agencies trained on RentWise curriculum
June 2018
- Organic Swine Planning Project at the WCROC
- Farmer's Share Breakfast: June 22
- Youth Helping to Make their Community Healthier
May 2018
- A sign of the future: Cows + solar panels + fast electric car charger
- Potential of winter kill for perennial plants
- What systems require most energy in pig barns?
- New online database helps MN farmers share sustainable practices
April 2018
- Fossil Energy Use in Commercial Swine Barns
- Fast Charging Station now available in west central MN at the WCROC
- Jordan awarded ROC Outreach Initiative Award
- 4-H Agronomy Pilot
March 2018
- Planning for your Vegetable Garden
- Forage-Based Diets on Dairy Farms Produce Nutritionally Enhanced Milk
- MN Breaks Yield Record for Spring Wheat
February 2018
- Annual Weather Summary 2017
- Ammonia Production from Wind Energy Gaining Momentum
- Algae Alchemy
- Summer Employment Opportunities for Students
- Cultivating Community Conversations for Change
January 2018
- Study goes to pig barns to find energy use
- Fertilizer of the future
- How much floor space do group housed sows need?
- Volunteering with Extension Natural Resources
- Excellence in Volunteer Program Development (award recipient, Amy Rager)
- Immersed in Minnesota's prairie life
December 2017
- Automated Calf Feeders
- 2017 Organic Corn Performance Trial
- Swine Research at the WCROC (National Hog Farmer, pgs 5-6, 18-19)
- The Cow Whisperer (U of MN Foundation, Legacy Magazine)
- 2017 in Review: slide-show (YouTube)
- Building a Sense of Belonging
November 2017
- 2017 Top Ten Performing Annuals
- Johnston visits Beijing
- Innovative Grit Weeding for Horticulture Crops
- Latino Financial Literacy Team Provides Unique Programming
October 2017
- Recycling Runoff
- Transitioning to Organic Swine Production
- Renewable Fertilizer: an Interview with the U.S. Dept of Energy
September 2017
- Solar energy at the WCROC
- Milk cows using less energy
- Camelina shows promise as cover crop, bee food
- Aqua Chautauqua
- Student Spotlight: Glenda Pereira
August 2017
- Floor Space Allowance for Gestating Sows
- Applied Practice: UMM students design app for Garden
- Using Sun to Cool Sows
- When to take out Cover Crop Rye
- Youth Making a Difference for the Environment
- Organic Dairy Day: August 15
- Garden Crawl: August 31
July 2017
- Enhancing Minnesota Power Grids with Battery Technology
- Algae: Dairy's next food source?
- Alvarez completes Fellowship
- 2017 Horticulture Night
June 2017
- Industrial Hemp Research and the WCROC
- Heins receives Outstanding Faculty Award
- Outstanding Unit Award: WCROC
- Lengthen your Grazing Window - Plant a Cover Crop
May 2017
- Solar Cooling of Sows
- Midwest Farm Energy Conference Keynote Speakers Announced
- The Power of Empathy
- Meeting the Needs of Our Transgender Youth
- Soil Health Field Day at the WCROC
April 2017
- Initial 'Greening' Agriculture Energy Project Completed
- From Field to Table
- Effects of Flies on Dairy Cattle Welfare and Productivity
- Midwest Farm Energy Conference, hosted by the WCROC
March 2017
- Grazing the Dairy: Pastured Production
- Swine Research Tackles Animal Welfare
- Phillips Awarded 1st Place at MOSES
- Are Finishing Hogs Getting Enough Space?
February 2017
- Perennial Flower Research at the WCROC
- WCROC part of $2.9 million ARPA-E project
- Call-in with an Expert: Lee Johnston (Star Tribune)
- Annual Weather Summary for 2016
- Top Ten Annuals on KARE 11 (link to video)
- Water Quality the focus of Governor's Water Summit
January 2017
