WCROC Newsletters
February 2021
- Annual Weather Report: 2020
- Calf Rearing Systems (video)
- MN Youth Institute
- 4-H Providing Leadership in Agriculture
January 2021
- Improving Piglet Survival
- 2020 in Review (YouTube video)
- Agrivoltaics to Shade Cows
- Programming from Family Development
December 2020
- Rearing of Dairy Calves with Cows
- Green Ammonia
- New Strawberry Growing System for the Upper Midwest
- Meet Brad Heins: WCROC Dairy Scientist
- Encouraging Sparks of Engagement
November 2020
- Options to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Production Agriculture
- Lozinski Studies Impact of Water Quality on Pig Performance
- Give to the Max Day: November 19
- Artists and Community Reactivate Vacant Spaces in Southwestern Minnesota
October 2020
- Top Ten Performing Annual Flowers
- Improving Management Strategies for Organic Dairy Herds
- Native Prairie Restoration Project Moves Ahead
- Palmer Amaranth Can Contaminate Livestock Feed Ingredients
September 2020
- Beneficial Cover Crops
- 3 Tips to Prevent Tail Biting
- A Mower With a Mind of Its Own
- A Better Understanding of Pain in Piglets
- Saying Goodbye to Dennis Johnson
- Minnesota Master Naturalist Volunteers Still Working Hard
August 2020
- Environmental Impacts of Keeping Piglets Warm
- WCROC Wind Turbine Contributes to Carbon Neutral Campus
- Horticulture Night Available Online
- Reaching Youth in Online Delivery
- Why You Need a Manure Management Plan
July 2020
- Horticulture Display Garden Opens!
- Making Money in the Shade
- Does Water Quality Impact Nursery Pig Performance and Health?
- Horticulture Night Moves Online for 2020
June 2020
- Can Camelina Meal be Used as a Feed Ingredient?
- Where Does the Energy Go?
- Display Gardens are a Combination of Beauty and Research
- Pandemic Disruptions Taking a Toll on Farmers' Mental Health
- How to Butcher a Pig for Home Use
- Online Programming for Family Resiliency
May 2020
- The Weed Terminator
- Calves on Cows
- Nutritional Strategies for Swine
- Managing Market Hogs Destined for Meat Lockers
- Helping Youth Thrive
April 2020
- COVID-19 Update from the WCROC
- Monitoring Farm Energy Use
- Growing Winter Camelina Organically
- Swine Podcast
- Survey in Specialty Crops
- Soil Health Case Studies Share Farmer Experiences
- Clean Energy Road Trip (YouTube)
March 2020
- Fueling Sustainable Energy and Agriculture: Putting Wind in a Bottle
- Floor Space Allowance (National Hog Farmer)
- Extension Wraps-up Southern Minnesota Small Grain Workshops
February 2020
- Integrating Living Mulches into Strawberry Production
- WCROC Receives Grant for Local Energy Project
- Turning Down the Heat in the Sow Barn (National Hog Farmer)
- Taking a Turn Toward A2 Milk (MPR News)
- My Experience with the Master Naturalist Program
January 2020
- Annual Weather Summary 2019
- Podcast: livestock, cover crops, and grazing
- Bringing Solar Power to the School
- Winter Manure Application Tips from the Experts
- 2019 year review: slideshow (YouTube)
December 2019
- Engaging Young Minds with Agriculture
- Evaluating the Piglet Grimace Scale (YouTube video)
- Garden Wins 3rd Place in AAS Design Challenge
- Battling Weeds in Strawberry Fields
- Cereal Rye is More Than a Cover Crop
November 2019
- A Tribute to One of Our Own - Rob Gardner
- Camelina Cover-Crop Use May Support Pig Growth
- Record Breaking Precipitation: 2019
- Exploring Water Quality and Swine Health (Video)
- Support Hands-on Agricultural Opportunities for Students
- Veterans Day: Expressing Gratitude
October 2019
- Coming soon to a pasture near you: A tractor with a mind of its own
- 2019 Top Ten Performing Annuals
- Make way for pollinators
- Building social and emotional learning skills
September 2019
- Disbudding Dairy Calves with Alternative Pain Management Strategies
- Energy Consumption in Commercial Midwest Dairy Barns
- Cooling Sows and Heating Piglets: See how it works (video)
- Palmer amaranth in Manure: What can you do?
August 2019
- Cooling Sows with Solar Power
- Improving the Sustainability of Communities, Farms, and Farm Products
- Every Farm Has Unique Energy Use
- Senator Westrom Presented with Lifetime Leadership Award
- 4-H Crop Scouting
July 2019
- Can fertilizer fuel greener tractors?
- The effect of water quality on pig performance
- Zinc in late-gestation diets for sows improves piglet survival
- Center for Family Development
June 2019
- Research on Parasite Control in Organic Swine Production
- Addressing Climate Resiliency
- Casey Olson earns Dean's Distinguished Award
May 2019
- Grazing Kernza, as reported by Farm & Ranch Guide
- Fast Charging for the Future
- Student Spotlight: Brigit Lozinski
- Sharpe and Lozinski win poster competition
- LiDAR Trainings in Southern Minnesota
April 2019
- Feeding Camelina Meal to Pigs
- Weather Watchers, as reported in The Land
- Want Sustainable Farming? Look to High-Tech Farms, as reported in Forbes
- Don't Get Robbed by Hay Storage Losses
March 2019
- Community Members Participate in Strategic Planning Retreat to Help Shape Future
- Hyper Drive: as driverless cars more closer to reality, a WCROC and U of M team examines what they'll mean for the future
- Watershed Specialist Training
February 2019
- Annual Day-Neutral Strawberries: using Biodegradable Mulches
- WCROC hosts Research Update
- CFANS 2018 Yearly Recap
- By Land & By Sea: New Non-Native Species Guide for Minnesota
January 2019
- Weather summary for 2018
- Out-wintering the dairy herd
- Avoiding phosphorus buildup in soil from turkey manure
December 2018
- Organic swine research at the WCROC: reducing feed cost by utilizing camelina cover crops
- Unknowns remain about water quality impact on pig performance
- 2018 in review: slideshow (YouTube)
- Sustainable farming in southwest Minnesota
