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General Information

Current Status...

Land

  • Owned: 1556 acres
  • Rented:  835 acres
  • Crops Research:  295 acres
  • Feed Production: 1,940 acres
  • Natural History Area:  86 acres
  • Buildings, Roads, Windbreaks:  70 acres

Staff

  • 8 Academic Faculty, all have Ph.D.s
    (three academic faculty hold joint appointments with UMC)
  • 3 Professional academic
  • 25 Staff and support staff (Civil Service and Bargaining Unit)
  • 29 Part time staff (summer students)
  • 1 Extension educator for Polk and Red Lake counties
  • 1 IPM Specialist

Research

Currently there are 140 active projects on 12 crops and 2 livestock enterprises involving 53 cooperationg scientists and 13 off-station research sites. Cooperating institutions include:  the University of Minnesota, North Dakota State University, Montana State University, South Dakota State University, and the USDA-ARS, AURL, and a total of 10 industry partners (6 companies, 4 cooperatives). The research carried on at the NWROC includes these academic disciplines.

  • Agronomy
  • Dairy
  • Entomology
  • Feedlot Beef
  • Natural Resources
  • Plant Pathology
  • Potatoes
  • Small Grains Extension
  • Soil & Water Quality
  • Sugarbeets

Cooperating Partnerships:

  • University of Minnesota
  • North Dakota State University
  • Montana State University
  • DNR
  • USDA-ARS
  • South Dakota State University
  • University of Manitoba
  • Industry
 

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Page last updated: February 5, 2008