UMN Southern Research & Outreach Center

Here is your installment of the weekly crop and weather update!

Should we add wildlife research to our resumés? We've had a little visitor the last couple of days! Mom has been hanging around the station, so we know she isn't too far away, but it's always fun to see wildlife up close in its' natural habitat! 🦌

We’ve heard of short corn, but this sweet corn is pretty short too. The white flag in the photo is 2 feet high.
This sweet corn was transplanted into clear plastic mulch on 7 April. Some of it succumbed to frosts, but the survivors are silking right now!

Here is your installment of this week's crop & weather update!

Don't forget to save the date for this year's Agronomy Field Tour on June 16th!

There is still also time to sign your 3rd-5th grader up for our first Bell Museum Camp! Go to https://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/statewide-engagement/bell-summer-camps-in-waseca/ for more information and register!

We also had the privilege of having Crystal Valley interns visit our Soybean Cyst Nematode lab last Friday, as they will start soil sampling and sending in their samples to our lab to be tested! While they were here, they got the chance to tour the lab and see cysts up close. Once the lab has received their samples, they have the chance to come back and see the process from start to finish! Thank you to Extension Educator Matt Pfarr, Crystal Valley Regional Sales Manager Joe Faugstad, SROC SCN Professor Senyu Chen, SROC Principal Lab Tech Cathy Johnson, and SROC Senior Plot Tech Wayne Gottschalk for this wonderful opportunity to collaborate!

It sure was hot out there, but that didn't stop the Hartley 2nd graders from having a blast, and to say they were excited was an understatement! We can't thank our staff enough for taking time out of their busy schedules to help the kiddos learn everything about Agronomy, Horticulture, and Dairy! 🐄🌱🌽

Here is your installment of the Weekly Crop & Weather Report!

It's finally that time of year!🌽🌱 Our 2026 Ag Field Tour is scheduled for June 16th from 8:30-11:30! Check out the details below!

Private pesticide applicators up for recertification in 2027 can sign up now for one of the field day opportunities later this summer to recertify now instead of waiting till January or February 2027. Limited space - so sign up now!

Here is your installment of this week's crop and weather report!

Save the date for June 16, 2026 for our Ag Field Tour! An official announcement will be out shortly!

Also, there is still time to sign your kiddo's up for our summer camp with the Bell Museum! Check out the details below!

If you didn't get blown away in the wind and dust storms yesterday, check out the weekly crop and weather update below!

Little bit of a change up this week, showcasing the efforts Horticulture has given for Plant '26! The world’s largest public processing pea variety trial is looking good. We’re hosting events in June and will have cabbage and broccoli to share with participants. And we’re planting melons and squash for when Bell Museum 3rd-5th grade summer campers come in August, and there is still time to sign up at https://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/statewide-engagement/bell-summer-camps-in-waseca/