Southern Research & Outreach Center | Waseca, MN

Overhead view of SROC buildings and fields
Overhead view of SROC fields
Combine in a soybean plot
Close-up of pea plants in a field
Plasma reactor in lab

Current Weather

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Events

2025 SROC Agronomy Field Tour

June 17, 8 AM - 11:30 AM

2025 SROC Agronomy Field Tour

News

Charlie and the Pumpkin Patch - Results

May 12, 2025

Interseeded Crimson Clover or Red Clover Did Not Reduce Pumpkin Yield

Nitrogen Management in southeast Minnesota meeting set for March 13 in Rochester

February 11, 2025

A multitude of issues related to nitrates in water in southeast Minnesota have come to the forefront over the past few years.  This has led to a reexamination of how nitrogen fertilizer and manure are managed in the region. University of Minnesota Extension will conduct a day long meeting in Rochester on March 13 for farmers and those involved in agriculture to discuss the current situation.

Charlie and the Pumpkin Patch

October 24, 2024

As the seasons change, Minnesotans across the state venture out to pumpkin patches and apple orchards for fun, fall activities. At the SROC, fall kicks off harvest season of our research and production fields. In recent years, however, several fields at the SROC are dotted with orange and white pumpkins instead of rows of soybean and corn. Charlie Rohwer, SROC horticultural researcher, is studying the effect of interseeding clover and pumpkin varieties for increased profitability and soil health.