Southern Research & Outreach Center | Waseca, MN

Overhead view of SROC buildings and fields
Overhead view of SROC fields
Combine in a soybean plot

Weather

Events

Winter Crops Day

Thursday, January 11, 2024 | 8:30-2:00pm

Agronomy Field Tour

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | 8:00 Registration

News

No records, but warm, dry November turns into warm, dry December

December 7, 2023

We likely won’t be setting any weather records, but the forecast for this week is still remarkable.

“It’s going to be much warmer than normal,” said Tom Hoverstad, scientist with the University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center in Waseca. “To set records for this time of year, we’d have to be in the 60s. I don’t know if we’ll get that warm.”

Rural Development Leadership Scholarship

September 29, 2023

The University of Minnesota, Waseca (UMW) /Southern School of Agriculture (SSA) Alumni Association works to support agricultural education, career opportunities, personal growth and development for fellow alumni members and their communities. New funding is available to encourage individuals to seek leadership training opportunities that would result in a strengthened rural Minnesota.