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Organization profile
The West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC) performs research in the following areas: agronomy, soils and water quality; dairy production systems and pasture grazing management; environmental horticulture and display garden materials; irrigation water management; swine nutrition and alternative housing systems;and wind and biomass renewable energy systems.
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Projects and Grants
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Grass weed control with abrasive grit in Minnesota horticultural crops.
Poppe, S. R., Dalman, N. W., Hoover, E., Jordan, E. L. & Klodd, A. E.
11/12/20 → 3/15/23
Project: Research project
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A multi-regional approach to balancing milk and forage quality tradeoffs in organic dairies feeding high-legume diets.
9/1/20 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
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Addressing disbuddig pain and alternative options for transitioning organic dairy farms.
USDA Nat'l Inst. of Food & Agriculture
9/1/20 → 8/31/23
Project: Research project
Research output
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Investigating the cow skin and teat canal microbiomes of the bovine udder using different sampling and sequencing approaches
Dean, C. J., Slizovskiy, I. B., Crone, K. K., Pfennig, A. X., Heins, B. J., Caixeta, L. S. & Noyes, N. R., Jan 2021, In: Journal of Dairy Science. 104, 1, p. 644-661 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Milk production, body weight, body condition score, activity, and rumination of organic dairy cattle grazing two different pasture systems incorporating cool-and warm-season forages
Ritz, K. E., Heins, B. J., Moon, R. D., Sheaffer, C. C. & Weyers, S. L., Feb 2021, In: Animals. 11, 2, p. 1-12 12 p., 264.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Behavior and performance of suckling piglets provided three supplemental heat sources
Zhu, Y., Li, Y., Reese, M., Buchanan, E., Tallaksen, J. & Johnston, L., Jul 2020, In: Animals. 10, 7, p. 1-15 15 p., 1155.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Press / Media
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Pandemic disruptions taking a toll on farmers' mental health
5/28/20
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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The University of Minnesota Extension has a new cow podcast, “The Moos Room”
Joe Armstrong, Emily R Krekelberg & Bradley J Heins
5/11/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Can you freeze whole pig carcasses to preserve the meat?
5/7/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment