Organization profile
Organization profile
esearch at the Southern Research and Outreach Center includes the following areas: agronomy, dairy and beef, farm operations, horticulture, commercial vegetable production, nutraceutical crops, biohydrogen and biomethane production from animal wastes, biomass crop production systems for energy and other renewable resources, nematology, soil science and water quality, swine, water management and drainage, and weather Information.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Reducing herbicide use in onion production
Rohwer, C. (PI)
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, USDA Nat'l Inst. of Food & Agriculture
1/15/26 → 2/28/27
Project: Research project
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Increasing Maximum Return-to-Nitrogen Rates and Alternatives to Fall Nitrogen Applications
Fernandez, F. G. (PI), Vetsch, J. A. (CoI), Fabrizzi, K. P. (Other Role) & Severson, N. C. (Other Role)
MINNESOTA CORN RES AND PROMOTION COUN
4/1/25 → 9/30/26
Project: Research project
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Harnessing Cover Crops and Roots for Sustainable Cropping
Garcia y Garcia, A. (PI) & Johnson, G. A. (PI)
LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MN RES
7/1/24 → 6/30/27
Project: Research project
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Comparisons of Sprouting and Heading Broccoli: Implications from Yield and Sensory Evaluations
Tong, C., Yue, C., Vickers, Z. & Rohwer, C., 2026, In: HortScience. 61, 4, p. 763-769 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Agronomic and economic trade-offs of integrating camelina into the corn–soybean rotation
Cubins, J. A., Wells, S., Johnson, G. A. & Gesch, R. W., Mar 1 2025, In: Agronomy Journal. 117, 2, e70055.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of a Feed Sanitizer in Sow Diets on Sow and Piglet Performance
Williams, S., Domingues, F., Manu, H., Gomez, A. & Johnston, L., Dec 2025, In: Animals. 15, 24, 3618.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Data and R code: Interseeding cover crops did not diminish maize production in the U.S. upper Midwest
Rusch, H. L., Garcia y Garcia, A., Coulter, J. A., Johnson, G. A., Grossman, J. M. & Porter, P. M., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, 2019
DOI: 10.13020/v7fs-9589, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/204558
Dataset
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Data and analysis scripts for the paper: Resource acquisition and allocation traits in symbiotic rhizobia with implications for life-history outside of legume hosts
Muller, K. & Denison, R. F., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, 2018
DOI: 10.13020/D69H6N, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/200613
Dataset
Press/Media
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Snowfall puts harvest on hold
Hoverstad, T. R.
10/27/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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Wintry October Weather Puts Corn Harvest On Hold, But It’s Likely A Temporary Setback
Hoverstad, T. R.
10/26/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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Southern Research and Outreach Center providing positive community and agricultural impacts
Johnson, G. A. & Izuno, F. T.
8/19/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview