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Annual Meeting Information |
The Minnesota Agri-Growth Council recently held its 41st Annual Meeting, Oct. 30, at the RiverCentre in St. Paul. This year’s program features discussion from top public officials in the U.S. and Minnesota, including U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer, U.S. Congressman and House Agriculture Committee Chair Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) and Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty. For more information about the program, click here. |
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MEMBERSHIP SPOTLIGHT |
Member: Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
Web site: maes.umn.edu
Locations: Headquartered on the University of Minnesota St. Paul campus, the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station funds research in five University of Minnesota colleges and at Research and Outreach Centers across the state.
About the member: In 1878 the Minnesota Legislature appropriated $2,000 to purchase land for an experiment station and $1,000 per year for operations. In 1887 the Hatch Act created a national system of state agricultural experiment stations. The Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station funding supports approximately 300 research projects conducted by more than 300 faculty. Experiment Station research projects employ more than 600 field research and laboratory assistants, technicians and postdoctoral research associates. A partnership with University of Minnesota Extension shares the results of this research with Minnesotans.
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