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Magnusson Research Farm

Coordinates: 48°51′48″N 95°51′29″W / 48.8633421°N 95.8581559°W / 48.8633421; -95.8581559
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Magnusson Research Farm
Research Station
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Magnusson Research Farm
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Map showing Magnusson Research Farm location
Map showing Magnusson Research Farm location
Magnusson Research Farm
Magnusson Research Farm (Minnesota)
Coordinates: 48°51′48″N 95°51′29″W / 48.8633421°N 95.8581559°W / 48.8633421; -95.8581559
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyRoseau County
TownRoseau
Area
 • Land40 acres (20 ha)

The Magnusson Research Farm is a 40-acre research station in Roseau, Minnesota operated by the College of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Sciences of the University of Minnesota. It is the site of perennial crop breeding such as perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and Kernza (Intermediate Wheatgrass).[1] The research station is the northernmost research station for the University of Minnesota. The research station was named after Richard Magnusson, a graduate of the university and a prominent grass seed producer who donated the land for the facility.[2] The farm also conducts tours of its grass seed fields.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Ehlke, Nancy (2013). "2012 Research Reports" (PDF). University of Minnesota. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Siehl Prize - Richard Magnusson: 2014 Production Agriculture". College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences - CFANS. University of Minnesota. 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Minnesota Turf Seed Council Newsletter" (PDF). Minnesota Turf Seed Council. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2017.