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Learning at the Gothenburg Water Utilization Center

September 02, 2009

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How do we maximize a crop's water use, and what are the tools farmers need to do this?

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The Water Utilization Learning Center in Gothenburg, Nebraska, is the first of its kind in agriculture. This $6 million facility is one of three learning centers Monsato has in the United States. Their purpose is to share Monsanto’s industry-leading knowledge and research with our customers.

The Gothenburg facility is focused on water utilization: how do we maintain or increase crop productivity by maximizing the crop’s water use, and what are the tools farmers need to do this?

With water management an important step toward sustainable agriculture and reducing agriculture’s impact on the environment, the Gothenburg Water Utilization Learning Center allows farmers and other stakeholders the opportunity to learn about water-use efficiency technologies in agriculture.

The learning center is located just 2 miles south of Gothenburg, NE on Highway 47. The 155-acre site includes the learning center, a 20,000-square-foot breeding station and a smaller building to dry corn. The facility also features up to 80 demonstration plots dedicated to top genetic and biotech traits and particular agronomic practices, such as tilled, strip-till and no-till plots.

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