ISU Northeast Research Farm Borlaug Learning Center

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An open house and dedication of the newly completed Borlaug Learning Center is set for Wednesday, September 2 at the Iowa State University Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm near Nashua. The event is sponsored by the Northeast Iowa Experimental Association which owns the NE Research Farm and works closely with Iowa State University to conduct research. This event is open to the public, pre-registration is not required, and there is no admission charge.

The opening ceremony at 5 p.m. will be led by association president, Mark Mueller. Featured speakers will include: Kay Connelly, co-chair of the NEIAEA fund-raising committee; Iowa State University President Gregory Geoffroy; Wendy Wintersteen, Dean of the ISU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; and Jack Payne, ISU Vice President for Extension and Outreach.
Guided and self-guided tours of the new learning center, the farm research plots, the gardens, vineyards, and the automated weather station will be conducted from 4:30 – 7:30 pm. A meal will be served from 5:30 to 7 pm.

Ground was broken for the building in September 2007. The building is named after Cresco native Norman Borlaug, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and father of the Green Revolution. The Center design incorporates a number of “green” energy-saving features and includes meeting rooms, office space for farm officials, ISU Extension staff, and visiting researchers.

The Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm is located 1 ½ miles west of Nashua on B60, one mile south on Windfall Avenue and a quarter mile east on 290th Street.


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