MnSTA Spring Conference Field Trip Options

Friday, April 16   approx: 1:00-4:00

MN West Technology Campus (and community greenhouse) - Willmar, MN:

Tour several cutting edge “Tech & BioTech companies located on one campus. Current tenants include: Epitopix: Discovering, developing, manufacturing, and selling veterinary vaccines based upon proprietary SRP Technology,  Nova-Tech Engineering, LLC: An integrated design, manufacture, and customer support company that combines the talents of engineers, machinists, technicians, and support personnel to provide innovative robotic systems, Willmar Poultry Company: Providing industry innovation and leadership in poultry genetics, biotechnology, agriculture and engineering, Anez Consulting: Consultants in the agronomy, livestock/environmental and forestry/conservations fields, Bollig, Inc.: Engineering & environmental services, Feedlogic Corporation: Developing on-farm feed system technology designed to enhance business intelligence, improve management capabilities, and help cut production costs,

The Willmar Community Greenhouse is a project begun by the Willmar Senior High School Youth Energy Summit Team. The main goal was to collaborate with community groups and businesses for the purpose of growing local produce year round. This project will demonstrate the energy saving and health benefits of growing produce at the local level.

 

Fibrominn Plant - Benson, MN 

Fibrominn is the first poultry litter-fueled power plant in the United States. It began operation in mid-2007. Fibrominn uses more than 500,000 tons of poultry litter annually, as well as other biomass fuels. The majority of the fuel is supplied by Minnesota turkey growers.

 

MN Dept of Natural Resources Fish Hatchery - New London, MN

Explore a state fish hatchery and learn what it takes to stock our lakes with many of the gamefish that we have come to enjoy. If the timing is right, you might find them right in the middle of the walleye hatch!