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Date: June 7, 2006

Field day showcases new construction at SAREC near Lingle

 

 

            New facilities will be showcased during the annual field day at the University of Wyoming’s Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center (SAREC) near Lingle  June 21.

            Tours begin at 3 p.m., said Jim Freeburn, SAREC director. UW faculty members, UW Agricultural Experiment Station Director Stephen Miller, and Freeburn will be guides.

            Supper will be provided.

            SAREC boasts a number of new facilities this year, including a 5,700-square-foot office building, shop, livestock building and hazardous materials facility. A feedlot is under construction.

            “The facilities at SAREC will enable UW to better serve the needs of Wyoming farmers and ranchers by providing a unique set of resources, which will allow researchers to investigate agricultural systems reflective of Wyoming,” said Freeburn.

            SAREC was purchased and all construction completed without requesting additional funds for land acquisition or construction from the Wyoming Legislature, he said.  Revenue came from selling the research and extension centers near Cheyenne and Torrington. 

            SAREC’s size and assets offer multiple research opportunities in one location. SAREC has 1,522 acres of dry land cropland, 349 acres of irrigated cropland, 1,880 acres of rangeland, 19 acres of irrigated organic cropland and 40 acres of dry land organic cropland.

            The office facility includes 10 offices, a research preparation room and a seed laboratory.  The building has two meeting rooms – one with a capacity of 65 for community education and another for small groups of up to 15.  

            The livestock facility has an office and a small laboratory along with a processing area for taking research data from cattle and sheep.  The shop supports research efforts at SAREC and enables UW employees to complete work on plot equipment and more. 

            The hazardous materials area will store pesticides and fuels and meets or exceeds all federal standards. 

            The feedlot is expected to be completed this summer, said Freeburn. It will feature 28 pens designed by federal Natural Resources Conservation Service personnel to demonstrate how it can be a model for environmental stewardship and safety. 

            Eight of the pens are designed for multiple species and may be used for cattle or sheep, and other animals.  The remaining pens are for cattle only with a capacity of more than 400 head. 

             Information about SAREC can be accessed at www.uwyo.edu/uwexpstn/Centers/SAREC.asp

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