Monsanto Water Utilization Learning Center

The Gothenburg Water Utilization Learning Center was developed to provide answers and solutions to current questions and issues raised in production agriculture. It is located on a 324 acre research farm in conjunction with Technology Development, Line Development Breeding and Testing groups. The soil type at the site is a silt loam and the average annual rainfall is 22 inches. Farmers in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains are challenged with sub-adequate annual precipitation. Our focus at the Learning Center, is to help farmers achieve their yield and productivity goals with an emphasis on water utilization. From our classroom training and plot tours, discovery is the driving force behind everything we do. At the Gothenburg Water Utilization Learning Center we take a three-pronged systems-based approach in helping farmers manage drought; native genes selected through traditional plant breeding, biotech traits and finally the additive impact of agronomic components of the system.