Mo. This area is operated by the School of Natural Resources to study natural resource conservation and management. It assists MU and USDA scientists and extension personnel by providing a central place to stage, carry out and process field research done at this location and throughout the state. This 291-acre farm is the site of soil erosion plots that have supplied 40 years of data on erosion and water runoff under various tillage practices and systems.
Researchers also study forages, corn and herbicide efficiency.
Much of the research conducted at the 1,024 acre Delta Research Center is focused on crop production and management. The University of Missouri's cotton and rice production research is carried out at the Delta Center. Scientists at the Delta Center also conduct research on soybean cropping systems, as well as weed, insect and disease control. Scientists at the Delta Center have gained recognition for developing improved soybean varieties, especially those with soybean cyst nematode resistance. Driving directions Linneus, Linn County Forage Systems Research Center Researchers at the 1,200-acre Forage Systems Research Center develop and evaluate forage systems for all classes of beef cattle.