Minnesota Carcass Merit Program Locations

The Minnesota Carcass Merit Program is held at two locations:  UMORE Park in Rosemount and the Northwest Research and Outreach Center in Crookston. 

UMORE Park, Rosemount, MN

UMORE Park is located in Rosemount, MN on the southern edge of the Minneapolis/Saint Paul metro area.  The feedlot at UMORE has two pens and with capacity for approximately 130 head, and also has 48 individual feeding bunks.   In case of an overflow of cattle, the pastures around the feedlot will be used for backgrounding lightweight calves, which allows for ann additional 100 head.  All total, this facility has capacity for approximately 280 head.  Both steers and heifers will be accepted for the program at UMORE.

Diets at UMORE consist of dry rolled corn, distillers grains, corn silage, and liquid supplement.  Other feedstuffs, such as haylage, dry hay, cornstalks, and straw, are occasionally utilized depending on need and availability.  The cattle are fed and managed by UMORE Park staff as well as University staff and graduate students.

Click here for information on UMORE Park and maps to the administration building and feedlot.  Visitors are always welcome.

Northwest Research and Outreach Center (NWROC), Crookston, MN

The NWROC is located adjacent to the University of Minnesota-Crookston in northwestern Minnesota.  The feedlot at the NWROC has 16 pens and capacity for approximately 220 head of cattle.  Pens are fully enclosed with concrete floors, which allows for maximum cattle comfort in both winter and summer.  Only steers will be accepted for the 2009-10 program at the NWROC.  Producers in northwestern Minnesota wishing to enroll heifers into this program should contact Grant Crawford to inquire about shipping heifers to UMORE Park. 

Diets at the NWROC consist of dry rolled corn, corn silage, haylage, and a dry supplement.  Wet beet pulp is also utilized in backgrounding and step-up rations when available.  Cattle are fed and cared for by a full-time research manager as well as NWROC and U of M staff.

Click here for information on the NWROC.  Visitors are always welcome.