With social distancing and travel restrictions in place, agricultural research is being challenged. Extension sugarbeet agronomist Tom Peters says traveling between North Dakota and Minnesota is difficult. “I’m having a hard time getting approval to travel to Minnesota locations,” says Peters. “In a normal year, I typically have eight Minnesota and eight North Dakota locations. Right now, I’m down to three Minnesota locations. Our ability to get to the Crookston, Minnesota station is precarious.” Peters says concern for researcher’s health in the Twin Cities is impacting Minnesota’s research facilities statewide. “The University of Minnesota is concerned about researchers from the cities potentially carrying the virus into the Crookston area. I get part of that same policy. At this time, I don’t feel like I’ll be able to work in Crookston and I’m negotiating to get access to a field in the Moorhead area.”
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