The outside frame of the entrance to the new greenhouse being put up on Oct. 1. Photo by Hilary Nowatzki.
Preliminary designs show what the finished state of the art greenhouse will look like. Photo by Hilary Nowatzki.
The exterior of the current seed cleaning facility, which LREC hopes to renovate after the next legislative session. Photo by Hilary Nowatzki.
Workers on Sept. 23 begin laying the foundation for the new greenhouse. Photo by Hilary Nowatzki.
The new storage facility LREC was able to build with their new funding to protect their array of small plot machinery. Photo by Hilary Nowatzki.
An antique piece of equipment still being used inside of the seed cleaning facility. Photo by Hilary Nowatzki.
Allocated funds from last legislative being used to construct much needed upgrades for LREC
The North Dakota State University Research Extension Center in Langdon has received a major funding boost from the state legislature, paving the way for significant upgrades to its facilities and equipment. Year before last, Randy Mehlhoff, director of LREC, made plenty of drives up to Bismarck in a not so f…