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HREC NDAWN station goes high tech

Sue Roesler
Nov 5, 2021
Nov 5, 2021 Updated Nov 8, 2021

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HETTINGER, N.D. – Farmers were fascinated by the towering North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network (NDAWN) station, complete with a camera, rain gauges with wind protection, and other cutting edge technologies, at NDSU’s Hettinger Research Extension Center (HREC).

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