While the latest innovations in research and development may come quickly to large corporations, they often take longer to reach small communities. Through professional service, faculty can offer smaller organizations the benefits of cutting edge practices. For example, cornstalk testing is a new scientific method that enables farmers across the country to determine a healthy quantity of nitrogen fertilizer for use in their cornfields. Terry Morocco, a faculty member at the University of Maine in Farmington, introduced this method to local farmers and helped them apply it to their crops.
