Emily Moore is the Director of Horticultural Research at the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC) in Morris, MN. Emily coordinates and manages plant trials for annuals, perennials, roses, shrubs, veggies, and herbs at the WCROC. Emily first got the trial bug from a special project during an internship at the Green Bay Botanical Gardens while she was an undergraduate student at University of Wisconsin-River Falls. After receiving her B.S. in horticulture, she went on to the University of Minnesota to complete her M.S. in Applied Plant Science with a Plant Breeding and Genetics focus.