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  Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center

  
The MSU Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center is a hub for sustainable agriculture innovation and education that is relevant to the environment, economy and needs of UP communities.

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• "What's U.P. @ UPREC?" June 5, 2020, Planting organic dry bean drought resiliency trial

  Published on June 6, 2020

  Michigan State University Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center staff in Chatham, Michigan plant an organic dry bean trial to evaluate the ability of organic dry beans to withstand drought conditions. This trial is funded by the MSU Plant Resiliency Institute.

• "What's U.P. @ UPREC?" July 28, 2020, Inter-seeding cover crop in corn FOLLOW-UP

  Published on October 2, 2020

  James Dedecker, director of MSU's Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center describes progress in the 'cover crops inter-seeded into corn' project on the Havelka dairy farm in Stephenson, MI. This project is part of the ongoing work in the U.P. funded by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service "Conservation Innovation Grant" program.

• Building an integrated food system for the U.P.

  Researchers and educators at the Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center focus on three areas of agriculture research: integrating crop and livestock systems, improving soil health and fertility, and building region-specific food systems.

• Optimizing hoop houses for vegetable production in the U.P.

  Published on May 9, 2014

  Scientists and educators at Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center are optimizing hoop houses to extend the growing season in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

• Enhancing farm systems for Michigan's U.P.

  Published on May 8, 2014

  Researchers at the Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center are taking a systems approach to farming, interfacing soil health, plant agriculture and animal agriculture for producers in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

• New staff breathes life into U.P. Incubator Farm

  Three new MSU staff members and one intern rejuvenate the North Farm at the Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center in Chatham, MI. Their goal is to develop an incubator farm at the site to improve agricultural knowledge throughout the region.

• UPREC hosts 2019 Field Day

  Published on November 6, 2019

  Upper Peninsula Research & Education Center (UPREC) director James DeDecker talks about the station's 2019 Field Day, and the diversity of research going on at the center.

• "What's U.P. @ UPREC?" June 16, 2020, Haymaking - mowing and baling

  Published on June 20, 2020

  Farm manager Paul Naasz and his crew are putting up balage for the grass-finished beef herd at MSU UPREC in Chatham, MI. Take a look at the mowing, drying and baling activities.

• Fostering soil health in northern climates

  Published on May 9, 2014

  Researchers at Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center are developing practices that improve the overall health of people, animals and soil with integrated cropping systems.

• Evaluating malting barley varieties for Michigan growers, brewers

  Published on October 30, 2013

  Researchers at the Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center are evaluating malting barley varieties for yield, strength of stalk and malt quality for farmers interested in growing the crop, and for Michigan brewers who hope to locally source it.

• "What's UP @ UPREC?" June 18, 2020, Interseeding cover crops in corn

  Published on June 19, 2020

  UPREC director Dr. James Dedecker and crew interseed cover crop treatments in V4 corn in Menominee County

• "What's U.P. @ UPREC?" July 13, 2020 Organic cucumber research trial harvest

  Published on July 13, 2020

  North Farm research coordinator Allison Stawara describes the organic cucumber research trial and growing system in the passive solar hoop house at MSU's Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center in Chatham, MIchigan.

• "What's U.P. @ UPREC?" June 16, 2020, Haymaking - bale wrapping

  Published on June 20, 2020

  UPREC Farm Manager Paul Naasz and his crew are busy wrapping large round hay bales for balage.

• "What's U.P. @ UPREC?", May 5 2020, Hoophouses

  Published on May 11, 2020

  Reskinning the large hoophouse at the Michigan State University Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center in Chatham Michigan on May 5 2020

• "What's U.P. @ UPREC?" June 17, 2020, MSU North Farm cover crops

  Published on June 26, 2020

  Michigan State University Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center North Farm Coordinator Allison Starawa explains the use of 2 cover crop choices currently in place on the UPREC North Farm in Chatham, MI.

• "What's U.P. @ UPREC?" July 1, 2020, Weather stations at MSU's UPREC facility

  Published on July 8, 2020

  UPREC secretary Michelle Coleman explains weather data collection for the National Weather Service station and the MSU Enviroweather station at the Michigan State University Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center in Chatham, MI.

• "What's U.P. @ UPREC?" June 3 and 5, 2020, Distiller's rye variety trial

  Published on June 7, 2020

  Michigan State University Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center director, Dr. James Dedecker, explains the 2020 cereal rye trial at UPREC funded by the Michigan Craft Beverage Council. Resulting grain will be evaluated for use in distilling spirits.

• "What's U.P. @ UPREC?" August 13, 2020, Pasture fencing

  Published on August 13, 2020

  Farm Manager Paul Naasz describes the fencing for grazing cattle at Michigan State University's Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center in Chatham, Michigan.

• "What's U.P. @ UPREC?" August 13, 2020, Rotational Grazing

  Published on September 14, 2020

  Farm manager Paul Naasz describes the intensive management grazing system for the grass-finished beef herd at MSU's Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center in Chatham, MIchigan.

• "What's U.P. @ UPREC?" June 16, 2020, Annual forage crop trial

  Published on June 20, 2020

  UPREC director, Dr. James Dedecker and research technician Christian Kapp plant a replicated, small plot trial to evaluate annual forage options. Christian describes his unique small plot seeder.