UPREC Introduction
The Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center (UPREC) was established in 1899 at Chatham, Michigan to conduct, "experiments pertaining to agriculture and horticulture...beneficial to the agricultural interests of the Upper Peninsula." For over 120 years, UPREC has spearheaded research investigating the breadth of UP crops and livestock, and delivered educational programing serving generations of UP farmers and community members.
Today, the facility is comprised of two campuses totaling 827 acres, and serves as a hub for sustainable agriculture innovation and education. The UPREC South Farm maintains a herd of experimental grass-fed Red Angus beef cattle and conducts research on forage and field crops. The North Farm is dedicated to research on certified organic specialty crops and hosts a farm business incubator program to help grow the next generation of UP farmers. Staff at UPREC also partner with local schools, public agencies, agribusinesses and producers across Michigan to execute off-site research and outreach addressing critical local needs in food, agriculture and natural resources.
UPREC occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples. In particular, the facility resides on land ceded in the 1836 Treaty of Washington. We recognize Michigan’s 12 federally recognized Native Nations, historic Indigenous communities in Michigan, Indigenous individuals and communities who live here now, and those who were forcibly removed from their homelands. In offering this land acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty, history and experiences.
UPREC Strategic Planning Report
Chatham Enviro-Weather Station
News
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MSU to host discussion on climate change and shifting menus
Published on January 22, 2021
Michigan State University will host a virtual Our Table panel discussion focused on climate change and shifting menus Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. The public is invited to join and participate. -
Cultivating student leadership through farm to school in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Published on January 21, 2021
A collaboration between community partners and MSU will build from existing farm to school partnerships and develop high school student leadership. -
Farm Business Incubator — growing farmers in the central Upper Peninsula
Published on November 20, 2020
Michigan State University Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center is now accepting applications for its Farm Business Incubator program.
Events
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Feb 8
MSU Collaborative Teacher Support Network: Session 3 Using 5 Senses to Explore
February 8, 2021 3:00PM – 4:00PM Online
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Mar 8
MSU Collaborative Teacher Support Network: Session 4 Up Close Observation
March 8, 2021 3:00PM – 4:00PM Online
UPREC is suspending in-person Extension programs, community events and walk-in services in response to the novel coronavirus. We are still open to serve the public at 906-439-5114 (office), 989-225-3221 (cell) or dedecke5@msu.edu.