The research planned at the new MSU Extension farm in Chatham has the potential to benefit a whole new generation of U.P. farmers.
Excerpt: A Michigan State University researcher plans to establish a farm in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as part of an effort to improve food options in the region.
The project backed by a roughly $500,000 grant is led by Michigan State AgBioResearch scientist Matt Raven. The farm will be based at its Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center in Chatham, a more than 1,200-acre research site, the East Lansing school said.
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Source: Petoskey News-Review
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