Michigan State University AgBioResearch OVERVIEW OF OFF-CAMPUS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTERS Douglas D. Buhler, Ph.D. Director MSU AgBioResearch & Assistant Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies Mary Weinzweig, Budget and Finance Manager Brian Graff, Assistant to the Director for Field Operations and Infrastructure
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MICHIGAN AGRICULTURE • Second most diverse agriculture state in nation • $101 billion of annual economic impact of the food and agriculture system • 54,700 farms (average size: 180 acres/73 hectares) • 90 commodity organizations
MSU AGBIO RESEARCH (ABR) • HISTORY : Founded in 1888 as the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station via Hatch Act • Started as actual “experiment station”/research farm for the study of scientific agriculture • The mission has expanded to include a full spectrum of research activities • Renamed MSU AgBioResearch in 2011
MSU AGBIO RESEARCH (ABR) • MISSION : Engage in research that ensures wise use of agricultural, natural and community resources and enhances the quality of life in Michigan, the U.S. and the world • FOOD, ENERGY and the ENVIRONMENT
ABR: PRIORITIES • Enhancing sustainability and profitability • Food and health • Environmental stewardship, policy & management • Efficient food and fiber systems • Families and community vitality
ABR: RESEARCHERS • 330+ MSU faculty with ABR support • 8 MSU Colleges: Agriculture and Natural Resources o Natural Science o Veterinary Medicine o Engineering o Social Sciences o Communication Arts and Sciences o Arts and Letters o Osteopathic Medicine o • Multiple sources of funding/complex budget model
ABR: CENTERS • 18 on-campus facilities • 13 outlying centers with specialties Dairy o Livestock o Dry beans/Sugar beets o Fruit o Food systems o Bioenergy o Forestry o Potatoes o Vegetables o Cropping systems o Natural systems o
ADVISORY GROUPS • State Council o Joint advisory board for MSUE and AgBioResearch o 22 appointed Michigan citizens (volunteers) o Members represent urban/rural areas (geographic and commodity diversity) o Diverse membership; some with agriculture experience/others without • Advisory Boards • Some ABR research centers have them • Assessing need for all research centers
MANAGEMENT MODEL • Collaboration with departments, MSUE, LMO o Designed to fit needs of individual Centers Scope o Location and land ownership o Extension collaborations o o Budget development Constant adjustment o Revenue generation o Partnerships, grants and donations o
MANAGEMENT MODEL • Program and facilities o Programmatic leadership Academic units o Industry input o Liaison between program and facilities o o Facilities Land Management Office o Funded by and collaborate with College, AgBioResearch and o University University wide o
OFF-CAMPUS RESEARCH CENTER FUNDING FY’17 $4,143,000 State Recurring $2,328,000 3% 11% State Non-Recurring $580,000 Project GREEEN State Funding 18% $224,000 50% Generated Income $850,000 5% Michigan Tree Fruit Commission 13% $533,000 Endowment Income $150,000
STATE AND PROJECT GREEEN $3,132,000 Administrative Salaries: 75% Farm Managers Support Staff Technicians Labor Utilities Operating: 25% Supplies Seasonal Labor Equipment Repair Capital Improvements
ENDOWMENT INCOME TOTAL: $150,000 • Research Endowment for the Upper Peninsula $5,500 Research Center • MSU AgBioResearch Entomology Research $45,500 • Endowed Fund in Farm Crop Research $8,500 • Southwest Michigan Research Fund $8,000 • Kenneth Bull Endowed Fund for Cherry $12,500 Marketing • John R. Rood Trust $70,000
MICHIGAN TREE FRUIT COMMISSION $533,000 Clarksville Research Center Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center Trevor Nichols Research Center Pesticide Mixing Room Station Operations Tiling and Land Prep Trees Dorm Upgrade Irrigation Upgrades Picking Platforms Tractors Plot Fees Sprayers Other: Deer Fence Positions Road Improvements Apple Grading Line Storage Barns Faculty Research Projects
GENERATED INCOME $850,000 Example: Clarksville Research Center FY’17 Income FY’17 Expenses Apple Sales Communication Fuel Plot Fees Equipment Expense Utilities Chestnut Bill Crop Inputs Supplies Scrap Steel Salary/Fringe Crop Sales Contract Services Equipment Resale Administrative Fee (2.0%) TOTAL: $268,389 TOTAL: $199,339
Clarksville Research Center Corey Noyes, Farm Manager Brian Graff, Interim Coordinator
440 Acre Research Facility Located 45 minutes from MSU Campus Providing infrastructure for researchers from the departments of: • Entomology • Horticulture • Plant Soil and Microbial Sciences
Clarksville Research Station Management • Station Farm Manager • Horticultural Farm Manager • Cropping Systems Farm Manager • ¾ Time Secretarial Staff • 5 Seasonal employees
Clarksville Research Station Committees Steering Committee • Chairs from participating Departments with active research on station • Station Faculty Coordinator • ex-officio Representatives from AgBioResearch and the Land Management Office (LMO)
Clarksville Research Station Committees Advisory Committee • One faculty member per department as appointed by department • One member of MSU Extension appointed by MSUE Director • One industry representative per commodity with significant presence at CRC appointed by ABR Director • CRC Farm Manager • ex-officio Representatives from AgBioResearch and the Land Management Office (LMO)
Plot Maintenance Fees • Developed to help pay for the annual cost of maintaining perennial crops such as apples/pear, cherry, peach/nectarine/plum/apricot, juice grape, wine grape and blueberry plantings.
Plot Maintenance Fees • Activities include : • Training/trellis work • Pruning • Tying, Tucking, Leaf pull, etc. • Herbicide Program • Spray Program • Mowing/Tilling • Wildlife/ mouse control • Fertilizer • Scouting • Bees • Projects are only charged for activities performed by CRC staff as directed by the researcher.
Assigning Research Plots • Researchers submit a Project Request Form every year outlining infrastructure needs and timing. • The document states what the researcher’s responsibilities are and what type of assistance they require from station such as: • Land • Irrigation • Fencing and trellis structures • Cold Storage Specialized maintenance /research activitie s •
Assigning Research Plots • In February a meeting is scheduled with each researcher to go over each project form with CRC staff. • Research activities that fall outside of normal maintenance included in the MSUE plot fee schedule negotiated. • New Station policies as well as changes in state and federal rules are discussed and acknowledged before the start of the growing season • After the growing season the Faculty Coordinator holds a “debriefing” meeting to help the station start planning for the following year.
Infrastructure Maintenance ABR partnering with the Michigan Tree Fruit Commission in 2018 • Irrigation Well Maintenance $85,000 50% ABR for Potato and field crop research 50% MTFC for tree fruit research. • Refrigeration Upgrade $425,096 25% ABR for Potato and Chestnut research 75% MTFC for tree fruit storage/research • Irrigation manifold upgrades $10,456 • Pesticide induction system for sprayer $2,000 • Fertilization injection pumps (4) $6,408 • Station Operations $10,000
Infrastructure Maintenance Past Projects funded by MTFC • Irrigation Controllers Upgrade • 2017 Apple Planting • Tart Cherry Planting • Sprayer Tractor • Deer Fence • Orchard Picking Platform
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