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Central Maryland Research & Education Center C  M  R  E  C

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Central Maryland Research & Education Center C  M  R  E  C. Central Maryland Research & Education Center C  M  R  E  C. http://agresearch.umd.edu/RECs/CMREC. Equal access programs.

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Central Maryland Research & Education Center C  M  R  E  C

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  1. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCollege of Agriculture and Natural Resources Central MarylandResearch & Education CenterCMRE  C Central MarylandResearch & Education CenterCMRE  C http://agresearch.umd.edu/RECs/CMREC Equal access programs

  2. Building on technologyand generating solutions to today’s agricultural problems Building on technologyand generating solutions to today’s agricultural problems UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCollege of Agriculture and Natural Resources Central MarylandResearch & Education Center http://agresearch.umd.edu/RECs/CMREC Equal access programs

  3. C – M – R – E – C UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCollege of Agriculture and Natural Resources Central MarylandResearch & Education Center • Part of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) • Comprised of four Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES) research farms and associated facilities • Located in two central Maryland counties within the greater Baltimore-Washington population center Equal access programs

  4. C – M – R – E – C UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCollege of Agriculture and Natural Resources Central MarylandResearch & Education Center • Frank AllnuttCenter Director • Central Maryland Research & Education Center CMREC • Western Maryland Research & Education Center WMREC • Lower Eastern Shore Research & Education Center LESREC Equal access programs

  5. C – M – R – E – C UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCollege of Agriculture and Natural Resources Facilities in two counties • Howard County- Clarksville- CMREC Headquarters • Prince George’s County- Beltsville- Paint Branch Turfgrass- Upper Marlboro Equal access programs

  6. C – M – R – E – C UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCollege of Agriculture and Natural Resources Staffing • CMREC Headquarters houses the Center's administrative offices  • University of Maryland Cooperative Extension (MCE) houses faculty and staff at Headquarters and the Upper Marlboro Facility • Facility and program managers, as well as agricultural technicians, are located at each of the four research farms Equal access programs

  7. C – M – R – E – C UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCollege of Agriculture and Natural Resources Establishment of CMREC • In 1988, the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station created CMREC. • Six research and associated facilities came under the umbrella of CMREC: • Headquarters • Beltsville • Clarksville • Paint Branch Turf Facility • Upper Marlboro • Beef Facility • Horse Facility Equal access programs

  8. C – M – R – E – C UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCollege of Agriculture and Natural Resources Establishment of CMREC • These facilities would be used to support the three components of AGNR: • Academics • Research • Extension Equal access programs

  9. C – M – R – E – C UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCollege of Agriculture and Natural Resources Academics • Campus faculty could provide hands-on opportunities to reinforce their students’ classroom learning Equal access programs

  10. C – M – R – E – C UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCollege of Agriculture and Natural Resources Research • Research projects would be carried out by campus faculty as well as cooperating agencies Equal access programs

  11. C – M – R – E – C UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCollege of Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension • Regional and area Extension faculty would be housed at some of the facilities and conduct research projects Equal access programs

  12. C – M – R – E – C UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCollege of Agriculture and Natural Resources Changing to meet the needs • The Beef Facility at Sykesville and Horse Facility at Ellicott City were sold and no longer a part of the system • In 2000, the Paint Branch Turfgrass Facility was moved to campus • In 2004, an equine unit was established at the Clarksville Facility Equal access programs

  13. C – M – R – E – C Source: http://www.co.ho.md.us/ UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCollege of Agriculture and Natural Resources CMREC Headquarters11975-A Homewood RoadEllicott City, MD 21042 • Located in Howard County, just a mile from the Clarksville Facility • Business office for the CMREC research facilities • Federal Excess Property Program (FEPP) • University of Maryland Cooperative Extension (MCE) offices • MCE Home & Garden Information Center (HGIC) Equal access programs

  14. C – M – R – E – C UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCollege of Agriculture and Natural Resources CMREC Headquarters Home & Garden Information Center Main Office (Headquarters) Equal access programs Photos by Frank Allnutt

  15. C – M – R – E – C UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCollege of Agriculture and Natural Resources CMREC Headquarters • Serves as the business and administrative offices for thefour research facilities • Federal Excess Property Program (FEPP) • Manages and oversees acquisition ofFederal Excess Property for AGNR Equal access programs

  16. C – M – R – E – C UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCollege of Agriculture and Natural Resources CMREC HeadquartersMAES Facility Staff • Frank AllnuttCenter Director • Carol HillAdministrative Assistant, MAES & FEPP • Connie SuroskyBusiness Manager Equal access programs

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