April 2023
Dr. James DeDecker is Director of the Michigan State University Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center in Chatham, Michigan and a Specialist in the MSU Extension Community, Food and Environment Institute. James has led hemp research at MSU since 2019 with a focus on agronomy, variety performance, and integrated pest management for all hemp products. Together with university collaborators and growers from Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana, James facilitates the Midwest Hemp Research Collaborative, which is currently focused on launching a new participatory research project supported by USDA-NIFA. James also serves as the Michigan representative for the multi-state S-1084 Hatch project focused on collaborative hemp research efforts across the US.