In 1947, the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Tulelake Growers Association and the University of California (UC) formed a cooperative agreement to “establish a demonstration farm consisting of approximately eleven acres of land in the vicinity of Tulelake, California.”  Initial demonstration crops included sweet corn, melons, squash, tomatoes, lettuce, onions, potatoes, celery, and lettuce.   In the early days, research at IREC focused on identifying new crops, reclamation of alkali soils, and frost protection.   Today, UC scientists working at IREC are conducting cutting edge research in the areas of pest management, variety development, and crop fertility. 

In this photo are the first Superintendent, Burt Hoyle, and his wife (sorry, name not recorded).