About MAES
The Montana Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES) is made up of faculty and supporting staff conducting research and outreach programs. These programs address:
- Crop and animal production methods
- Market growth opportunities
- Pest management
- Environmental quality issues.
MAES has seven off-campus research centers and local campus farms that address challenges in the diverse agro-ecosystems of the state. Collectively, our campus farms and research centers, along with faculty on the MSU-Bozeman campus, constitute MAES and the MSU College of Agriculture. The entire state of Montana our "campus."
Our Mission
As a land-grant institution, MSU provides education, research and outreach programs focused on meeting the changing needs of Montana. The COA/MAES generate and disseminate knowledge and solutions to increase the competitiveness of communities, preserve environmental quality and improve the life for all our citizens.
- COA/MAES are foundational components of the original land grant college created in Bozeman in 1893.
- We engage in a Federal/State Partnership:
- Federal funding from USDA-National Institute for Food and Agriculture for Hatch, Multi-state and Animal Health base funds, matched 1:1 by the State.
- Montana provides the majority of MAES funding, as MAES is a state agency within the Montana University System.
- MAES activities are integrated with the College of Agriculture and MSU teaching, research and service.
- The MAES Advisory Council assists the Experiment Station with programming and goal setting.