Farms & Facilities
Bozeman Agricultural Research and Teaching Farm (BART Farm)
BART Farm
2730 West Garfield
Bozeman, MT 59718
The Bozeman Agricultural Research and Teaching Farm (BART Farm), formerly known as
the Towne Farm, is located west the main MSU campus off 19th Avenue. It comprises
474 acres and includes the Oscar Thomas Nutrition Center, Miller Pavilion, Horseshoeing
School and Horticulture Farm.
BART also has a research feedlot, Calan gate facility, GrowSafe system, feedmill and artificial insemination building. Surrounding pastures and hayfields help support the animals housed there, including beef cattle, sheep and horses. The farm is dedicated to the service and support of research, teaching and extension activities relating mainly to animals and animal management.
Arthur H. Post Agronomy Farm & Lutz Farm
8431 Huffine Lane
Bozeman, MT 59718
The Post Farm is a 254 acre site located west of Bozeman on Huffine Lane dedicated to the development of new wheat and barley varieties, cropping systems research, seed increase through Foundation Seed and research to control weeds in small grains, with particular emphasis on plant breeding programs.
Lutz Farm
7970 McGuire Road
Bozeman, MT 59718
The Lutz farm is a 600-acre farm north of Bozeman dedicated to growing crop varieties for
the Montana Foundation Seed Program.
Red Bluff Research Ranch
Highway 84
Box 2815
Norris, MT 59745
The 10,803-acre Red Bluff Ranch is located near Norris in Madison County, Montana, along the west side of the Madison River and is used for both teaching and research. Most of this ranch is rangeland with cattle and sheep maintained year round, as well as limited hay meadows along the valley bottoms. Elevations range from 4,600 feet to 6,200 feet above the Madison River canyon.
JT Saunders
406-685-3301
justin.saunders@montana.edu
Fort Ellis Research Farm
33336 East Frontage Road
Bozeman, MT 59715
Situated on a historic U.S. Cavalry fort on the eastern edge of Bozeman, the Fort Ellis Research Farm includes approximately 640 acres and was dedicated in 1930 as a “headquarters for the range sheep investigations” conducted by the MAES. This facility plays a large part in research and teaching in the areas of sheep, beef cattle and horses.
Montana Wool Lab
P.O. Box 172900
Bozeman, MT 59717-2900
The Montana Wool Lab is one of only two wool research and service laboratories in the United States, analyzing wool from producers across the country for fiber characteristics, such as diameter and staple length. These analyses are required for producers to enroll in the National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP), the only American organization to offer U.S. sheep producers a proven genetic selection system to use to improve flock productivity and quality. Furthermore, seed stock producers are encouraged to have wool analyzed for possible purchasers so they know the wool quality of the animal, as wool is a moderately heritable trait.
The Montana Wool Lab collaborates with scientists and personnel at the University of Wyoming, New Mexico State University, University of Nevada, University of Minnesota, Texas A&M University, United States Department of Agriculture, United States Sheep Experiment Station and National Sheep Industry Improvement Center and remains a leader in fiber research in the United States.
Horticulture Farm
2730 West Garfield
Bozeman, MT 59718
The Horticulture Farm, located at the BART Farms, is ten acres of land, eight of which are cultivated. There are also seven high tunnels. The Hort Farm supports horticulture teaching (turf grass management and organic market gardening) and research programs in PSPP, LRES, and Electrical Engineering.
The Hort Farm is also home to Towne’s Harvest Garden, a three-acre diversified vegetable and educational research farm that supports a student-run, community-supported agriculture program. Towne’s Harvest Garden promotes learning about food production, the value of eating and supporting local foods, community building and individual empowerment. Much of the research from the MAES Small Farms Program research takes place at the Horticulture Farm.
Plant Growth Center
MSU Campus (11th Ave)
Bozeman, MT 59717
Allison Rognlie
406-994-2231
allison.rognlie@montana.edu