Central Agricultural Research Center

Open House Event

The Central Agricultural Research Center (CARC) will be having an Open House as part of the Celebrate Ag Week at Montana State University. Come and join us from 8:30 to 11:30 AM on Wednesday, November 5^th, at CARC headquarters two miles west of Moccasin. Staff will be available to discuss ongoing research at CARC and, weather permitting, show and describe research equipment used to plant and harvest small-plot trials at the center. Read about the many other events being held in Bozeman during the week at https://agriculture.montana.edu/celebrateag/.       

Welcome

The Central Agricultural Research Center just west of Moccasin consists of 600 acres and serves agricultural producers throughout Central Montana. 

The current staff is comprised of one superintendent, two faculty, a farm operations manager, a farm mechanic and support personnel. A local advisory board of area producers and industry representatives provides guidance on research priorities.

The species investigated at CARC include cereals, oilseeds, pulses, specialty seed-food crops and forages. Public tours are conducted during our summer field days.

Our Mission

"To enhance the economic and environmental sustainability of dryland agroecosystems through plant diversification and improving our understanding of the soil microbial community"

The MAES mission is "to conduct and promote studies, scientific investigations and experiments relating to agriculture, natural resources and rural life and to diffuse information thereby acquired among the people of Montana." The research centers fulfill the agricultural research component of MSU's Land Grant mission of teaching, research and extension.