Welcome

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

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

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

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, as established in 1893, 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 University mission of teaching, research and extension.