The Montana Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES) is a foundational component of the original land grant college which conducts research focused on state, regional and national issues. MAES is a federal/state funding and programmatic partnership with USDA CSREES for Hatch, Multistate and Animal Health base funds. These federal funds must be matched 1:1 with Montana funds from the General Fund. The State of Montana provides the majority of MAES funds, while considering MAES as a state “agency”. Research program goals and objectives must integrate federal and state priorities through an active, dynamic and on-going process with students, staff, faculty, administrators and a broad spectrum of stakeholders. MAES activities are comprehensively integrated with the College of Agriculture and MSU teaching, research and service functions.

In accordance with Montana statute, state agencies are required to provide their goals and objectives to the public, so that state government and the public can understand and evaluate our efforts in meeting the stated goals. MAES strives to: 1) provide leadership in developing ambitious, competitive and imaginative research activities that create new discoveries, positively impact undergraduate and graduate learning and gain national and international recognition; and 2) disseminate new research discoveries and deliver outreach programs that serve Montana in a global economic environment. These broad goals are necessarily focused programmatically through the academic units or departments on the Bozeman campus and throughout Montana at our seven agricultural research centers. These refined goals address agricultural, natural resource, environmental, policy and societal issues as further defined by the departments organized across research areas that complement teaching and outreach functions.

The MAES Advisory Committee exists to assist the Ag Experiment Station in it's programming and goals.

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