Welcome
The Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) conducts problem-solving research that helps the state's citizens make the most effective use possible of the state's natural resource base, including its people resources, in competing in an increasingly global economy and meeting our obligations as global citizens.
Farms, Centers and Forests
AES operates a system of farms, centers and forests around the state to meet the regional research and demonstration needs of agricultural producers and natural resource managers.
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Baskett Wildlife Research and Education Center 2,280 acres, Ashland |
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Horticulture and Agroforestry Center 655 acres New Franklin |
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Bradford Research and Extension Center 590 acres, Columbia |
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Hundley-Whaley Center 364 acres, Albany |
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Midwest Claypan Research Farm 291 acres Kingdom City |
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Sanborn Field 4.5 acres Columbia |
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Delta Research Center 1,024 acres Portageville |
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South Farm 1,452 acres Columbia |
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Forage Systems Research Center 1,200 acres, Linneus |
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Southwest Center 893 acres Mt. Vernon |
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Foremost Dairy Center 820 acres, Columbia |
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Thompson Farm 1,600 acres Spickard |
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Gaylord Laboratory 28,000 acres Puxico |
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University Forest 160 acres Wappapello |
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Graves-Chapple Farm 74 acres Atchison & Holt Co. |
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Wurdack Farm 1,217 acres Cook Station |
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Greenley Research Center 700 acres Novelty |
AES Map
Since AES was formed in 1888, it has become an extensive, statewide research and technology-transfer network — the tangible, practical manifestation of our forebears' idealism. (AES locations map)
















