CARC All About
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center
MISSION
The mission of the Cooperative Agricultural Research Center is to conduct basic and applied research in the areas of animal, plant, food, natural resource and social sciences to produce new information for technology development with societal impacts.
Sustainable Solutions
Climate Change Mitigation
Develop the Next Generation of Students and Leaders
Empower Individuals, Families, and Constituents
RESEARCH FOCUS AREAS
Animal Systems
• Goats, Cattle, Poultry
• Animal health and well-being
• Ruminant nutrition
• Reproductive biology
• Growth and development
• Functional genomics
• Meat science
• Systems biology and physiology
Food Systems
• Food security
• Food safety
• Healthy foods
• Bioactive antioxidants
• Dairy chemistry
• Structural-functional relationships
• Rheological modeling
• Microbiome
Plant Systems
• Medicinal plants
• Purple sweet potato
• Texas hemp characterization and germplasm management
• New plant species
• Pollinator-friendly plants
• New crop varieties and underutilized food crops
Natural Resources and Environmental Systems
• Remote sensing
• Climate change monitoring
• Water resources management
• Soil health
• Smart technologies (drones, sensors)
• Organic amendments
Social Systems and Allied Research
• Family and community wellbeing
• Health disparities
• Food security/ insecurity
• Small farms/ranches profitability
• Quality of life
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The College of Agriculture and Human Sciences does not discriminate against anyone regardless of their race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity.
