About CSU-ARDEC (Agricultural Research Development and Education Center):
ARDEC was founded in 1993 to support cooperative research and engagement on soil, crop and water resources as a facility offering integrated teaching and research under shared management. After early success, a second ARDEC was added in 1999, using the same multidisciplinary research format to include animal sciences. Now, they are fully operational off-campus research and teaching farm, working livestock facility, and horticulture research center operating under the direction of the Colorado Agricultural Exper- iment Station. With goals that include coordinated and integrated scientific investigation on agricultural problems; facilities designed to enhance multidisciplinary on-site work among faculty, staff, students, producers, processors, Ag-industry, government; and educational outreach and student involvement on new agricultural technologies and the value of sustaining U.S. agriculture. The livestock units consist of an irrigated grass circle that is utilized for both grazing the cow-herd and grazing research. Currently, the cow herd consists of approximately 100 head of registered Angus and Hereford females. In addition to the teaching herd, there is capacity for 500 head in the feedlot and 190 head in the feed intake unit. Researchers from Animal Sciences also maintain a small flock of sheep that is maintained and utilized for both teaching and research. Students across CSU use these facilities for teach- ing, learning, and research. It also serves as a place of student employment and volunteer work.
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