{"id":4795,"date":"2025-03-21T14:36:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T21:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/?page_id=4795"},"modified":"2025-10-06T07:58:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T14:58:48","slug":"agricultural-experiment-station","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/agricultural-experiment-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Agricultural Experiment Station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Agricultural Experiment Station<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) at the University of California, Santa Cruz leads in transformative and interdisciplinary research, development of innovative and ethical agricultural technologies, experiential education, agricultural extension, and public outreach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our work in organic farming and agroecology, conservation of natural resources, and coastal ecosystems supports our goal of achieving a sustainable environment, equitable and just food systems and societies, empowered local communities, and the well-being of people in California and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How it works <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The UCSC Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) is comprised of campus-based scientists who aim to develop cutting-edge knowledge and technologies to address agricultural, natural resources, and health issues. AES faculty conduct land-grant mission research, which is rooted in a three-way partnership between federal, state, and county governments that extends federal funding to AES units in each land-grant college and university. This work also includes transferring basic and applied knowledge to the public through UC Cooperative Extension offices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an AES, UC Santa Cruz joins a nationwide, federally funded network of scientists who study improvements to food systems and deliver useful innovations to farmers and other stakeholders in agriculture and food production. All five of the AES campuses in the UC system, including UC Santa Cruz, UC Berkeley<\/a>, UC Riverside<\/a>, UC Davis<\/a>, and UC Merced<\/a>, are overseen by the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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