Welcome. Thank you for taking the time to visit our website. At the Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC), we are committed to conducting cutting edge research that makes a difference in the everyday lives of our stakeholders. 

CARC is the organizational unit within the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences here at Prairie View A&M University, originally established as an agricultural experimental substation in 1947, with assigned administrative and managerial responsibilities for research in the food and agricultural sciences.

The center serves to coordinate research activities in three major areas: Animal Sciences, Food Systems and Plant and Environmental Systems. The center is committed to the land-grant mission, the mission of the university, the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and the United States Department of Agriculture.

The mission of the Cooperative Agricultural Research Center is to conduct relevant, quality, focused, basic and applied research in the areas of agriculture, life and human sciences. Our vision is to be a premier research agency providing scientific solutions to problems facing our dynamic society.