Colorado agricultural experiment station (CAES) conducts research on agricultural and natural resource issues that specifically impact colorado

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Colorado State University's Agricultural Experiment Station $946,974 on October 1, 2025, under the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research program (CFDA 10.202) to support forestry research and education in Colorado through September 30, 2027. Work is performed at the main campus in Fort Collins, Colorado and at eight off-campus research centers throughout the state. The Agricultural Experiment Station administers Colorado's McIntire-Stennis allocation and passes funds directly to the Colorado State Forest Service, which delivers technical forestry assistance, wildfire mitigation expertise, and outreach and education programming to Colorado landowners and communities. The McIntire-Stennis program aims to increase forestry research in production, utilization, and protection of forestland and to train future forestry scientists by distributing funds to state-certified institutions as determined by the Governor or designee.

CAES is an integral unit of colorado state university aligned within the college of agricultural sciences. CAES conducts research in 13 departments at the main campus in fort collins, at 8 off-campus research centers (9 sites) throughout colorado, and with individual cooperators. CAES is uniquely positioned to aid growers, producers, food entrepreneurs, policy makers, and other stakeholders through the strength of its faculty, extension staff, forestry unit, and (130-YEAR) long legacy of scientific advancement in agricultural sciences. The CAES manages the colorado funding pertaining to mcintire-stennis cooperative forestry research, which supports the state forestry research programs that specifically impact colorado stakeholders. These funds are provided directly to the colorado state forest service to provide technical forestry assistance, wildfire mitigation expertise and outreach and education to help landowners and communities achieve their forest management goals.