MAES funds faculty researchers in five colleges at the University of Minnesota, as well as research at Research and Outreach Centers across the state. This research supports Minnesota's natural resources and agricultural industries, as well as improving the quality of life of Minnesotans through research on food, human nutrition, and family and community development.
![Soybeans in hands](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090117075101im_/http://www.maes.umn.edu/images/feature_09vartrial.jpg)
2009 Edition of Varietal Trials Now Available
Help growers select crop varieties best adapted to a specific area. View Trials
U of M Awards Rapid Agricultural Response Funds to Combat Bovine TB
Seven research projects focused on providing answers about bovine tuberculosis (TB) have received $386,000 of special funding from the University's Rapid Agricultural Response Fund. Read more...
World Class Solutions for Minnesota Agriculture
A new booklet highlights some of the accomplishments of the Rapid Agricultural Response Fund. View PDF of booklet.
![Cover of Rapid Agricultural Response Fund](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090117075101im_/http://www.maes.umn.edu/images/dyk-rarf.jpg)