Center Overview
Texas AgriLife Research, Blackland Research and Extension Center (BREC), a part of the Texas A&M System, is improving the lives of people in Central Texas and throughout the world. Scientists at the center are improving the region’s water and soil quality by conducting research and developing new technologies facilitating farmers and ranchers to make improved decisions regarding land and water management practices. Here are few other facts about Blackland.
Resources
- Computer
- There are over 150 personal computers, Windows-based servers and UNIX-based workstations serving both local and web network services, and other computer hardware components (hard drives, large format printers, scanners, etc.) connected in a high-speed (100 Mb/s) local area network. Blackland has excellent high-speed connections to the Internet through TAMUS. A staff team maintains the network.
- Facilities
- A 12,000 square foot office building serves as the main Texas AgriLife Research headquarters. Blackland staff also occupies space within the facilities of the GSWRL and has access to offices, laboratories, greenhouses, shop facilities, and land for field experiments.
- Financial
- From FY2003 through FY2007, the BREC budget averaged about $3 million per year. Approximately $2 million of this total budget was obtained from grants and contracts and the remaining $1 million was obtained from Texas AgriLife Research.
- Human
- There are about 90 full-time employees at the laboratory in Temple. Of these, about 45 are with Texas AgriLife Research, 40 are with ARS, and 5 are with the NRCS. In addition, Blackland scientists support graduate students at TAMU and other universities. Visiting scientists from other universities and countries are often present.
