The future of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) is in jeopardy after the Trump Administration announced plans to shut down the decades-old facility. For more than a century, BARC has been a cornerstone of agricultural research, covering 6,500 acres and employing hundreds of workers. Now, its closure could uproot families and deal a major blow to the local economy.
CTV’s Byron Scott takes us inside the fight to keep BARC open — and why community leaders say this institution is too important to lose.