FARM PLATFORM SITES
Hooibeekhoeve
Hooibeekhoeve, located in Geel (Province of Antwerp - Belgium), is an independent practice research institute dedicated to dairy farming and fodder crops in the Province of Antwerp. Mission - VisionOur mission: to increase the resilience of dairy farming and...
UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre
Nestled in the beautiful Coast Mountains of south western British Columbia, the UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre provides state-of-the-art facilities for dairy education and research. The Centre is internationally recognized as a world-class facility supporting...
Röbäcksdalen Field Research Station and Dairy Research Barn – Swedish Livestock Research Centre
We carry out research and monitoring in a variety of areas such as agricultural science, ecology, climatology, phenology, geochemistry, biology, agroecology, soil science, animal science, food science and environmental science. At Röbäcksdalen in Umeå there are two...
Harper Adams University Future Farm
The University was founded in 1901 using a legacy from a local landowner, Thomas Harper Adams. The campus and parts of the farm sit on the original farmland owned by Thomas Harper Adams. The University estate has increased in size over the last 120 years to 298...
INRAe Aster Mirecourt
The ASTER (Agro-Systèmes Territoires Ressources) research unit of the INRA’ SAD Department (Science for Action and Development) is a research unit located in Mirecout in the Vosges (North-East of France), equipped with an experimental farm. The research unit is...
INRAe Saint Laurent de la Prée
Saint Laurent de la Prée Research Farm belongs to the French Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA). Since 2009, it has been implementing a mixed crop-livestock farming system based on agroecological principles in the marshes of the French Atlantic coast. The...
Embrapa Southeast Livestock
Embrapa SL develops research on food safety and quality of animal origin (beef cattle, dairy cattle and sheep) and sustainability of agricultural production. Topics range from animal and plant breeding, environmental aspects of livestock, creation and validation of...
Henfaes Research Centre
Henfaes Research Centre is located at Abergwyngregyn – about 7 miles from Bangor and totals an area of 252 hectares. Henfaes offers unrivalled opportunities to study diverse environments from sea-level to amongst the highest land in Snowdonia, all on one farm. The...
Kapiti Ranch
The 13,000-hectare Kapiti plains ranch, located in Machakos county, southern Kenya, was acquired in 1987 by the International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases—a predecessor of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), which currently owns the...
Kirkton & Auchtertyre Farm
Kirkton and Auchtertyre are SRUC's major research farms in the West Highlands. They host scientists and staff from SRUC's Hill and Mountain Research Centre (HMRC) who manage projects that utilise the livestock, land and vegetation of the farms and manage Strathfillan...
UCD Lyons Farm Long-term Grazing Platform
Established in 2019 at UCD Lyons Research Farm, the Long Term Grassland Platform (LTGP) is a pioneering research facility focused on evaluating the environmental sustainability of pasture-based agriculture, with a goal of identifying pathways to net carbon zero. The...
North Wyke Farm Platform
In order to feed the growing global population without damaging our planet’s environment, the world needs innovative solutions to unlock the potential of agricultural systems. Supported by UK Research and Innovation, the North Wyke Farm Platform ‘farm lab’ is a...
Palo a Pique
“Palo a Pique” Experiment Unit (UEPP) “Palo a Pique” Experiment Unit (UEPP), is representative of the Rolling Uplands Zone, dedicated to research on: cow-calf and sheep livestock systems, pastures, and crops and livestock rotation systems. High Upland or Hill Zone,...
Pioneer Farm
Platteville Pioneer Farm, University of Wisconsin-Platteville UW-Platteville Pioneer Farm supports the vitality of Wisconsin agriculture. Pioneer Farm’s mission is to provide on-farm experiences for students, to evaluate management practices, to conduct systems and...
Silent Valley
Livestock Research Station, Thiruvazhamkunnu (Silent Valley) The Silent Valley Farm of the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU), located at the foothills of the Western Ghats, is involved in livestock production research under humid tropics in the...
WICST
Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial (WICST) Project The Wisconsin Integrated Cropping System Trial (WICST) began in 1990 to address issues of sustainability associated with various farming systems. The 25 ha experiment is located on highly productive,...
John Oldacre Centre for Sustainability and Welfare in Dairy Production
Bristol Vet School has been awarded £1 million by the John Oldacre Trust to create the world’s most intensively monitored dairy farm at our commercial facility: John Oldacre Centre for Sustainability and Welfare in Dairy Production Data Farm Platform. Combining...
UWA Farm Ridgefield
UWA Farm Ridgefield is a 1600-hectare mixed-enterprise farm near Pingelly in Western Australia’s grain belt, which experiences a Mediterranean climate and an annual rainfall of 425mm. The farm supports agricultural research at UWA including the Best Practice Farming...
Dairy Farm 1, Massey University
No.1 Dairy Farm occupies land purchased from the Batchelar Estate for the establishment of Massey Agricultural College in 1926. A diary herd was established in 1929 and is the basis of the present No. 1 Dairy Farm. The farm has changed over the years with the better...