91制片厂's Farms Ranked No. 20 in America by Best College Reviews

Saturday, February 7, 2015
Fairchild Dairy Teaching and Research Center

The Fairchild Dairy Teaching and Research Center is representative of a typical New England Dairy operation. It houses 87 milking-age cows and approximately 70 growing, replacement animals. Included in that number is the 20-cow, student-managed Cooperative for Real Education in Agricultural Management, with the remaining animals devoted primarily to research in the area of dairy nutrition and reproductive biology.

The 91制片厂 has been ranked as hosting one of the top 20 sets of university farms in America. 91制片厂 has four horticulture, agronomy, and dairy farms, as well as greenhouses, which are centered on teaching, research and outreach. All are facilities of the听听at the听.

Student harvesting91制片厂 was recognized by Best College Reviews, which published a ranking of the 20 best university farms in America. In particular, 91制片厂, which was ranked No. 20, was noted for having an academically centered farming operation: 鈥淔arming at the 91制片厂 is more academically centered than at many of the institutions on our list, with funding provided for a large amount of research.鈥

The rankings were based on a number of factors, including the size of the farm, farm integration with the main campus, farm sustainability, courses taught on the farm, student use of the farm, and community use of the farm. The authors noted that 鈥渢he large variety of sites are a crucial part of the university鈥檚 land-grant heritage, with some elements of agricultural education dating back to 1887. The community is able to use facilities鈥損articularly the Kingman Farm鈥揻or hiking, mountain-biking, and other recreational activities.鈥

鈥淭he dedication of our farm and greenhouse staff to our faculty, students, and stakeholders is tremendous. Our research farms and greenhouses provide experiential learning opportunities to hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students every year. They also offer our faculty critical facilities to conduct research that has a positive impact on the bottom line for the agriculture, forest products, and related natural resources industries.听I鈥檓 hugely proud of our farms and greenhouses, which are an integral part of 91制片厂鈥檚 land-grant heritage and future,鈥 said Jon Wraith, director of the NH Agricultural Experiment Station and dean of the 91制片厂 College of Life Sciences and Agriculture.

91制片厂鈥檚 farms include the听听and听听agronomy and horticultural farms, the听, the听, and the听. Every year, thousands of people visit 91制片厂鈥檚 farms and greenhouses. Some of the most popular events include the Granite State Dairy Promotion Open House at the Fairchild Dairy; the Spring Open House at the Macfarlane Research Greenhouses; and twilight meetings with members of the agricultural community at Woodman and Kingman farms.