Wye Beef Cattle Research Center

The Wye Beef Cattle Research Center is part of the Wye Research and Education Center, a 450 acre facility located on Maryland’s Eastern Shore near Queenstown. The beef herd consists of 250 registered Angus cows plus young stock, and bulls which are direct descendants of the Wye Angus herd that was donated to the University of Maryland in 1978. However, faculty in the department have periodically conducted research at the facility since 1954. The facility is used to support research associated with beef cow-calf management, pasture management, and growth physiology. Facilities are available for group feeding experiments with growing bulls and heifers, and the beef research center is a key component in the department’s beef extension activities including field days, and a department sponsored bull test and sale for area beef producers.