Campus Farm

Facility Supervisor: Dr. Angela Black

The Campus Farm, which is located immediately across Regents Drive from the Animal Science Building, occupies approximately 5 acres of land. The Campus Farm is a focal point of our undergraduate program activities and is used extensively in teaching laboratories in the undergraduate courses: ANSC 101, ANSC 214, ANSC 220, ANSC 232, ANSC 241, ANSC 330, and ANSC 420. A small ewe flock (20) is used in our undergraduate “Lamb Watch” course taught during the spring semester. We maintain a horse stable that supports our undergraduate program in Equine Science and the Institute of Applied Agriculture’s Equine Management Program. The stable is the focal point of the University of Maryland Equestrian Club, an undergraduate club with nearly 100 members which supports the care and use of the department’s horses. Our Campus Farm includes 3 main barns, a riding area, a machine shed, an office building and the Poultry Behavior Research Facility. These facilities were part of the original Animal Science Research Farm dating back to the time when the entire campus was an experimental farm. We are one of the few animal science departments with the presence of animals directly on campus. This is one of the most frequently cited reasons for undergraduate students selecting the University of Maryland Animal Science Program.