UCD Lyons Farm
UCD Lyons Farm is the teaching and research facility operated by University College Dublin outside Newcastle, Co Kildare, about 30 kilometers west of the main UCD Campus at Belfield. UCD Lyons Research Farm, which is part of the original Lyons Estate, was purchased by UCD in 1963. The farm consists of approximately 250 hectares.
Lyons Farm manages approximately 50 hectares of crop production on a rotational basis, including short-term leys for silage and long-term minimum tillage areas. A new teaching and research area launched in 2024, focuses on sustainable food production and industrial crops.
Campus Klein-Altendorf
The Campus Klein-Altendorf is an experimental site of the University of Bonn. Cultivated plants, their agricultural and horticultural growth conditions and their interactions with the environment can be researched there under natural conditions and used as important illustrative objects in teaching. The main part is arable land with sugar beet, wheat and barley. However, rapeseed, potatoes, vegetables, renewable raw materials (miscanthus, silphia, paulownia...) and medicinal plants are also cultivated, depending on the experimental questions. Total agricultural area: 181 ha
INIA La Estanzuela
INIA La Estanzuela is a prominent agricultural research station operated by Uruguay’s National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA), located in Colonia province. It was established over 100 years ago and is named after Dr. Alberto Boerger, a pioneer in plant breeding and agronomy in South America. The station conducts advanced research in crops, livestock (including cattle grazing and beef production), and sustainable agriculture practices, supporting both scientific innovation and technology transfer to local producers.
Researchers at La Estanzuela focus on breeding improved crop varieties, efficient pasture management, dairy and beef cattle nutrition, and environmental sustainability, using state-of-the-art facilities and experimental fields. The site serves as a hub for collaboration between scientists, universities, and farmers, with an international reputation for its contributions to agricultural progress in Uruguay and neighboring countries.
