Farms & Service Facilities
The station maintains its offices and principal research laboratories in Orono. Additional research facilities include Aroostook Farm in Presque Isle, Highmoor Farm in Monmouth, Blueberry Hill Farm in Jonesboro, J. F. Witter Teaching and Research Center in Old Town, the Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden and the Roger Clapp Greenhouses in Orono, Rogers Farm in Old Town and the Dwight B. Demeritt Forest in Old Town and Orono. The off-campus facilities of the Experiment Station provide an essential platform for applied field research that is integrated with research at campus laboratories.
Farms, forests, gardens, and greenhouses
Located in Presque Isle, Aroostook Farms is the center for agricultural research and development for Maine’s potato industry.
Located in Jonesboro, Blueberry Hill Farm is the center for agricultural research and development for Maine’s wild blueberry industry.
Located in Monmouth, Highmoor Farm provides research and development programs for Maine’s fruit and vegetable growers.
J. F. Witter Teaching and
Research Center
Located in Old Town, J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center hosts large animal research and animal science teaching.
Roger Clapp Greenhouse and Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamental Trial Garden
These two entities are research and teaching facilities in horticulture on the UMaine campus.
The University Forests include forest lands owned by the University of Maine and the University of Maine Foundation, which includes 51 properties accounting for approximately 14,436 acres throughout the state.
Research laboratories and facilities
Analytical Laboratory
and Maine Soil Testing Service
Provides analytical services to the public and research staff including analyses of soil, compost, manure, wood ash, fertilizers, organic residuals and other materials for nutrient content, organic matter, lead and other trace elements.
Dr. Matthew Highlands Pilot Plant
A state of the art facility committed to helping food processors, entrepreneurs, farmers, researchers and students in the food industry. Our equipment and services offer a variety of options for anyone seeking to expand product lines, create value added foods, solve issues in current food products, and scale up recipes for commercial production. To request use of this facility please fill out this form.
Processes branches from sites that are suspected to contain spruce budworm (SBW). Through a laboratory process we can determine the number of SBW larvae (L2s) per site to inform landowners and organizations about the level of risk to their spruce-fir forests. This information can then be used to make management decisions that could lessen the ecological and economic impacts of this forest pest.
Hunting and Trapping on UMaine Properties
The University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias recognizes the tradition of hunting and trapping in the state and welcomes these activities on many of its properties as part of an ongoing commitment to public service and access.