UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
In spring 2013, CAFES began the process of constructing a Master Plan for the Campus and Mann Valley Farms. This Plan serves as a guide for the development of the farms over the next 20 years. A planner from Vierbicher Associates and our campus planner led a steering committee of faculty and staff through several workshops to help better define our needs now and into the future. Students, industry representatives, campus and local community members were also also invited to participate at various stages in the process.
The final Master Plans for the Laboratory Farms (PDF links available below) address current shortfalls in order to provide a first-class teaching facility for current and future CAFES students.
Updates February 2016: At the Mann Valley Farm, a new beef cattle handling facility is under construction and a new portable beef calving shed containing three maternity pens has been installed. Select dairy curtains on buildings in the Dairy Learning Center were replaced. Some much needed electrical and plumbing updates were made in the student residence on the Mann Valley Farm as well. On the Campus Farm, the floor in the indoor riding arena has completely been redone.
November 2014: The vertical silos on the Campus Farm and Mann Valley Farm were demolished in accordance with priority projects laid out in the Master Plans created for each farm. All debris from the demolitions was recycled, including more than 30 tons of steel. See the video below to watch the demolition first-hand.
Master Plan Highlights
Master Plan Priorities
Master Plan Highlights
Master Plan Priorities
Two maps are included in the final Master Plan for each farm: