Farms: Campus Farm and Mann Valley Farm

Farms: Campus Farm and Mann Valley Farm

Campus Farm
Location: 1475 South Wasson Lane
Mail: 410 S. 3rd Street
River Falls, WI 54022

Mann Valley Farm
129 South Glover Road
River Falls, WI 54022

Campus Farm

Located south of River Falls within walking distance of campus, the Campus Farm includes approximately 130 acres primarily devoted to horse operations. The facilities of the farm include outdoor and heated indoor rodeo arenas, barns with classroom space, breeding facilities and pasture and hay land. The rodeo arena is the site of an intercollegiate, student-run rodeo each September. A multi-purpose arena is utilized for livestock shows and sales, horse science coursework, an indoor riding arena and colt barn. FFA career development events take place here as well. An additional 32 acres is utilized for horticulture research and extension work, and an 8-acre site on the northwest edge of the farm is devoted to environmental science and forestry projects. These laboratory plots are used by students for research, observation and practical learning experience.

Mann Valley Farm

Mann Valley Farm is located 2.5 miles northwest of River Falls and includes approximately 475 acres.

The farm is comprised of dairy, beef, sheep, swine, cropping, feed processing, and composting enterprises, and the St. Croix Valley Bull Testing Station.

In addition, the Dairy Learning Center showcases indoor classrooms, a milking center, pavilion for livestock sales and shows, and 82 acres of state forest.