On The Horizon: Witter Farm Modernization Project

At the Witter Research and Teaching Center, we are undergoing a major renovation and upgrade of our facilities. This modernization will support long-standing relationships with industry and corporate partners, increase student and faculty productivity, and provide a welcome center to thousands of visitors from the region.

With these renovations, the Witter Center will be poised to contribute significantly to the state’s workforce and economic needs. Witter is a center where students take animal and veterinary sciences classes, conduct research, and enjoy the farm setting for stress relief. Moreover, Witter welcomes more than 6,000 visitors annually, helping recruit new students to major in Animal and Veterinary Sciences. With the excellent faculty and hands-on large-animal experience, many graduates are successful candidates for veterinary schools and other graduate programs.

Renderings of proposed J. Franklin Witter Teaching and Research Center Dairy Barn modernizations
The modernization plan includes a new milking barn with:

  • DeLaval VMS Series V300 Milking Robot
  • 50-Cow, Free-Stall System
  • Teaching Spaces
  • Staff and Research Offices
  • Public Viewing Platform

We hope our friends, alumni, associations, and business partners will support the new Witter Farm project. Please see naming opportunities below. If you are interested, find out more online: umaine.edu/wittercenter

Support

Or, fill out the pledge form here

 

Contact us at:

University of Maine Foundation – Elizabeth Erickson (Senior Director of Philathropy)
207.581.1145 / elizabeth.erickson@maine.edu
Email

Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station – George Criner (Associate Director)
207.581.3205 / criner@maine.edu
Email

Witter Research and Teaching Center – Patricia Henderson (Superintendent)
207.581.2793 / patricia.henderson@maine.edu
Email

 

Naming Opportunities

GIVING LEVELSPACEDONOR-RECOGNITION NAMENOTES
$250,000Dairy BarnNaming of Dairy Barn
$50,000Feed AlleyGermaine Level
$25,000Cow Walkway (North)Superintendent Level
Cow Walkway (South)Superintendent Level
Manure AlleySuperintendent Level
$10,000Milk Tank RoomUMADCOWS Club Level*
Viewing WalkwayUMADCOWS Club Level
OfficeUMADCOWS Club LevelMarcinkowski - T.B.D.
Equipment RoomUMADCOWS Club Level
$5,000Milk HouseUMADCOWS Club Level
Milk TankUMADCOWS Club Level
$3,000Grain BinUMADCOWS Club Level
Utility RoomUMADCOWS Club LevelMcVey Family -T.B.D.
East Water TroughUMADCOWS Club LevelLowell Lundy, Esq. - T.B.D.
West Water TroughUMADCOWS Club Level
BathroomUMADCOWS Club Level
$1,000Cow StallsWranglers Level
$500General FundMilk Peddlers Level

*University of Maine Applied Dairy Cooperative of Organized Working Students