The beautiful Lyons farm consists of approximately 250 hectares. It operates mixed enterprises, supporting teaching and research in the areas of beef, crops, dairy, equine, sheep and pigs.
UCD Lyons Farm operates under the auspices of the UCD College of Health and Agricultural Sciences and is an important resource for the School’s of Agriculture and Food Science and Veterinary Medicine. The facilities are used by undergraduate and postgraduate students and staff as well as for Continuous Professional Development with graduates and agri-food professionals.
Lyons Farm provides the on-farm facilities that support over €20 million in active research grants. In addition it provides the infrastructure to support the graduate research opportunities that lead to both Master's and Doctoral degree awards from both the, UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science & the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine.
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Many wonderful events take place on Lyons Farm for example the Farm Walk and Talk with Agriaware
UCD Lyons Farm is the teaching and research facility operated by University College Dublin outside Newcastle, Co Kildare, about 30 kilometres 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 house itself was formerly the seat of Lord Cloncurry and is a period house of national importance. The farm consists of approximately 250 hectares.
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