Welcome to Miner Institute

"No other occupation is so vitally important to the human race,
nor requires such a wide range of practical and technical knowledge, as farming."
- William H. Miner, 1915

Located in New York's fertile Champlain Valley, the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute is the present-day manifestation of the philosophy and principles once embodied in Heart's Delight Farm. Since its creation in 1951, the principal function has been, and continues to be, the economic improvement of agricultural operations through research, education, and demonstration.

Miner Institute conducts research programs that apply basic science to contemporary problems confronting the dairy and equine industries. Our areas of focus include the crop-animal interface, cow comfort and behavior, and equine reproductive management.

Miner Institute delivers outstanding educational programs designed to train students to return to the dairy and equine industries in decision-making roles. Our continuing education programs disseminate practical animal-crop system information to producers and allied industry to enhance the future sustainability of dairy and equine production systems.

Utilizing both the onsite Holstein dairy farm and our Morgan horse herd, Miner Institute demonstrates the latest innovations in crop and dairy/equine production so that regional producers and allied industry may understand the on-farm application of new technologies.

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Built in 1908, the Farm Office houses management and administrative staff.	Miner Center is the hub of our educational and research programs.	What's New: 2009 Annual Report July 2010 Farm Report The Miner Agricultural Research Institute: Grooming Tomorrow's Farmers & Scientists Willsboro Research Farm Learning the Ins and Outs of Agriculture Northern NY Collaboration Enhancing On-Farm Water Quality Control President Rick Grant responds to the Jan. 27, 2010 episode of ABC's Nightline, "Disturbing Reality of Dairy Land." Dr. Joseph Burke appears on Mountain Lake Journal to discuss his biography William H. Miner: The Man and the Myth.
Our state-of-the-art dairy barn is home to 300 registered Holstein dairy cows.	The main entrance to Miner Institute.
HD Silver Bay, a 3-year-old mare, is one of the Institute's Morgan horses.	Calves are housed in individual hutches, which reduces the chance of disease transmissions.

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