The last field trip from our Delaware Agriculture class was the tour of the 350 acre Newark farm.  This was by far the most interesting and exciting trip we have been on and I truly enjoyed it.  We explored all of the different animals and research experiments on the farm and learned a great deal about them.  It was explained to us that the horses are the most challenging animal to take care of on the farm simply because they are very temperamental.  Also, a great challenge to keep the farm running smoothly is the constant maintaining of the land and its resources.  Resource rich farm lands are rapidly being sold off to developers and it is a constant struggle to keep our farm lands safe and resource rich.  As a fight against this increasing loss of farm lands, University of Delaware has recently implemented a variety of research experiments dealing with entomology and wildlife conservation.  New and exciting research is being conducted every day at the Newark farm to ensure the growth of many species, such as honey bees.  One of the most interesting aspects of the Newark farm trip was when we took a tour of the farms milk pasteurizing center, I had never seen or been in a room set up for milking before and it was quite the experience.  I am very happy to have taken a tour of the blue hen farm and I’m very excited to be up there participating in new research experiments next year!