Cowpen Branch Facility
Agricultural Profitability & Sustainability Demonstration/Research

The Cowpen Branch Facility consists of approximately 50 acres of land located off Cowpen Branch Road near Hastings in St. Johns County. The Cowpen Branch Facility has been operated by IFAS since the late 1950s and has a long track record of excellent potato production. Currently, 21 acres are used for crop production research.

Approximately 15 acres at the site were in pine production until 2003. The pine has been harvested, but the pine land has not been prepared for row crop production. Infrastructure at the site currently includes a 60 x 110 ft covered barn/workshop that houses the potato washing and grading equipment, a pesticide mix/load facility, a 32 x 125 ft pole barn for equipment storage and meetings, small concrete block storage building, temporary containers for storage, and a double-wide construction trailer with offices.

Read about the Cowpen Branch research projects and programs.