Iverson Field

The Iverson Field Service Centre (FSC) provides technical resources, land, buildings and equipment to University staff, students, and external organisations for field-based research and teaching.

The complex consists of two main buildings incorporating a lecture theatre, offices, postgraduate student rooms, tearoom, showers, toilets, stores and workshop.

There are facilities for sample washing, dissection, drying and weighing as well as seed threshing and cleaning. A sample grinding room and facilities for cool storage are also provided along with specialised equipment for conducting plant-based studies

The Service Centre can be found on the corner of South Drive and Springs Road.

• Iverson Field, a 13 hectare block, is located immediately to the south of the complex.
  It is sub-divided into paddocks of mainly one hectare or less providing for much of the field research and teaching requirements of staff and postgraduate students at Lincoln.
• The 350 hectare Ashley Dene Farm  is available for dry land pastoral research.
• There is also a Nursery Greenhouse Complex providing controlled environments on Farm Road. It consists of 1,000 m² of greenhouse space, 500 m² of shadehouse space, and protected outdoor areas available for container based experimental and teaching work. A potting area and limited facilities for crop analysis are also provided. Potting mixes can be made to order.
• The Horticulture Research Area (HRA) lies at the end of Farm Road.
  It comprises 26 hectares of land divided into a number of sheltered blocks which allow for a diverse range of research and teaching.  Blocks include, nut trees, an amenity area, and a demonstration orchard. Other areas have been developed to allow for niche vegetable studies and field trials. A 2.5 ha teaching and research vineyard can also be found here.
   

Want more information:

Contact:
Manager: Alan Marshall
Land Use Requirements: Don Heffer
Horticulture Research Area: Warwick Mottram
Field Service Centre Facilities: Dave Jack
Nursery Greenhouse Complex: Brent Richards
Vineyard: Glen L Creasy