Examine soil and grass, play games, and try your hand milking with our cow simulators! Plus, lots of dairy goodies to be given away at this hands-on, family friendly experience.

The UCD Institute of Food and Health is proud of its research expertise in global food systems. Soil has many functions, as well as producing our food, other functions include air quality and composition, temperature regulation, carbon and nutrient cycling, water cycling and quality, natural “waste” (decomposition) treatment and recycling.

Explore the importance of soil in growing healthy grass, which the cows feed on to produce quality dairy. Become a researcher, examine soil and grass samples and try your hand at milking a cow!