Created in 1951, the Institute's mission is to offer quality research, education, and demonstration programs addressing critical agricultural and environmental issues relevant to Northern New York, Vermont and Quebec farmers.

Fruits, vegetables, beef and dairy cattle, mules, sheep, pigs, chickens, turkeys, pheasants and brook trout were raised on the farm.

Miner also built a 20-bedroom guesthouse and an entertainment center named Harmony Hall, which included an auditorium, complete with a stage large enough for 300 people.

Miner Institute conducts research in the areas of crop-animal-environment interactions, cow comfort and behavior, and equine reproductive management.

The current herd, consisting of approximately 600 registered Holstein dairy cows, is milked three times a day in a double-12 parallel parlor with automatic identification and pedometer system.

[5] Miner is also a demonstration farm, exhibiting crop, dairy, and equine production innovations for regional producers and allied industries.

It is conducted with Miner staff and teaching faculty from the Center for Earth and Environmental Science at Plattsburgh State University.

ADM curriculum focuses on teaching practical dairy operation, research analysis, and exposing future producers to allied industries.