[1] Merrill owned the "Springdale" herd, and his family had farmed with registered cattle since 1881.

[1] Over a thousand embryos from the Wilson's Trina family of cows have been exported to the United Kingdom, initially to sell to farms in the 1980s and 1990s to build up their stock.

[1] In 1975, the farm won the New England Outstanding Young Breeder Award.

As of 2021, the farm was a 20-time winner of the Premier Breeder at the Maine State Show.

[1][4] Mike Wilson, founder of Wilsondale Farm, died at the facility on June 5, 2021.