Highmoor Farm is ideally suited to provide research-based information for the apple industry, but it is also home to active vegetable and small fruit variety trials and integrated pest management programs. Currently, the farm is the site of an evaluation of new apple cultivars, part of a multistate project that is attempting to identify new apple varieties that are hardy and productive with high consumer appeal. Another project with apples is an evaluation of rootstocks in various environments and under different management systems.

The farm is the site of vegetable and small fruit variety trials. Recent trials have included green peppers, snap beans, onions, sweet corn, and strawberries. Researchers at the farm are also trying to improve the transplant quality of muskmelons and to develop new ways to manage corn earworm on sweet corn and powdery mildew on pumpkins.

In addition to these projects, Highmoor Farm serves as the base for UMaine Extension's apple and sweet corn IPM scouting and nutrient management programs. There is also a medicinal herb demonstration garden, with 20 to 25 commonly used herbs, and a recent agreement between The University of Maine and the Maine Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation sets aside some land at the farm to be used for a breeding orchard of American chestnut trees. A hazel nut trial began in Spring 2005 on one acre of land.

The Maine Compost School program is offered at Highmoor Farm. Participants receive classroom instruction, laboratory experience and hands-on project exercises in this setting.