US (AZ): Official launch of UAgFarm at CEAC

The University of Arizona’s Controlled Environment Agriculture Center and technology/industry collaborators have come together to launch a new multi-tier vertical farm (VF) based research, education, and outreach facility (UAgFarm). The UAgFarm facility was developed for engineering and science based research to help advance technology and crop production applications with indoor growing under artificial lighting, to provide experiential educational opportunities for students, and to educate and inform growers and the public on indoor growing systems.

The UAgFarm was initiated by UA-WEES equipment grant funding and project “Urban Agric. Vertical Farm System for CEA Research, Education and Outreach” (M. Kacira-PI, G. Giacomelli, C. Kubota), and with in-kind supports and collaboration provided by Illumitex (for LED lighting system), Indoor Harvest, Corp. (multi-tier production system), Civic Farms LLC., Hort Americas, UA Campus Agricultural Center and CEAC.

For more information:
ceac.arizona.edu