Plenty Unlimited Inc. has helped create advancements in indoor farming over the past decade in its research and development (R&D) center in Laramie, Wyo., leveraging its proprietary R&D technology platform.
After receiving an economic development grant given by the State of Wyoming, Plenty is expanding its R&D footprint and build a large vertical farming research center in Laramie with the support of the Wyoming Business Council, Laramie Chamber Business Alliance and City of Laramie. Following the selection of MOA Architecture as the project's A&E firm, the design for the research center is now complete. Plenty will break ground next spring and is targeting summer 2026 for the opening of the new facility.
Arama Kukutai, CEO of Plenty said that: "This new advanced plant science research facility is not only the culmination of investing hundreds of millions of dollars into R&D over the past decade, but a blueprint for expanding our research capacity to support projects valuable to our partners, our industry and beyond. We see a significant opportunity to leverage this new platform for R&D and indoor growing to build a global network of research centers to increase our impact on the future of both plant science and indoor farming."
Plenty's continued investment in R&D, combined with the increased research space in its new Laramie facility, is enabling the company to explore opportunities to innovate through research partnerships with governments, companies, institutions and more.
Plenty's R&D platform brings together advanced genetics and breeding; custom hardware and growing environments; and AI and data analytics. This advanced technology supports accelerating Plenty's crop diversity beyond the more than 50 different crops–from berries and tomatoes to peppers and squashes–it has already successfully grown in its vertical growing system. Plenty's scientists can screen new plant varieties for flavor and quality, then leverage Plenty's R&D platform to maximize yield and support profitable farms.
Sasha Preuss, Vice President of Plant Science at Plenty said that: "The next generation of Plenty's R&D platform that we're deploying in Wyoming enables us to develop new crops at a much faster rate and expand the portfolio of plants we can grow in Plenty's patented vertical growing system. We just announced our expansion of Plenty farms to the Middle East and the research capabilities we have here in Wyoming make it possible for us to develop additional crops that can be grown in those farms – increasing regional production and food security despite the very different climates. That's a big advantage to having both research and commercial farm environments that are totally controlled."
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