Agricultural Research Building
Research That Impacts the Commonwealth
The Agricultural Research Building will serve as the college’s central research hub, closely aligned with its teaching and extension missions. Equipped with cutting-edge laboratories, rooftop research greenhouses, classrooms and office spaces for faculty, graduate students and staff, it will facilitate collaborative research endeavors. Additionally, it will feature a versatile 250-seat auditorium adaptable for both educational lectures and public events.
The Agricultural Research Building will house the following:
- Department of Entomology
- Department of Horticulture
- Department of Animal & Food Sciences
- Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
- State Entomology Office
- 8 Teaching Labs
- Teaching Greenhouse
- 250-seat auditorium
- 59,830 nsf of wet lab & support space
- 1,484 nsf of dry lab space
- Rooftop headhouse/greenhouse complex
- Plant Diagnostic Lab
- Necropsy, vivarium & insect rearing labs
- Office & meeting spaces
- Growth chambers, cold storage
- Food Sensory Lab
Project Details
Groundbreaking Ceremony June 14, 2024 Construction Began June 2024 Construction Completed November 2026 Responsible Firms BHDP Architecture Flad Architects
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“This will be an exciting advantage for our college because we already have excellent research farms throughout Kentucky, and soon we will have excellent labs on our campus.”
James Matthews
Associate Dean for Research
