ISU Ag Innovation Lab Encourages Research, Collaboration
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ISU Research Park's new $18M ag innovation lab encourages research and collaboration

The future of agriculture in central Iowa just got a little bit more exciting thanks to a notable collaboration and vision.

More than 100 people gathered at the Iowa State Research Park on Dec. 5 in Ames to celebrate the grand opening of the Alliant Energy Agriculture Innovation Lab. Iowa State President Wendy Wintersteen, as well as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, joined representatives with the Iowa State Research Park and Alliant Energy during last week's ceremony.

Also known as the Digital Ag Innovation Lab, the building provides more than 85,000 square feet of collaboration space for Alliant Energy and Iowa State’s College of Agriculture and Life Science’s Digital Ag Innovation team. It also will house agtech training and events.

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Photo and article originally published by The Des Moines Register/Ames Tribune in December 2024.

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