Tucson Area Agricultural Centers 1 CAMPUS AGRICULTURAL CENTER

Tucson Area Agricultural Centers 1. CAMPUS AGRICULTURAL CENTER (CAC) cals. arizona. edu/aes/taac/cac Departmental Facilities: • Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering • Agriculture Technology Education Center • Controlled Environment Agriculture Center • Food Product Safety Laboratory • Karsten Turfgrass Research Center • William J Parker Agricultural Research Center • Pima County Cooperative Extension • Greenhouse space: • Roger Road – 18, 432 ft 2 • Allen Road – 15, 275 ft 2 • 6 th Street Garage – 13, 312 ft 2 Support Facilities: • 2 outdoor meeting areas with a total capacity of 600 • 4 Classrooms with a total capacity of 280 • Vehicle repair facility • 64. 75 acres of irrigated land for field research • 3 miles north of UA main campus Mission Provide land, facilities, and operational maintenance in support of the College of Agriculture and Life Science (CALS) teaching, research, and extension missions. Crews • • • Administration Maintenance & Construction Fields & Grounds Greenhouse Vehicle Repair & Maintenance Information Technology Support Strengths • Diversity of facilities, land, and resource infrastructure • Proximity to campus • Skilled and committed staff 3. SANTA RITA EXPERIMENTAL RANGE (SRER) www. cals. arizona. edu/srer/ • • • 5 Lodging facilities with a total capacity of 31 Meeting room with capacity of 50 52, 000 Acres of range land Active grazing management cooperative agreement Average of 35 research studies annually Average of 13 publications Over 1000 publications in press Home to National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) 40 miles south of Tucson • Education outreach programs: • Teacher training • Middle and high school student science programs • Citizen science programs • Community outreach events 4. AL-MARAH EQUINE CENTER (AMEC) 2. WEST CAMPUS AGRICULTURAL CENTER (WCAC) The University of Arizona Tucson, AZ • • • Under CALS mission development and planning 88 Acre Equine Facility 11 miles east of UA main campus Departmental Facilities: • Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory • Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory • School of Animal & Comparative Biomedical Sciences Beef Unit • • 21. 50 acres of irrigated land for field research About 5 miles west of Campus Agricultural Center 5. RED ROCK AGRICULTURAL CENTER (RRAC) • • • 160 acres of irrigated land for field research 250 Kw solar array providing power for irrigation well pump 36 miles north of UA main campus Prepared by: Martin Picazzo, Information Technology Support Analyst