Nicolo' Simonato AgrotechPlenty Unlimited Inc. is revolutionizing indoor farming by expanding its footprint with the world’s largest vertical farming research center in Laramie, Wyoming. Leveraging a decade of advancements in plant science and its proprietary technology platform, Plenty is positioning itself as a leader in the global vertical farming industry. The company, which already operates one of the top plant science research centers, received the largest-ever economic development grant from Wyoming to support this expansion. Collaborating with the Wyoming Business Council and the City of Laramie, Plenty’s new facility will enhance its ability to grow a diverse range of crops, from food ingredients to pharmaceuticals, in fully controlled indoor environments. CEO Arama Kukutai emphasizes that this new center will significantly boost research capacity, creating opportunities for partnerships with governments, institutions, and industries worldwide. The vertical farming platform combines advanced genetics, custom hardware, and AI to support over 50 unique crops, ensuring high yields and consistent quality. This expansion will further enhance Plenty’s research capabilities, accelerating crop development and improving food security globally. As the company continues to grow, it aims to reshape agriculture, making fresh produce accessible and resilient against climate impacts
Plenty Unlimited Inc. Expands to Build World’s Largest Vertical Farming Research Center in Wyoming
Plenty Unlimited Inc. has driven many advancements in indoor farming over the past decade in its research and development center in Laramie, Wyo., leveraging its proprietary technology platform. It is currently one of the top plant science research centers in the world, drawing in professional scientists from all over the world and utilizing talent from the nearby University of Wyoming, which is also present. After receiving, the largest economic development grant actually given by the State of Wyoming, Plenty is expanding its footprint and building the world’s largest vertical farming research center in Laramie with the support of the Wyoming Business Council, Laramie Chamber Business Alliance and City of Laramie.
The basic principle that practically any plant can be safely grown indoors is the premise of Plenty. The company is currently concentrating on growing food indoors, but the versatility of its lateral growing platform and its clear, controlled growing environment make it possible to grow plants for applications ranging from food ingredients to pharmaceuticals. Plenty’s continued investment in combined with the increased research space in its new Laramie facility, is enabling the company to explore opportunities to develop through research partnerships with governments, companies, institutions and more.
Plenty Unlimited’s Groundbreaking Vertical Farming Facility in Wyoming to Revolutionize Global Plant Science
Arama Kukutai, CEO of Plenty, stated that the new superior plant science research facility is “not merely the culmination of investing hundreds of millions of dollars in over the past ten years, but it also serves as a blueprint for expanding our research capacity to support projects beneficial to our partners, our industry, and beyond. What we’re building in Wyomingis truly unlike anything else in the world – you’d have to go to Wageningen in the Netherlands to come near. We see a substantial opportunity to make the most of this new platform for domestic farming to create a global network of research centers and increase our influence on the development of both plant science and domestic farming.”
Plenty’s platform brings up advanced genetics and breeding, custom hardware and growing environments, and AI and data analytics. Plenty’s crop diversity has currently successfully grown in its horizontal growing system thanks to this innovative technology, which supports expanding it beyond the more than 50 unique crops, including peppers and tomatoes, berries and tomatoes, and squashes. Plenty’s scientists can screen fresh plant varieties for flavor and quality, next leverage Plenty’s platform to maximize yield and support successful farms.
“The next generation of Plenty’s 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 branded vertical growing system”, said Sasha Preuss, Vice President of Plant Science at Plenty. We recently announced our expansion of Plenty farms to the Middle East , and our research capabilities here in Wyoming , making it possible for us to develop more crops that can be grown there, boosting local production and food security despite the quite distinct climates. That’s a huge plus for having completely controlled research and business farm environments.
Following the selection of MOA Architecture as the project’s A&, E firm, the design for the research center is now full. The opening of the new facility is scheduled for summer 2026, according to Plenty, who will begin construction in the spring of 2026.
Plenty Unlimited Pioneers High-Efficiency Vertical Farms for Year-Round Sustainable Agriculture Worldwide
Through its technology platform, Plenty is rewriting the rules of agriculture so that farmers can grow fresh produce year-round almost anywhere in the world with peak-season quality and up to 350x more yield per acre than normal farms. Plenty farms are the world’s highest-efficiency system for converting electricity into fresh fruits and vegetables. Plenty’s custom approach is designed to preserve the world’s natural resources, make fresh produce accessible to all communities and create resilience in our food systems against weather, location, pests and climate impacts. Plenty operates the world’s most advanced interior farm in Compton, California, and is building the world’s first vertical farm to grow strawberries indoors at scale near Richmond, Virginia, its first international farm in Abu Dhabi, and the world’s largest vertical farming research center in Laramie, Wyoming.
