What we do
Advancing purpose-driven science.
Your go-to for research support and more.
Arizona Experiment Station isn't one physical site but a network of research centers and infrastructure across the state, designed to support science at every stage of discovery.
What is an Agricultural Experiment Station?
At least one land-grant college or university per state is home to an Agricultural Experiment Station. Established by the Hatch Act of 1887 and supported through Federal Capacity Funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture, Experiment Stations provide vital support for a broad base of critically important programs that address local, state and national issues. Federal and state governments cooperate in funding the research done at the stations, with additional income coming from grants, contracts, and the sale of products.
Hatch activities include research on all aspects of agriculture, including soil and water conservation and use; plant and animal production, protection, and health; processing, distribution, safety, marketing, and utilization of food and agricultural products; forestry, including range management and range products; multiple use of forest rangelands; aquaculture; home economics and family life; human nutrition; rural and community development; molecular biology; and biotechnology.
Here in the arid Southwest, our Arizona Experiment Station supports purpose-driven science to address real-world issues important to our communities, food systems, natural resources and future.
Who can use the Arizona Experiment Station?
We can support your research, instruction, and extension activities, whether you're a public or private researcher or an educator at the University of Arizona or another institution.
We also partner with state and regional farmers, growers, and producers to support product testing, development and demonstration, in collaboration with the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture, and the College of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences.
Interested in learning more? Submit a an inquery or connect with our staff.
Why bring your research here?
When you bring your research to the Arizona Experiment Station, you're investing in our network of infrastructure and building a collective space for researchers from all over the world to test new ideas and develop new knowledge on arid and semi-arid environments, agriculture, and natural resource management.
Arizona Experiment Station’s 11 locations span the geographic and biological diversity of the state, providing opportunities for scalable research and technological development from incubation, to large scale experimentation and implementation.
Across the state, we have 2,600 acres of irrigable land, 122,000 acres of rangeland, 73,600 ft2 of greenhouse space, 350 range cattle, and 21,000 ft2 of shop space. Not to mention, we have lab space, conference halls, dormitories, and, of course, a 30-ton robotic field scanner.
Simply put, when you work with Arizona Experiment Station you're contributing to a legacy and commitment to serve the public good.