The Peltier Complex is a state-of-the-art agricultural facility designed to better serve NDSU students and faculty, 以及整个州的产业, 区域及其他地区.
NDSU held a groundbreaking ceremony on campus on Wednesday, June 12 for the Bolley Agricultural Laboratory and a dedication ceremony and tours for the newly constructed Peltier Complex.
“Facilities like the Peltier Complex and Bolley Agricultural Laboratry help us continue to innovate, 教育, 研究, 测试, 解决, 为改善北达科他州的生活而成长, 地区和世界,NDSU校长大卫·库克说. “It’s a great day for North Dakota agriculture and a great day to be a Bison.”
The Peltier Complex is a state-of-the-art agricultural facility designed to better serve NDSU students and faculty, 以及整个州的产业, 区域及其他地区, and will support 研究 involving food science, 肉类科学, 肌肉生物, 食品安全, 营养, consumer sensory traits and the development of new agricultural products.
The complex will bring together NDSU’s food science, 肉类科学, cereal science and bioprocess engineering programs, 以及北方作物研究所, 北达科他州贸易办事处, 以及为美国科学家提供的实验室.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural 研究 Service.
“通过将这些项目集中在一个屋檐下, we are creating a unique opportunity for new synergies and collaborative activities that will lead to better solutions for North Dakota farmers and ranchers, 食品加工商, 最终为全世界的消费者服务,格雷格·拉迪说, NDSU’s Joe and Norma Peltier Vice President for Agriculture.
In 2021, the North Dakota Legislature approved $70 million for the completion of a new combined facility and authorized an additional $15 million in fundraising to expand and enhance 研究 and teaching capacity at NDSU.
The complex is named after the Peltier family, one of the region’s most longstanding supporters of teaching, 农业研究与推广, who gave a naming rights gift to support the private fundraising portion of the project.
“It is an honor and pleasure to be part of the legacy that contributed to the Peltier Complex, promoting and adding value to North Dakota Agriculture and that we can honor my dad by putting his name on the complex,Keith Peltier说, Proseed的总裁兼首席执行官.
除了佩尔蒂埃家族, numerous gift commitments were made by several commodity groups, 校友, businesses and friends of NDSU and the NCI as part of NDSU’s $455 million In Our Hands fundraising campaign.
The Bolley Agricultural Laboratory will serve as NDSU’s new agricultural 研究 laboratory and will be one of the largest capital construction projects in NDSU history, housing a variety of agricultural 研究 programs, 包括植物病理学, 植物育种, 杂草科学, 农学, 土壤科学与园艺学.
与实验室同名的亨利. Bolley, was one of the first faculty members at North Dakota Agricultural College, now NDSU.
“就像Bolley, our scientists who will occupy this building will deliver 研究 results that make a difference to those involved in agriculture in North Dakota,拉迪说. “They will develop better crop varieties for our unique climatic conditions, new solutions to challenging plant diseases, and better soil fertility and soil health management practices to improve the economic and biological sustainability of our agricultural production systems.”
The laboratory will be located on the western edge of NDSU’s campus and will overlook agricultural plots immediately adjacent to campus. It will replace many of the current field lab facilities constructed decades ago, 为NDSU的科学家提供了空间, equipment and technology to drive innovation in several key areas related to the state’s agricultural industry and biggest economic sector.
The North Dakota Legislature appropriated $87 million for the construction of this facility during the 2023 legislative session, 哪个匹配到3美元.600万的慈善基金.
The North Dakota Seed Commission offered the leading gift in the public fundraising part of the project.
“The Bolley Agricultural Laboratory will have long-term positive impacts on our industry for decades to come through advancements in crop breeding, 植物病理学和杂草科学,肯·伯奇说, 州种子专员.
Construction is anticipated to begin later this summer.
