Photos: Bayer Crop Science dedicates new facility in Marana
Bayer Crop Science dedicated their newest facility in Marana, on March 4, 2020.
The site boasts seven acres of automated greenhouse space which will be used to create corn hybrids. While many processes within the facility are done by machines, over one hundred employees will work out of the site.
Bayer decided on Arizona for its light quality.
Automated Greenhouse
Arizona native Josh Padilla who works as a greenhouse technician at the Bayer site in Marana checks newly repotted corn seedlings to make sure they are straight as the pots move down a conveyor belt on their way to a greenhouse, on March 4, 2020. The facility boasts seven acres of greenhouse for corn growth and while mostly automated will employ over one hundred people.
Automated Greenhouse
One of the greenhouses at the Bayer site in Marana, on March 4, 2020. The facility boasts seven acres of greenhouse for corn growth and while mostly automated will employ over one hundred people.
Automated Greenhouse
Newly repotted corn seedlings are individually scanned as they move along a conveyor belt before being placed in a greenhouse at the Bayer site in Marana, on March 4, 2020. The facility boasts seven acres of greenhouse for corn growth and while mostly automated will employ over one hundred people.
Automated Greenhouse
Stalks of corn line the inside of a greenhouse at the Bayer site in Marana, on March 4, 2020. The facility boasts seven acres of greenhouse for corn growth and while mostly automated will employ over one hundred people.
Automated Greenhouse
Recently dibbled soil is moved along a conveyor belt to the automated planter where seeds are placed into the soil at the Bayer site in Marana, on March 4, 2020. The containers are then moved to a nursery before being ready to go into a greenhouse. The facility boasts seven acres of greenhouse for corn growth and while mostly automated will employ over one hundred people.
Automated Greenhouse
Corn seedlings stay in a nursery for seven to ten day before being repotted and placed in a greenhouse at the Bayer site in Marana, on March 4, 2020. The facility boasts seven acres of greenhouse for corn growth and while mostly automated will employ over one hundred people.
Automated Greenhouse
Anthony Pintor demonstrates a virtual reality system used to teach new employees and members of the public how to work in a greenhouse at the Bayer site in Marana, on March 4, 2020. The facility boasts seven acres of greenhouse for corn growth and while mostly automated will employ over one hundred people.
Automated Greenhouse
An automated planter places seeds in soil containers at the Bayer site in Marana, on March 4, 2020. The facility boasts seven acres of greenhouse for corn growth and while mostly automated will employ over one hundred people.
Automated Greenhouse
A tour group views the nursery where seedlings spend a week to 10 days before being repotted and placed in a greenhouse at the Bayer site in Marana, on March 4, 2020. The facility boasts seven acres of greenhouse for corn growth and while mostly automated will employ over one hundred people.
Automated Greenhouse
A newly repotted corn plant is watered before being placed in a greenhouse at the Bayer site in Marana, on March 4, 2020. The facility boasts seven acres of greenhouse for corn growth and while mostly automated will employ over one hundred people.
Automated Greenhouse
QR codes line pots of corn stalks at the Bayer site in Marana, on March 4, 2020. Each plant is given an individual code to track its growth throughout the greenhouse process. The facility boasts seven acres of greenhouse for corn growth and while mostly automated will employ over one hundred people.
Automated Greenhouse
Robert Reiter, head of research and development for Bayer Crop Science, speaks at the dedication of the company's new site in Marana, on March 4, 2020. The facility boasts seven acres of greenhouse for corn growth and while mostly automated will employ over one hundred people.
Automated Greenhouse
Trent Yantes, head of trait and pipeline delivery for Bayer Crop Science, speaks during the dedication of the new site in Marana, on March 4, 2020. The facility boasts seven acres of greenhouse for corn growth and while mostly automated will employ over one hundred people.
Automated Greenhouse
Mike Graham, head of breeding at Bayer Crop Science, speaks at the dedication of the company's new facility in Marana, on March 4, 2020. The facility boasts seven acres of greenhouse for corn growth and while mostly automated will employ over one hundred people.
Automated Greenhouse
Robert Reiter, head of research and development for Bayer Crop Science, speaks at the dedication of the company's new site in Marana, on March 4, 2020. The facility boasts seven acres of greenhouse for corn growth and while mostly automated will employ over one hundred people.
Automated Greenhouse
Director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture Mark Killian speaks during a dedication of the Bayer site in Marana, on March 4, 2020. The facility boasts seven acres of greenhouse for corn growth and while mostly automated will employ over one hundred people.
Automated Greenhouse
Director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture Mark Killian speaks during a dedication of the Bayer site in Marana, on March 4, 2020. The facility boasts seven acres of greenhouse for corn growth and while mostly automated will employ over one hundred people.
Automated Greenhouse
Bayer staff and partners who helped in the new Marana site cut a ribbon in front of the facility following a dedication, on March 4, 2020. The facility boasts seven acres of greenhouse for corn growth and while mostly automated will employ over one hundred people.
Josh Galemore
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