Reservoir Farms Launches Pilot in Arizona for Physical AI Innovation in Specialty Crops

July 09, 2026 11:36 AM EDT | Source: Reservoir

Salinas, California--(Newsfile Corp. - July 9, 2026) - Reservoir today announced its pilot expansion into Arizona with a new location live and operational on October 1, 2026, in time for the fall and winter growing season. Developed in collaboration with the University of Arizona's Yuma Center for Excellence in Desert Agriculture (YCEDA) and the Yuma Agricultural Center (YAC), Reservoir will extend the company's on-farm innovation model into one of the nation's most important specialty crop regions.

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Key Takeaways:

  • Reservoir will extend the company's on-farm innovation model into Arizona - one of the nation's most important specialty crop regions.
  • By placing the Yuma Agricultural Center at the center of the Arizona effort, Reservoir is strengthening the connection between field research, commercial production and startup development.
  • This expansion builds on a longstanding relationship between the agricultural industries of Salinas and Yuma. Often called Salinas's "sister city," Yuma grows an estimated 90% of the nation's leafy greens during the winter season, from November through March.

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ABOUT RESERVOIR

Reservoir is a new rural institution that combines an agricultural innovation platform with a venture capital fund to advance the impact of rugged AI in critical industries, especially agriculture. Reservoir Farms are the world's first on-farm robotics innovation centers, starting in the Salinas Valley and expanding to other key regions across California and the American West. Reservoir VC backs startups solving real problems in specialty crops that compound to other outdoor industries and across the rugged physical AI stack. By combining R&D space, hands-on grower input, and early-stage capital, Reservoir helps turn promising ideas into tools for the growers who feed the world. Learn more at https://reservoir.co.

Contacts:

Jennifer Goldston
jennifer@agtechpr.com

Source: Reservoir

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