A grand opening ceremony was July 17, 2015.
The move from the former dairy science complex on Southgate Drive was prompted by the expansion of the Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport, the Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Tech Corporate Research Center, and a new U.S. 460 interchange.
Phase I of construction was a $14 million project that was funded by Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Tech with nongeneral funds. The Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ General Assembly has approved $7.6 million in funding for Phase II, which will include a demonstration facility near Plantation Road, an applied reproductive physiology facility adjacent to the Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, and an intensive metabolism research facility at the Kentland Farm complex.
Construction on the Phase II of the dairy relocation occurred in 2016.