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Solutions to Desert Agriculture's Pressing Problems

The Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA) is an innovative public-private partnership that connects top scientists to the desert agricultural industry. Together we put science to work developing solutions to the challenges of arid-land crop production. Our work focuses on high-priority issues identified by industry stakeholders, including but not limited to increasing production efficiencies through disease and water management, crop yield maximization, food safety, and technology utilization.

Featured Videos

Introduction to YCEDA
March 3, 2015
Programs and Strategies for Mitigation of Soilborne Plant Diseases
January 26, 2017
Advancing Management of Fusarium Wilt of Lettuce: Breakout Results
January 26, 2017

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29
Farming the Desert: The Evolution of Agriculture
10:00am to 1:00pm

Latest News

Agriculture tech talk reveals new innovations in automated weeding and thinning machines

October 29, 2018

The Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture is hosting a series of Ag Tech Talks. In their most recent talk, they field demonstrations from 12 companies from all over the world present on new agriculture technology.

Transport Technologies: Advances revolutionizing future of farming

October 7, 2018

The Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA) hosted an AgTech Talk on transplant technologies featuring Brian Antle, Matt DiCori, and Gary Ursrey. Click here to read the PDF.

Yuma crops could be affected by storm

October 2, 2018

Within the fresh produce industry, farmers need to plant every day to harvest every day or it leads to issues down the road, according to Paul Brierley, executive director for the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture.

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