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Dumping romaine and loss of jobs - how the E. Coli outbreak affected Yuma

November 28, 2018

Paul Brierley, executive director for Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture, says: "... I guarantee you that Yuma has spent this whole off-season, and the whole industry, is trying to just double down on food safety efforts.

Romaine lettuce grown in California linked to E. coli outbreak

November 27, 2018 With the CDC deeming it safe to eat romaine again, as long as it’s not from central California, farmers in Arizona are ready to get their greens back on the shelves.

Local reactions to the latest E. coli outbreak

November 21, 2018 Romaine lettuce is about 50 percent of the leafy greens grown in Yuma County. Paul Brierley with the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture shares his thoughts on the latest findings along with the Mayor of Yuma shares a statement he just released about the outbreak.

Field Demos: Growers look at automated technologies

November 18, 2018

With field workers getting harder to find, farmers are turning their attention to automated equipment. The economies of the United States and Mexico are booming, and workers are looking for better opportunities off the fields.

Lettuce Thinning Goes Automated with New Machines

November 15, 2018 As the winter lettuce production capital of the country, Yuma, AZ is a hotbed of activity in the fall, winter, and early spring.

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.

Farmers Preventing Another E.coli Outbreak in Yuma

September 25, 2018 Earlier this year the FDA linked an E.coli outbreak to the lettuce capital of the world, Yuma, AZ. Carmen Valencia from KYMA interviewed YCEDA's Executive Director, Paul Brierley about pathogen prevention.