Through Innovative Partnership, 'Hot Shot' Team Tackles Yuma Produce Perils

Aug. 11, 2014

The new Center for Excellence in Desert Agriculture will aid growers with science and information to address threats to agriculture.

Agriculture is big business in Arizona, and industry leaders in Yuma County are teaming up with the University of Arizona to arm growers with science and information they need to swiftly tackle threats to their profitability. The recently launched Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture - YCEDA – will provide the latest research and information in pest management, food safety, plant diseases, water conservation and more.

Yuma Agriculture generates $4.4B to state economy.

Feb. 10, 2025

A new economic impact study by University of Arizona's Dr. George Frisvold reveals the critical role of Yuma County in Arizona's economy.

Dr. George Frisvold's November 2024 report

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The Desert Difference

Dec. 12, 2024

Conference in Yuma Drives Innovation in Arid Land Agriculture

attendees of the Desert Difference AgTech Conference watch a field demo on Day 1 — Leslie Hawthorne Klinger

https://research.arizona.edu/news/desert-difference

In agricultural Yuma, state, federal and local water talks are dictated by the law of the river

May 22, 2024

The Colorado River supplies water to millions of people across the American West, travels 1,450 miles and drains into seven US states, including Arizona, and two in Mexico. The river is the heart of the agricultural irrigation system for farmers in the Yuma growing region. The law of the river determines where it goes.