Yuma Ag & You: Farmers recognize changing conditions

June 12, 2016

Yuma County farmers have always been known for their forward-looking farming practices. They are quick to recognize the changing conditions they deal with including water, crop production practices, labor, food safety, homeland security, stresses of the desert environment and other challenges. A group of eight growers from the Yuma and Salinas areas formed a council to advise the University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) on future trends and issues that will affect the industry in 2013. The UofA CALS dean is an ex-officio member of the council.

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.