It's Not a Tree: Rubber Plant Could Change Tire, Southwest AZ Ag Industries

Nov. 3, 2016

Paul Brierley with the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture says that until industry creates the infrastructure to process the plant, it isn’t likely to become a widespread crop in the Yuma area.

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.