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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.

he Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA) announced it received a grant from the Arizona Iceberg Lettuce Research Council (AILRC) for the collection, production, and dissemination of lettuce disease research results.

The industry-funded Arizona Iceberg Lettuce Research Council has awarded a $7,956 grant to the University of Arizona’s Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA) for the “collection, production and dissemination of lettuce disease research results.”

The Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA) has been awarded a grant from the Arizona Iceberg Lettuce Research Council (AILRC) for the collection, production, and dissemination of lettuce disease research results.

Yuma-A direct flight from Yuma to Monterey, California could be offered at Yuma International Airport if there is enough demand.

YCEDA was featured in this article about Fusarium Wilt. Check it out!

Yuma County farmers have always been known for their forward-looking farming practices.

Delegates on a tour of Arizona’s innovation attributes were more than a little impressed with the state’s universities and their economic development acumen.