August 2, 2021 The impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV) that freshly sprouted in Yuma, affected about 40 fields this past spring. Now, researchers like Dr. Stephanie Slinski are trying to see if the pest can survive in the summer heat.
May 4, 2021

At the University of Arizona's Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture, researchers are looking for solutions to the ever-changing climate. The center is a land laboratory that helps farmers overcome problems in the field.

March 30, 2021

Sewage testing helps healthcare professionals understand when, if and how much Covid-19 is present in the population of a given area and provides early warning of a possible outbreak. The presence of coronavirus appears in sewage days before people begin to show symptoms.

March 29, 2021

The main goal of this project is to measure water usage. They have calculated an 85-90% efficiency in terms of water use for crops. "This project is to account for every drop for each crop because of the shortage of water from the Colorado River," Dr. Saber stated.

March 16, 2021 “Early into the coronavirus pandemic, Jesus Tovar of T&P Farms in Somerton, gave a special donation and asked if there was anything we could do to help get Yuma County back to work safely as the vegetable season approached,” said Paul Brierley, executive director of the Yuma Center of Excellence
March 11, 2021 The City of San Luis partners up with the University of Arizona's COVID project to detect any potential outbreak. The City of San Luis said the program's early warning sewage testing pilot project detects COVID in sewage days before people begin to show symptoms.
February 22, 2021

The agriculture industry is already doing what it can by supplying the nation with healthy crops to eat during the pandemic, but now it is going above and beyond to help the community detect the COVID virus before the public sees any symptoms.

February 10, 2021

Dr. Bradley Schmitz has joined the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA) as a visiting researcher to assist in its response to the coronavirus pandemic. 

February 9, 2021 The University of Arizona’s Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture, and state and local authorities, launched a wastewater testing project to try to get ahead of virus outbreaks.