Matt McGuire of JV Smith Companies Wins the 2023 National Grower Achievement Award!

The Yuma Center for Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA) is the result. It’s a unique public-private partnership. Five area growers, including JV Smith Companies, identify issues needing attention. A team of scientists, currently led by Dr. Stephanie Slinski, Interim Executive Director, devise research designed to make an impact on those issues. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs tapped the previous director, Paul Brierley, to head up the Department of Agriculture in May 2023.