Fusarium Wilt
March 12, 2017

Fusarium wilt of lettuce, a disease that has steadily grown in the Yuma area since 2001, is one of the toughest problems in local agriculture.

drone image
March 8, 2017

The use of UAV or drones commercially is not new. They have been used for non-military purposes since the 1980s. However, drone technology is rapidly expanding and a multitude of industries are finding innovative uses for these aircraft every day.

March 5, 2017

What’s up with Indoor Vertical Farming in Yuma?  Robert Colangelo, Green Sense Farms, talks about his innovative way of farming and how it might work in Yuma.

lettuce field in Yuma, AZ
February 26, 2017

Just about everyone in Yuma knows that the county boasts a multi-billion-dollar agriculture industry that feeds the nation during the winter months.

Field crops in Yuma, Arizona
December 26, 2016

Paul Brierley comments on rainfall in Yuma & the impact on local farmers in an article by KAWC News.

December 9, 2016

International accounting firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers recently projected a 32-billion-dollar market for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle use in the agriculture industry.

November 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.

September 13, 2016

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.

September 10, 2016

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.”