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January 13, 2019 AWC held a GIS Day event for students and professionals alike. Paul Brierley was on a panel of experts representing agriculture and research.

November 27, 2018 With the CDC deeming it safe to eat romaine again, as long as it’s not from central California, farmers in Arizona are ready to get their greens back on the shelves.

November 21, 2018

Romaine lettuce is about 50 percent of the leafy greens grown in Yuma County. Paul Brierley with the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture shares his thoughts on the latest findings along with the Mayor of Yuma shares a statement he just released about the outbreak.

November 18, 2018

With field workers getting harder to find, farmers are turning their attention to automated equipment. The economies of the United States and Mexico are booming, and workers are looking for better opportunities in the fields.

November 15, 2018 As the winter lettuce production capital of the country, Yuma, AZ is a hotbed of activity in the fall, winter, and early spring.

November 7, 2018

Rene and her fellow students endured a 230-mile road trip to Yuma, Arizona as part of the Go To Market Initiative—an experiential learning opportunity between the University of Arizona’s College of Engineering, 

October 7, 2018

The Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA) hosted an AgTech Talk on transplant technologies featuring Brian Antle, Matt DiCori, and Gary Ursrey. Click here to read the PDF.

October 2, 2018

Within the fresh produce industry, farmers need to plant every day to harvest every day or it leads to issues down the road, according to Paul Brierley, executive director for the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture.

May 15, 2018

The Centers for Disease Control said 28 cases tied to E.coli have been confirmed since May 2nd, bringing the total of infected to 149 people. The latest infections have caused even more frustration for farmers as investigators have yet to find the source of the contamination.