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Some people have driven by the many fields growing fresh vegetables in the Yuma Valley and wondered why there’s farming in the desert. Or they see irrigation sprinklers watering empty fields for 24 hours a day and think it's a waste of water. But an ongoing irrigation and salinity project has r
A pesar de que se ven frondosas y con varios matices de verde, las lechugas que se plantan en el Condado de Yuma son atacadas por un hongo de la tierra que provoca pérdidas millonarias a la industria. Se trata de la “fusarium wilt” o fusariosis, un hongo de la tierra que se dispersa rápidamente
Does it seem that there are more flies than usual in Yuma County? If you think so, you’re not alone. Many residents have complained in recent years that the number of flies have increased significantly, leading local researchers to look into the problem.
On Thursday several partners in Yuma applied for the Federal Aviation Association's pilot program called the FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program. This program would allow drones to potentially be used to help aid in agriculture and border patrol efforts.
Growing crops is a year-round business in the Desert Southwest. For many people who live here, it is their livelihood.
With funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, researchers will develop new disinfectants, grow new breeds of melons, and educate farmers, retailers, and consumers on safe melon production practices.
The students designed a semi-autonomous aerial vehicle, more commonly known as a drone, to operate like honey bees by spraying pollen over date palm trees at a nursery in Yuma.
Traditionally the cultivation of dates has been very labor intensive. For example, workers have had to climb and pollinate each female tree by hand. But drones are changing the way things have been done for thousands of years.
