YCEDA chief executive tapped to serve as Arizona’s new ag director

May 26, 2023

Paul Brierley of Yuma, Ariz. was appointed director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture by Gov. Katie Hobbs. As chief of the state’s agricultural regulatory agency, Brierley will also serve in the governor’s cabinet as her chief advisor on agricultural issues.

In agricultural Yuma, state, federal and local water talks are dictated by the law of the river

May 22, 2024

The Colorado River supplies water to millions of people across the American West, travels 1,450 miles and drains into seven US states, including Arizona, and two in Mexico. The river is the heart of the agricultural irrigation system for farmers in the Yuma growing region. The law of the river determines where it goes.

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Fresh vegetable industry leader Taylor earns UA Honorary Doctorate degree

May 8, 2024

Taylor Farms opened its first Arizona-based salad plant in Yuma in 1997. The company was one of the original industry partners to help launch the University of Arizona's Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA).

Desert agriculture gets new leadership

May 2, 2024

Tanya Hodges, the new executive director for the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture effective May 27, is ready to lead and guide efforts to provide fast-track solutions to high-priority issues within the desert agricultural industry.