During this session (3 of 9), Dr. Parker Antin, Associate Dean for Research; Associate Vice President, Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension and Dr. Mark Van Dyke, Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering discuss the resources available from the University of Arizona to help build partnerships for Desert Ag Research.
Learn about collaborating with private industry from two researchers who have built strong research programs with the agriculture industry and a researcher who started working with the Yuma agriculture industry later in his career. (Session 2 of 9) Discussion with:
Dr. Channah Rock, Water Quality Specialist; Endowed Professor in Extension Fresh Produce Safety, CALS Cooperative Extension, University of Arizona
Dr. Charles Sanchez, Professor; Research Scientist, CALS Cooperative Extension, University of Arizona
Paul Brierley, Executive Director of the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture, welcomes attendees of the Desert Agriculture Research Symposium and introduces the opening session panel. Dr.
YCEDA has been facilitating collaborative research focused on industry needs for nearly nine years. This short impact video summarizes our work with researchers and the desert Ag industry to develop #DesertAgSolutions to the pressing challenges of arid-land crop production.
Dr. Sadhana Ravishankar gives an overview of a project that YCEDA collaborated on with researchers at the University of Arizona School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences (UA-ACBS) and Texas A&M University to address critically important melon issues. Goals included developing melon varieties that appeal to consumers while minimizing food safety risks.
