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A relatively common plant virus, known to infect over 600 species of plants has been found for the first time in some Yuma area lettuce fields. The virus…
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Known as the lettuce capital of the world, Yuma County continues to produce and harvest the crop despite cases of the coronavirus on the rise and…
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It has been an unusually wet winter thus far for the sunniest city in the world and meteorologists predict the trend will continue. The recent rainfall in…
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For decades, industries using rubber have looked for alternatives to supplement and back up their supply. 90% of natural rubber is from trees grown…
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Yuma event aimed at kick-starting new businesses in Yuma County.Artist Pablo Picasso once said his work begins with an idea that then becomes something…
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Arizona Western College is hosting the Southwest Ag Summit from Feb. 24-26. For KAWC, Amanda Solliday stopped by to see the field…
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The University of Arizona is holding a food safety conference Jan. 11 in Yuma, with a focus on desert-grown produce.The event will bring together more…
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More than 150 lettuce growers and researchers are gathering this week in Yuma to discuss a soil-borne fungal disease that damages lettuce crops in the…
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Arizona Western College (AWC) received a $250,000 grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for agricultural science education.AWC is one of 30…
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Reporter Blake Herzog recently wrote an article for the Yuma Sun about media coverage of agriculture, after she attended a town hall forum that focused on…
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Sept. 22 settlements with an Arizona fertilizer and crop protection retailer and its affiliate company…
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Fusarium wilt - a lettuce disease caused by a soil-dwelling fungus - is becoming a more common problem in fields. The disease causes lettuce to droop and…