Agriculture in Yuma

Annual event at Arizona Western College brought agricultural leaders together from throughout the western U.S. last week for workshops and field demos for the latest technology.

Local and state growers and agricultural leaders meet up with ag technology companies to learn about the future of 'smart fields.'

Julie Murphree of the Arizona Fram Bureau shares her insight on the latest Farms Census from the Department of Agriculture.

Yuma legislators Tim Dunn and Michael Carbone talk about the legislative session and issues impacting Yuma County.

Senator touts local agriculture tech after visit and roundtable discussion

Senator says she's in close communication with farmers dealing with drought

States missed a mid-August deadline to come up with a plan to save Colorado River water and the expectation was the federal government would step in and mandate cuts. That did not happen.

Falling water levels in reservoirs along the Colorado River have forced cuts to some water users in the state, but headlines saying Arizona farms are…

Yuma’s winter agriculture season usually ends around April but this year it ended a few weeks early. The COVID-19 pandemic led to industry shutdowns that…

Arizona Western College agricultural students have donated 719 pounds of produce to the Yuma Community Food Bank so far this year, compared to 549 pounds…