YUMA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — Making sure Yuma remains the lettuce capital of the world comes with challenges. The University of Arizona Yuma Agricultural Center is working with local growers to help them ...

It may be hard to be-leaf, but during the winter months, 90% of vegetables come from fields in Yuma, Arizona. With 230,000 acres of land used for agriculture, Yuma county ranks third in the nation for ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Steve Alameda talked about irrigation methods and the agriculture industry in Yuma, Arizona, including its role in providing the United States with ...

Photo courtesy: University of Illinois-A vehicle the size of a Golden Retriever, designed and constructed at the University of Illinois, rolls on miniature tank treads between two rows of young plants ...

YUMA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — October’s a busy time of year for Arizona farmers, especially those down in Yuma, as they get ready to harvest their crops. Yuma is the third-largest supplier of vegetables in ...

Winter had arrived, kicking off Yuma growers’ most important season for leafy greens. John Boelts, co-owner of Desert Premium Farms, had planted 80 acres of lettuce seedlings but lost 25 acres, nearly ...

GOODYEAR — A sizzling sound and a charred smell wafted from the rows of crops at Duncan Family Farm west of Phoenix. On the flattened planting bed, by the side of arugula seedlings smaller than a ...

Agriculture, a $9 billion industry in Arizona, is vulnerable to the increased heat and drought that's likely to accompany continued climate change, said a new federally commissioned report. "Farmers ...

Global temperatures may have set a new record in July, according to some early analyses. As the high U.S. temperatures stole headlines this week, the Biden administration rolled out provisions to ...

The U.S. gets its leafy greens and other fresh produce from the Southwest in winter. Less Colorado River water could mean higher prices or more imported food. When Camille Calimlim Touton visits the ...