Harvest Preparatory Academy students win Yuma County Science Fair
Harvest Preparatory Academy had two local students win a science fair by working to solve a major agriculture…
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Yuma County Water Users’ Association delivers around 100 billions gallons of water every year
The Yuma County Water Users’ Association delivers water to around 50,000 acres…
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A history of local agriculture company Keithly-Williams Seeds
On Tuesday’s weekly Home Grown report we highlight local agriculture company Keithly-Williams…
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University of Arizona to receive new building
The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension in Yuma is getting a new…
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Potential delays in agriculture produce
Local growers are warning people about a possible delay or lack of agriculture produce in grocery stores in the upcoming…
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Gary A. Knox Elementary School hosts 12th Annual Farmer’s Market
Gary A. Knox Elementary School held their 12th Annual Farmer’s Market Wednesday. The event was open to the public and ran from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.…
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HOME GROWN: Wireless network for Ag tech
The Yuma Center for Excellence in Desert Agriculture recently set up a new wireless network at the Yuma Ag Center, where Ag tech companies can test…
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HOME GROWN: Local research farm tests chemical products and crops
RD4AG has a number of different experiments, trying to answer different questions to develop tomorrow’s agriculture for…
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HomeGrown: Educational video on citrus brown wood rot
The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension in Yuma is producing a educational video on citris brown wood rot to help growers stop the spread of…
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HomeGrown: Locals harvest cantaloupes
Each melon is weighed, measured and tested for sugar content. The melons are also graded for their slip, which indicates their…
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HomeGrown: Invasive weed takes over Arizona
The Yuma Cooperative Extension (YEC) says this is a plant that they consider extremely invasive and it’s pretty much taken over Maricopa County and…
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HomeGrown: Yuma Cooperative Extension samples soil
The team regularly takes soil and tissue samples and sends them to private labs that specialize in extracting that…
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HomeGrown: Bee population in Yuma County
The University of Arizona says bees are the most important pollinators in agriculture. In Yuma, they pollinate many of melon crops and seed…
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HomeGrown: Local elementary school teacher named Agriculture Advocate of the Year
Mrs. Ann Ogram, the agriculture teacher at Gary Knox Elementary School, was selected for the award because of her passion for agriculture and shaping…
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Home Grown: 4-H showmen show off animals
The Yuma County Fair kicked off Tuesday, with local 4-H kids showing their home-grown animals in the…
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Home Grown: Upcoming U of A ag events
In Tuesday’s home grown report, the University of Arizona (U of A) Cooperative Extension is planning several events for next month that they’d…
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Home Grown: Scholarships awarded at Harvest Dinner
In Tuesday’s Home Grown report, the 14th annual Harvest Dinner took place on…
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Home Grown: Southwest Ag Summit kicks off
In tonight’s Home Grown report, ag week kicked off Tuesday with farmers from near and far coming together in Yuma to learn and work together at the…
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Home Grown: Local cilantro harvest
In Tuesday’s Home Grown report, specialty crops and herbs are being harvested in the Yuma…
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Home Grown: Heavy rain impacts crops in Yuma County
In tonight’s Home Grown report, after a rainstorm rocked Yuma County, one local research scientist shares how the wet weather affects local…
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