Home Grown: Liquid clay turning desert land into fertile soil
In today’s Home Grown, researchers are experimenting with desert soil because it typically can not grow crops…
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Home Grown: Downy mildew causes discoloration creating unmarketable lettuce
In today’s Home Grown, we lay out downy mildew and how it affects Yuma…
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Home Grown: Field trials give farmers disease resistance data
In today’s Home Grown, a field trial put on by the Yuma County Cooperative extension gives valuable information to local…
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Home Grown: Gov. Ducey looks to bring $1 billion in water restoration funding
In today’s Home Grown, Gov. Doug Ducey has outlined a plan to bring more water resources to Arizona’s decreasing water…
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Home Grown: Crops harvested by hand and packaged right on the field
In today’s Home Grown, the tedious work of growing a natural product out of the ground really requires all hands on…
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Home Grown: AgTechX event takes proactive approach to food safety
In today’s Home Grown, the ag industry is taking a more proactive approach to food…
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Home Grown: Eye gnat program keeps pesky bugs away from your home
In today’s Home Grown, if you live on the Yuma Mesa and are bothered by pesky gnats, you’re not alone, but there is something you can do to get rid…
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Home Grown: USDA approves Arizona hemp production licenses
In today’s Home Grown, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a state hemp plan for…
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Home Grown: Biochar soil made with charcoal can help withstand fusarium wilt
In today’s Home Grown, biochar is a new type of soil farmers are…
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Home Grown: Medjool Date Festival is back in downtown Yuma this weekend
In today’s Home Grown, downtown Yuma will be bringing back one of the community’s favorite annual…
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Home Grown: Southwest Ag Summit now open for registration
In today’s Home Grown, registration is now open for an annual ag…
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Home Grown: Citrus packing facility houses some of the world’s lemons
When stepping foot inside mission citrus, the packing facility is filled with the smell of lemons coming directly from trees in Yuma…
Continue Reading Home Grown: Free AZDA recertification course in Yuma
In today’s Home Grown, the Arizona Department of Agriculture is hosting their annual recertification course right here in…
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Home Grown: Fusarium wilt trials test lettuce variety tolerance
In today’s Home Grown, fusarium wilt is a type of disease that give growers a never-ending…
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Home Grown: Citrus and date seminar allows growers to collaborate
In today’s Home Grown, there is an upcoming seminar dedicated to all things citrus and…
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Home Grown: Ag Skillshare event allows farmers to collaborate ideas
In today’s Home Grown, there’s an upcoming event where ag knowledge is given and…
Continue Reading Home Grown: Arizona celebrates Leafy Greens Month
In today’s Home Grown, its Leafy Greens…
Continue Reading Home Grown: Date palm age determines amount of fruit produced
In today’s Home Grown, date harvesting season has just come to a close with growers producing thousands of pounds of dates this…
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Home Grown: Staying safe on the roads with slow-moving ag vehicles
In today’s Home Grown, local farmers have some advice for drivers as more ag vehicles jump on the…
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Home Grown: Bio-charcoal soil helps retain carbon and water
In today’s Home Grown, growers are experimenting with new ways to increase carbon in…
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