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 the latest technologies.
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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 farmers.
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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 the disease.
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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 maturity.
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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 it’s starting to spread throughout the state, including Yuma.
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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 information.
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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 crops.
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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 the next generation’s appreciation for AG.
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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 arena!
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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 like to invite the community to.
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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 Thursday.
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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 Southwest Ag Summit.
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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 area.
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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 agriculture during the peak of Ag season.
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HomeGrown: Labor of Love
In Tuesday’s Home Grown report, local businesses and organizations came together to thank farm workers for all their hard work, especially this time of year.
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Farm workers labor this holiday season
In tonight’s Homegrown report, even though Christmas is less than a week away, it’s not stopping farm workers from making sure we have produce on our tables.
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Home Grown: Desert Ag Research Symposium
In tonight’s Home Grown report, the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture asks you to save the date for the Desert Ag Research Symposium on soil health.
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Home Grown: Between the farm and the table
In Tuesday’s Home Grown report, after fields are harvested, the crops are processed in order to make it from the farm to your table.
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Yuma County lettuce harvest in full swing
Yuma County, as well as the Imperial Valley, produce over 80 percent of North America’s leafy greens from November through March.
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Home Grown: Gary Knox agriculture farm
In tonight’s Homegrown report, one local elementary school is embracing Yuma County’s famous winter vegetable season, by educating students about Yuma’s agriculture industry.
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