Agriculture in Yuma

Crop of the Week: Watermelon

BY KURT NOLTE - AG AGENT

• Watermelon season is in full swing in Yuma County. In 2011, melon producers in Yuma County grew more than 1,000 acres of watermelons valued at over $7.6 million. Yuma County is the leading producer of watermelons in Arizona.• Watermelon i... Full story

Melon season (photo)

BY RANDY HOEFT - SUN PHOTO EDITOR

While a lot of attention is focused on the vegetable growing season in and around the Yuma area during the winter months, several types of melon crops step to the foreground during the summer.... Full story

Legislative panel to meet with Yuma water stakeholders

BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck

After the uproar caused earlier this year by a bill introduced in the Legislature that would have authorized the establishment of authorities to buy and sell water, an ad hoc committee is hitting the road to seek input from rural areas on more palata... Full story

No silver bullet in search for more water

Solution lies in maximizing supply, minimizing waste

BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck

When it comes to offering solutions to the looming threat of water shortages across the Southwest, there are some very creative ideas out there, like hooking onto icebergs and towing them to Los Angeles or running a pipeline west from the Mississippi... Full story

Water conservation ever important to local agriculture

BY SARAH WOMER - @YSSARAHWOMER

While Yuma hasn't seen a large physical water shortage, Alan Jackson, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation agricultural engineer for the Yuma Area Office, said it's very encouraging to see many people locally adopting a water conservation mentality and taking ... Full story

Water for sale?

BY MARA KNAUB @YSMaraKnaub

It's happening in other parts of the country. Could it happen here?Water authorities and private companies are buying properties to divert water from agricultural uses to urban and industrial uses.In Nevada, a water authority has spent “huge su... Full story

Farmers' families ask about selling water

BY HILLARY DAVIS @YSHillaryDavis

Some longtime area farmers are retiring, and their children aren't going into the family business. As they sell, they're attracting attention from buyers who want their water privileges but aren’t necessarily looking to go into the agriculture ... Full story

Not enough water in the Colorado River to go around

BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck

As demand in the Southwest increases for dwindling water resources, thirsty communities are casting their eye on the Colorado River as the lifeblood for their future.But there already are too many straws in the river, a system that studies indicate i... Full story

Experts say farming next best use for drones

BY MARY SHINN - CRONKITE NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON — Drones numbering in the tens of thousands will be in the skies by 2030, the Federal Aviation Administration predicts. But where some may fear precision weapons or flying spy cameras, Steve Markofski sees flying tractors.Markofski, ... Full story

Yuma's field-burning season nears

BY CHRIS McDANIEL - @YS_CMCDANIEL

After the last of the winter wheat is harvested in the Yuma area, the fields need to be prepared for the next growing season. To do so, many farmers in the Yuma area choose to burn their fields, which means residents can expect to see many plumes of ... Full story

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