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NAMEDROPPER 10-11

Brenda Howell Melanie Pearson Brenda Howell and Melanie Pearson are new insurance agents with the Farm Bureau Financial Services office at 350 W. 16th St., Suite 108. Howell previously was a home mortgage consultant Prior to joining Farm Bureau,... Full story

Crop of the Week: Sesbania

BY KURT NOLTE, SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN

• In Yuma, sesbania is grown as a cover crop or green manure during the summer months. Vegetable growers can achieve increased yields, pest suppression and reduced soil erosion and nutrient leaching by growing such a crop prior to planting... Full story

Consolidate retirement assets with a rollover IRA

THOMAS M. RUSH, INDEPENDENT INVESTOR

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that Americans change jobs about 10 times between the ages of 18 and 42.If job changers had an employer-sponsored retirement account at just half of those positions, it would represent a significant... Full story

Crop of the Week: Figs

BY KURT NOLTE, SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN

• Figs are a relatively minor crop in Yuma County with less than 10 total acres. • This ancient fruit belongs to the genus ficus and is found in a family of plants that includes the mulberry. Today, there are many varieties of the fig.... Full story

Namedropper 9-20

Warren KeithWarren Keith, district manager for Farmers Group in Yuma, has achieved the company's highest honor with his selection to the Presidents Council. He was one of only 148 selected for the honor. Council selections are based on outstanding... Full story

Crop of the Week: Red Okra

BY KURT NOLTE, SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN

• In Yuma County, okra is grown primarily as a seed crop. This year there are about 100 acres of okra currently being grown for seed. • Six to seven inches long, torpedo-shaped red or burgundy-colored okra pods are tender and with a taste... Full story

Crop of the Week: Lemon Cucumber

BY KURT NOLTE, SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN

• Lemon cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) are an heirloom cucumber variety dating back to 1894. They are pale to bright yellow, shaped like lemons. • The lemon cucumber can also go by two other names. The "Joy of Cooking" calls this cucumber an... Full story

Fear and greed on Wall Street

BY THOMAS M. RUSH

They say there are two things we can always count on in life: death and taxes. Here are two more to the list: fear and greed. There may be no better place than Wall Street to watch these two basic emotions play themselves out. Let us look at what... Full story

Crop of the Week: Chicory

BY KURT NOLTE

• Although the British and Americans speak the same language, there are cookies and biscuits, and, in this case, endive and chicory. What Americans call endive, the British call chicory, and what the Americans call chicory, the British call... Full story

Crop Of The Week: Camouflage Melon

BY KURT NOLTE, SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN

• The majority of melon production in Yuma County is in the spring. Desert melons are dominated primarily by cantaloupe, watermelon and honeydew. Camouflage melon production is considered within the miscellaneous or “mixed melon”... Full story

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