Farm & Ranch
Yuma County Fair 2008 Livestock Auction results - Large Animals
LARGE ANIMALSGRAND CHAMPIONSMarket Goat, Erika Derma, 2,700.00, Diamond Brooks Bottled WatersMarket Lamb, Keiran Faulkner, 4,386.00, McDonald's Discount CarpetMarket Beef, Madison Covey, 7,800.00, Klein's ElectricProduction Steer, April Ehrlich, 7,500.00,...
Yuma County Fair Small Animal auction results, 2008
SMALL ANIMALSRABBITSBreanna Marler, Blue, 175, Cullison FarmsMitzi Saboria, Blue, 175, Cullison FarmsJoseph Schaaf, Reserve Bantam, 350, Denny and Wendy McKayAmanda Gonzales, Reserve Large Breed, 275, Fischer Architects/Steve and Marsha FischerRoman Lara,...
Local man works to impact ag industry, Yuma community
Tim Dunn wears many hats as a farmer, a business owner, an activist for the agriculture industry and a family man. He’s a farmer who grows alternative niche crops. He's a businessman who owns and operates a grain company that’s...
Farming doesn't stop when vegetable season ends
Farming doesn't take the summer off when Yuma's winter produce season comes to a halt. Far from it. Farmers may get in a few vacation and fishing days, but they're still busy working the ground and producing crops that fill the gap...
Honey Bees: Why they're important, how you can help
During this time of year, honey bees are hard at work collecting nectar and pollen for their colonies. Unfortunately, because of their defensive sting, honey bees have gotten a bad rap. Most people do not understand the important role bees...
Crop of the week: Frisee
-Frisee is actually not a lettuce but a leafy green member of the chicory family that includes radicchio, Treviso, Belgian endive, green endive and escarole. The leaves are crisp and look like fern fronds, rich green on the inside fading to pale yellow-green...
Crop of the week: Artichokes
-Artichokes are the large, unopened flower bud of a plant belonging to the thistle or sunflower family. -Historians believe the artichoke originated in the Mediterranean, possibly Sicily or Tunisia, where it was first developed into an edible vegetable. ...
Crop of the Week in Review: Grapefruit, Broccoli, Watermelon and Leaf, Mixed Lettuce
WATERMELON *Watermelon is a widely grown African vine of the gourd family thought to have originated in the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa.The melons are the plant's fruit. The first record of watermelon harvest is found in Egyptian hieroglyphics...
Crop of the Week in Review: Romaine Lettuce and Grain Sorghum
*Romaine lettuce originated as a Mediterranean weed. Paintings in Egyptian tombs dating from about 4500 B.C. reveal a type of lettuce with long, pointed leaves, not much different from romaine lettuce. It was also grown and eaten raw or cooked in China...
Crop of the Week in Review: Wheat, Spinach, Black-Eyed Peas and Cantaloupe
--- WHEAT *Yuma County grew about 437,000 acres of durum wheat in 2005 valued at more than $18 million. The Yuma area ranks No. 1 in wheat production in Arizona, averaging more than 3 tons of grain per acre. *Durum wheat contains the highest...
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