Southwest Living

Medjool dates are the oldest cultivated fruit in the world

BY KERRY LEONARD/SPECIAL TO SOUTHWEST LIVING

The Medjool date may be known locally as the crown jewel of dates, but Yuma growers would like to see the tasty little fruit make a big name for itself someday.Yuma is one of the major growers of the Medjool, a $35 million industry that employs more ... Full story

Roll home of George and Shirley Murdock preserves area’s history

BY SYLVIA ALLEN/SPECIAL TO SOUTHWEST LIVING

If Yuma-area history intrigues you, a visit to the home of George and Shirley Murdock in Roll will whet your appetite for more.Although she was born in California (for lack of good medical facilities in Roll and Yuma at the time), Shirley considers h... Full story

Yuma is more than a one-crop county

BY KERRY LEONARD/SPECIAL TO SOUTHWEST LIVING

Although lettuce may be the top crop in Yuma County, it's certainly not the only one that drives the economy.Cotton, wheat, broccoli, melons and citrus are some of the other principal crops you'll find blanketing the area year after year.But the rece... Full story

Agritourism: Promoting Yuma through agriculture

BY JOHN VAUGHN/SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR

For years, agriculture and tourism have represented two key pillars that sustain the Yuma-area economy.But the two functioned independently of one another. The farmers grew a wide variety of crops over three-fourths of the year, while the area's recr... Full story

Despite challenges, sheep industry thrives in Yuma area

BY SYLVIA ALLEN/SPECIAL TO SOUTHWEST LIVING

Few men and even fewer women flock to the sheep industry nowadays.However, the Yuma vicinity — because of its winter climate — has proven to be a great place to prepare sheep for the market. The success of the industry, both here and else... Full story

FFA prepares students not just for agriculture but for life

BY JOHN VAUGHN - SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR

If you visit the National FFA's website and check out its history, you can read about “33 farmboys” who gathered in Kansas City, Mo., in 1928 to define its mission of promoting agricultural education to the nation's youths.“They cou... Full story

Local chefs transform locally grown ingredients into culinary delights

MARA KNAUB - YUMA SUN

Yuma chefs are proving that there's no need to search the world for the best ingredients. They're taking locally grown vegetables and transforming them into culinary delights.“We could get ingredients from anywhere in the world,” said Ale... Full story

Yuma-area agriculture is more than just fields of crops; cattle thrive here

BY CHRIS McDANIEL - SUN STAFF WRITER

The Yuma area relies heavily on crop production to sustain the economy, but there are several companies here that also raise cattle and produce milk.Dees Brothers Brangus, located on 160 acres of land nicknamed The Island near Bard, Calif., raises bu... Full story

Bountiful Baskets offer variety and surprise for health-conscious consumers

BY SARAH WOMER - SUN STAFF WRITER

Life is like a bountiful basket: You never know what you're going to get.Bountiful Baskets is a nonprofit co-op based in Mesa, Ariz., that offers conventional and organic produce to residents in the Yuma area and around the state.Sally Stevens, who c... Full story

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