UA Cooperative Extension scientists are working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Yuma growers, the Arizona Department of Agriculture and local irrigation districts on a multi-year study to look at growing practices and the environment in the Yuma produce growing region.
New, dynamic food system strategies are necessary in the 21st century to help reduce hunger, ensure agricultural stability and livelihoods, and prevent environmental degradation. As a land-grant university, the UA has spent years equipping students, local Arizonans, and partners around the world with agricultural and resource management tools and the insights into food security that will help solve the food challenges of the future.
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A paper published in Nature Sustainability presents the first field-data assessment of outcomes of a multi-year study of agrivoltaics in dryland regions led by UA geographer Greg Barron-Gafford.
The UA is testing cutting-edge farming technology at the Maricopa Agricultural Center in hopes of growing the state's agricultural industry.
A study led by UA analysts George Frisvold, Ashley Kerna Bickel and Dari Duval found that agriculture contributes $2.3 billion to Pinal County.