eX² Technology to Build 27 Towers in Yuma County, a Top 0.1% U.S. Agriculture Producer, to Enhance Water Conservation & Precision Farming

Ex² Technologya vitalityLLC Company, selected by Yuma County, Arizona, has built 27 tower structures to advance water conservation and precision agriculture efforts. This next-generation wireless infrastructure project will provide field-level broadband services to all six irrigation areas in Yuma County. With 94% of that irrigated as the top 0.1% and 190,000 acres of farmland in […]

Limoneira Moves Forward with Deployment of LNC for Climate Smart Lemon Farming in Yuma, Arizona: Desert Control AS

sunnes Norway, January 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Desert Control is a Limoneira Company Delaware The Company (“Limoneira”) is proceeding with the commercial deployment of Liquid Natural Clay (“LNC”) at the Limoneira Citrus Farm following two years of successful pilot testing. Yuma, Arizona. This move underscores Limoneira's dedication to pioneering sustainable agricultural practices and marks an […]

Arizona Takes Aim at Alfalfa Farming in Water-Stressed Regions

InsightproteinEnvironment: Weather and climateweAgriculture October 24, 2023 Arizona's governor has moved to terminate leases with several companies that pump groundwater to farm alfalfa on federal land, including one held by a subsidiary of Saudi Arabian dairy giant Almarai. In explaining the move, the governor said the companies had violated the terms of the agreement. But […]

La Paz County zoning officials reject plan to build smelter in farming community

UPDATE: This story has been updated to reflect revisions to the smelter’s application to reduce the amount of chlorine stored on site from 30,000 gallons to 10,000 gallons. Wenden, Arizona – In the face of large, sometimes raucous crowds of local residents, the La Paz County Planning and Zoning Commission announced on Dec. 6 that […]

Arizona restricts farming to protect groundwater supply | News, Sports, Jobs

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona (AP) — The suburb of Kingman, Arizona was where pilots trained and recreational enthusiasts tested all-terrain vehicles. With a climate similar to California’s Central Valley, the dry, empty landscape has since been transformed into something much greener, supporting pistachio and almond orchards and garlic and potato fields. It is supplied by […]

Here’s how Arizona built Saudi Arabia’s farming empire

Arizona copper miners tried to sell “American desert farming expertise” to the King of Saudi Arabia in the 1940s. he succeeded. We are now facing the effects of water. La Paz, Arizona — The desert, filled with dust, rocks and arid vegetation, is now teeming with rows of bright green crops and roaming livestock powered […]