Medjool date harvest begins in Yuma
Yuma, Arizona (AZFamily)—Yuma County produces millions of pounds of dates each year, making it a $30 million industry for the region. Yuma date farmers are in the middle of a harvest season that lasts about six weeks. Yumi Deitz He owns about 3,000 acres of date palm farms in Summerton, Arizona, and Bird, California. They […]
Medjool Date Festival returns to Yuma to celebrate ten years
Annual event in downtown Yuma Yuma, AZ (KYMA, KECY) – 2023 Medjool Date Festival in downtown Yuma. For further context, this event is an annual event spanning about ten years and features eating and selling dates in the most traditional and unique way. “We have been growing dates for over 50 years. All of our […]
