Keyword: agriculture

Flood or feast: Drought-busting storms create winners …

4/2/2023
LOS ANGELES – For Californians and Arizonans who can’t decide if they like the rain after a stream of storms that have drenched both states, consider how it’s affecting farmers.

VIDEO: Farming the future of Peoria

2/16/2023
The centerpiece of the Peoria city logo is farmland in lines flanked by a Saguaro Cactus and the sun, with rays in lines extending the farmland into the sky.

Arizona’s water future relies on conserving sources

10/19/2022
Half of Arizona’s water sources are reaching crisis levels as officials explore solutions to combat dwindling water supplies from the Colorado River. One of the four sources of Arizona …

Legislation passes to ‘curTail’ Arizona’s …

7/8/2022
Relief is on the way for pet owners, ranchers, private veterinary practices and animal shelters/rescues in the state as the Arizona Humane Society and Humane Society of Southern Arizona spearheaded a bill intended to solve the state’s animal healthcare deficit.

Millions dedicated to landscapes at high risk for …

4/13/2022
With this year’s wildfire season already under way in the southwestern United States, the critical work to confront the wildfire crisis continues with $29.7 million in federal funding aimed at …

Approvals begin for Rovey Farm’s Legacy Point in …

2/4/2022
Long-time West Valley agricultural presence Rovey Family Farms has begun the process to bring a new master-planned development to the area of Northern and 83rd avenues that will cover two cities and nearly 350 acres.

Glendale to consider approving farm-to-residential …

1/23/2022
The next step in a complex process to develop an almost 80-year-old family farm in Glendale into hundreds of new homes comes before the Glendale City Council this week.

Arizona ranchers share frustrations with Kelly

1/18/2022
From labor to conservation to federal red tape, a group of Arizona ranchers shared frustrations Tuesday at a discussion with Sen. Mark Kelly in Glendale.

Owners of Peoria farm begin laying plans for its …

12/30/2021
A family that has laid down a farming presence in the West Valley for more than 60 years is now working to lay down its legacy in the form of a new master-planned development near Northern and 83rd avenues that will cover two cities and nearly 350 acres.

One more harvest

12/17/2021
Bill Tolmachoff remembers when his family’s farm was vast — some 2,500 acres in Glendale. Tolmachoff Farms, a fourth-generation farm, started in 1912. Cotton, wheat and corn were grown to …

'Agritainment' sector beginning to blossom in Queen …

7/17/2021
Festivals, tours, shopping and re-connecting with the land – that’s agritainment. And it has a strong presence in Queen Creek. Agritainmnet is the nexus where agriculture and …

Vertical farming facility coming to Avondale

6/22/2021
Silicon Valley-based agriculture tech startup OnePointOne is expanding its corporate and vertical farming production facilities to Avondale.

George Brooks Jr. nominated to USDA advisory committee

3/30/2021
George Brooks Jr., Ph.D., Mesa Community College sustainable agriculture faculty member, has been nominated by the Aquaponics Association to serve on the new USDA Advisory Committee on Urban and …

Former Bradley Academy CEO sentenced in theft scheme

3/17/2021
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced March 17 that Daniel K. Hughes, former CEO of the defunct Bradley Academy of Excellence in Goodyear, was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay restitution for his role in the theft of more than $2.6 million from the Arizona Department of Education, the U.S. Dept. of Education, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, and the Federal Communications Commission.

Mesa student ranks among top 2% at Iowa State …

3/8/2021
Mesa resident Anne Hatch, a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is ranked among the top 2% of students in their college at Iowa State University. Iowa State University is a …

Dunham: New water line benefits customers, supports …

2/23/2021
EPCOR has received a $250,000 grant from the Water Management Assistance Program at the Arizona Department of Water Resources.