Farm Progress

On October 28, I hit the road in the Phoenix area for a drive through through winter vegetable country in Yuma County on my way to Imperial, Calif. for the Western Farm Press-sponsored Fall Desert Crops Workshop scheduled the next day.I left early for the trip to travel through the winter vegetable production areas in Arizona's Mohawk and Wellton Valleys in Yuma County to see the fields, plants, machinery, and busyness of this major winter veggie growing area.

Cary Blake 1, Editor

October 21, 2016

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On October 28, this Western Farm Press editor hit the road in the Phoenix area for a drive down through winter vegetable fields in Yuma County on my way to Imperial, Calif. for the Western Farm Press-sponsored Fall Desert Crops Workshop scheduled the next day.

I left early for the trip to drive through Arizona's Mohawk and Wellton valleys in Yuma County to see the 'fields of green,', machinery, and the overall business of agriculture in action.

It was quite the ride down the dirt and paved roads. Agriculture was in 'full speed ahead' action with tractors, water trucks, and trucks hauling sprinkler pipes, which generated an air of excitement, plus a surprise along the way.

Enjoy these photos of winter vegetable production - desert style!

Cary Blake, Editor, Western Farm Press

 

About the Author(s)

Cary Blake 1

Editor, Western Farm Press

Cary Blake, associate editor with Western Farm Press, has 32 years experience as an agricultural journalist. Blake covered Midwest agriculture for 25 years on a statewide farm radio network and through television stories that blanketed the nation.
 
Blake traveled West in 2003. Today he reports on production agriculture in California and Arizona.
 
Blake is a native Mississippian, graduate of Mississippi State University, and a former Christmas tree grower.

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