Yuma Sun
- Nov 8, 2017
Study: Arizona veggies grow $2 billion for economy
A study commissioned by a produce industry association has found that Arizona's leafy green vegetable industry, dominated by Yuma County growers, generates about $2 billion of economic impact every year, twice the amount most often used to estimate its contribution. The results, based on 2015 data, come as more of a surprise to some local industry figures than others. "It was kind of eye-opening," said Jerry Muldoon, chairman of the Arizona Leafy Greens Food Safety Committee
Kathy Cline/KTAR FM
- Nov 3, 2017
Seeing green: Arizona ranks second in nation for lettuce production
PHOENIX — Some call them humble vegetables, while others think of it as “rabbit food.” And yet, lettuce and other greens bring in about $2 billion to Arizona each year, according to a new report from the University of Arizona. “Arizona ranked second in the nation for the production of lettuce,” said researcher and contributing author Ashley Kerna Bickel. The study — which examined agricultural cash receipts for on-farm production and post-harvest activities in 2015 — was done
