Volume 17 Issue 3 March
The Verde Ditch Company has been serving farms and residential properties since the mid-1860s. In our conversation with two of its commissioners, Linda Buchanan and Al Dupuy, we learn about its history, its infrastructure, and the modernization work…
Volume 17 Issue 2 February
In our cover story this month, we speak with a man who seems to know everything about Arizona water: Richard Morrison. Mr. Morrison’s family has long experience in Arizona agriculture and in leadership in industry associations and education, and he…
Volume 17 Issue 1 January
This month’s cover story features Ron Rayner, the scion of an Arizona farming family that has been active in the state since 1913 and an influential figure in advancing irrigation technology and influencing policy in the state and nationwide. Mr. Rayner served on the…
Volume 16 Issue 10 Nov/Dec
In this month’s cover story, we have the pleasure of interviewing Congressman Andy Biggs, who represents Arizona’s Fifth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Biggs speaks about the importance…
Volume 16 Issue 9 October
The idea of agrivoltaics is simple but powerful. Interweaving crops and photovoltaic arrays not only allows producers to simultaneously grow plants and generate solar power—by shading the plants and cooling the array…
Volume 16 Issue 8 September
In this month’s cover story, we interview Steve Trussell, who heads up the Arizona Mining Association and the Arizona Rock Products Association, who elucidates the “surprisingly strong and long-standing…
Volume 16 Issue 7 Jul-Aug
In our cover story this month, we get a panoramic view of the issues faced by Arizona agriculture in our interview with Professor George Frisvold of the University of Arizona. Our wide-ranging…
Volume 16 Issue 6 June
In this month’s cover story, we get an update on the work of the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA) from Tanya Hodges, who has just completed 1 year in the role of executive…
Volume 16 Issue 5 May
This month, I’m pleased to introduce Stephanie Knight- Dubien, the executive director of the Agribusiness and Water Council of Arizona, as our new Arizona contributing editor. Ms. Knight-Dubien, whom…
Volume 16 Issue 4 April
This month’s cover story is a detailed interview with Ronald Allison, the general manager of the Gila River Indian Irrigation and Drainage District, and David DeJong, the director of the Pima-Maricopa Irrigation…