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Program helps vets become farmers

by | Jul 30, 2014 | Development, Economy, Eloy, Environment

Program helps vets become farmers Eloy ranch seeks funds to expand hands-on training By MELISSA ST. AUDE | Casa Grande Dispatch ELOY — Lucky Nickel Ranch is part certified organic farm and part classroom. While vegetables are grown on 42 acres in Eloy, the ranch is...

River deficit could affect area farmers

by | Jul 28, 2014 | Environment, Uncategorized

River deficit could affect area farmers By SUSAN RANDALL | Casa Grande Dispatch MARICOPA — Pinal County’s farmers face a water shortage in the next two years unless they and others in the Lower Colorado River Basin find a way to avoid it. Guidelines were negotiated by...

The Facts about Arizona’s Water Supplies

by | Jul 2, 2014 | Environment

The Facts about Arizona’s Water Supplies By: Pamela Pickford, President, Board of Directors | Central Arizona Project On June 17, The New York Times published a story under the headline “Arizona Cities Could Face Cutbacks in Water From Colorado River, Officials Say.” ...

Parched land: Drought conditions dominate Pinal region

by | Jun 12, 2014 | Environment

Parched land: Drought conditions dominate Pinal region By Rodney Haas | Casa Grande Dispatch With a lackluster winter for rainfall, the region heads into the monsoon season anywhere between 2 and 21⁄2 inches below normal rainfall this year. According to Jessica Nolte,...