SRP and NAU turn to farming technology to understand Arizona's growing wildfire risk

Arizona's Salt River Project: How a 1903 landowner voting system shapes the utility's energy future

The Salt River Project (SRP) in Arizona operates under a unique 1903 voting system where landowners get one vote per acre, giving disproport

Fires, farmers and the agri-food industry

Lessons from rapid response research on water resilience in wildfire-affected communities

This article examines how wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires threaten water resources including drinking water supplies, treatment infrast

Agricultural Automation Challenges in Yuma: Reflections on Lettuce Harvesting and Labor

The article shares reflections from a visit to Yuma, Arizona's agricultural region, focusing on the challenges of automating lettuce harvest

‘They’re not freak occurrences’: Farmers grapple with protecting crops as heat waves and extreme weather become more frequent

Rooftop solar proposed as solution to Arizona's data center energy demands

The article explores how rooftop solar panels could help meet the massive energy demands of data centers in Arizona, addressing growing comm