Most Viewed Stories Yuma is more than a one-crop county Although
lettuce may be the top crop in Yuma County, it's certainly not
the only one that drives the economy. Cotton, wheat, broccoli,
melons and citrus are some of the other principal crops you'll
find blanketing the area year after year. But the recession has
definitely taken a toll on farming, said Kurt Nolte, director of
the Yuma County Cooperative Extension. Local crops are shipped
all over the nation as well as places like Spain, Europe and
Canada. When demand drops, Yuma growers feel the pinch, he said.
Despite recent hard times, Nolte said growers are hopeful the
upcoming harvest will put them on the road to recovery. Here's a
look at how some of the major crops in Yuma County have fared in
recent years. Field Crops: Cotton, wheat and alfalfa Cotton
production in Yuma County doubled, perhaps even tripled, in the
last year, Nolte said. Partly due to extreme weather events —
flooding in India, for example — and decreased production in
China, cotton