AZ: Rural/Farming
Indigenous AZ researcher calls for more quality focused farming
By Breanna Draxler for Yes! Magazine.Broadcast version by Alex Gonzalez for Arizona News Connection reporting for the Yes! Magazine-Public News …
AZ celebrates Colorado River conservation agreements
Arizona leaders are celebrating the federal government's just over $63 million investment for water conservation, efficiency and protection of the …
AZ Joins USDA to Tackle Lack of Competition in Food Industry
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has joined a group of bipartisan state attorneys general to beef up enforcement and prevent anti-trust activity wi…
Leaders Highlight Opportunities to Grow AZ Solar Industry
Tucson community leaders gathered at an event to highlight opportunities to grow Arizona's clean-energy economy say it's been made more accessible thr…
Broadband Infrastructure Improvements Would Boost AZ's Rural Schools
COTTONWOOD, Ariz. - The Bipartisan Infrastructure Act passed by Congress contains $65 billion aimed at giving every American affordable access to …
Innovative Irrigation System Aims to Save Dwindling AZ Water Supplies
PHOENIX -- The extended drought and climate change have pushed Arizona into water restrictions for 2022, and farmers could see their allotments …
Satellite Data, Teamwork Help Chart Future of Colorado River Basin
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- The Colorado River is the lifeblood of the American West, but the viability of the massive river basin is being threatened by …
COVID-19 'Second Wave' Could Overwhelm AZ Rural Hospitals
TUCSON, Ariz. -- While Arizona isn't seeing the surge or "second wave" of COVID-19 cases occurring in other states, public-health officials here are …
Court Order Removes Pendley as Acting Head of BLM
WILLIAMS, Ariz. -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) begins this week without a director. In a win for conservation groups and a number of Western …
Coronavirus Complicates Fighting Wildfires for AZ First Responders
CAVE CREEK, Ariz. - Fighting wildfires in Arizona and across the West is a daunting task in a normal year. But add the new coronavirus into the mix…
Grants Aimed at Broadband Internet for Rural Arizona
MOHAVE VALLEY, Ariz. - Most people don't think twice about logging onto the internet to take an online class or watch a movie - but for almost a …
Report: Rural Arizona Schools Struggle with Lack of Funding
COTTONWOOD, Ariz. — Out in Arizona's wide-open spaces, dozens of rural school districts are struggling to serve their communities and often are …