Kuechel’s family moved to Arizona after the crash ... the irrigation district placed citrus farmers on the chopping block first when cuts came. The leafy green and vegetable industry was too ...

The leafy green and vegetable industry was too valuable to sacrifice ground, farmers said. Some 4,000 acres of alfalfa and citrus trees were cleared. “That was probably the last big blow to the ...

Most of the remaining large citrus operations are in Yuma, but even there, the business is struggling to keep up with challenges. YUMA — When Mark Kuechel was a boy, he nearly got lost in the maze of ...