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 ...

He said his family was the first and last to plant citrus in Orange. By 1974, his father owned the only farm left in the city. Now he fears Yuma, where they got a fresh start, is “gonna go just ...

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 ...