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Horses graze at the University of Arizona Campus Agriculture Center on Sept. 22, 2023. The center is located on North Campbell Avenue.

Agriculture, aridification, answers: UA commission offers recommendations for drying climate

Sam Parker
September 26, 2023
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Mary Ann Vagnerova
January 31, 2023
University of Arizona researchers have received a grant to develop a better way to communicate with plants and understand their signals. They hope to tweak the circuits in plants, which could allow them to observe what happens when plants go into drought stress.

UA researchers working on communicating with plants

Jillian Bartsch
December 4, 2021
Christopher Kaufmann (left) and Katie Clontz (right) explaining greenhouse etiquette at the Controlled Environmental Agriculture Student Association meeting on Friday, Sep 24. They keep their instructions brief so that the group can start looking around the greenhouse. 

Just add water: CEASA, the UA’s controlled environment agriculture club

Sohi Kang
October 7, 2021
As a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization City of Gastronomy, Tucson is known for its approach to food and agricultural history. 

Tucson: A city recognized for its distinctive and creative culinary accomplishments

Madison Beveridge
July 13, 2021
Magdalena Big Cheese Squash, recently harvested at Mission Garden. Photographed by Kendall Kroesen. Courtesy of Mission Garden.

Around the Corner: A look at Tucson’s agriculture through the lens of Mission Garden

Madison Beveridge
November 7, 2020
Alexa Rodriguez is an Eller student who will be graduating this December.

UA Eller student brings Mexican culture to life with new business

Isabella Barron
November 10, 2019
Arizona has hundreds of thousands of acres of water-heavy agriculture, like cotton. In total, this accounts for 70% of Arizonas water consumption annually.

The cost of cotton

Alec Scott
September 22, 2018
The stars of of Tucson show themselves after the monsoon passes over.

History of rain: How monsoons have shaped desert culture

Aeden Soland
July 17, 2018
Toni Marcheva and others at a pizza restaurant on the UA Russian Study Abroad program. The culture and language barrier in Moscow, Russia is harder to dive into than anticipated, according to Marcheva.

Hello from Mother Russia

Toni Marcheva
July 7, 2018
The University of Arizona Mall in Tucson, Ariz.

Find a second home with UA Cultural Centers

Pascal Albright
May 16, 2018
A group of students from the UAs Students for Sustainability, including graduates Cole Pihl, left, and Trevor Ledbetter, center.

Green grads

Chandler Donald
November 14, 2017
Externs at Tucson Village Farm who facilitated camps for youth and adults around the concept of sustainability, as a part of the Cooperative Extension’s ‘Externships in Sustainability’ Program funded by the Green Fund.

Sustaining the future of food

Hannah Dahl
November 14, 2017
Agricultural & bio-systems engineering professor Gene Giacomelli inspects a hydroponic, or soil-free, grow system. Giacomelli is working with NASA to develop greenhouses for use on other planets.

UA researchers building greenhouses for space

Chandler Donald
June 5, 2017
Group 3 of participates that won first place at the Roof Top Garden Awrds on 4/28/17

Interdisciplinary team wins Student Union Rooftop Garden Competition

Chandler Donald
April 30, 2017
A student team showcases their rooftop garden design before a panel for final judgment on April 20 in SUMC’s Gallagher Theater. The competition’s winners will have their design efforts- which range from project financing to soil composition- brought to life, as well as earn meal plan-dollars.

Rooftop garden competitors give final proposals

Chandler Donald
April 25, 2017
A Farmer sprays their crops on August 10, 2015. The new weed-killing machine uses cameras to increase spray accuracy.

UA works to develop a weed-killing robot

Hannah Dahl
April 12, 2017
Kevin Anchukaitis examines one of the samples and describes the significance of each ring. Tree ring growth patterns can inform researchers of climate conditions over time.

UA tree ring expert helps Guatemalan coffee growers

Rebekah Ulmer
April 6, 2017
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Rooftop garden competition highlights the future of food production

Chandler Donald
February 3, 2017
Dead trees west of Denver, Colorado, killed by a combination of drought and beetle infestations.

University research team identifies the impacts of forest death on other continents

Nicole Morin
November 29, 2016
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