Agriculture

Huge crops around Yuma, mainly lettuce, broccoli, brassicas. 90% of all lettuce consumed in USA and Canada over winter is grown here. It's huge. Only possible thanks to Colorado River waters. Mainly Mexican labour for harvesting. Unique 'machine' has about a dozen stalls in a wide building looking like a horse race start no. Pickers cut and trim lettuce then into their individual chute, onto conveyor, then into truck and boxed. Very slick...many huge articulated trucks take boxed product to marketMeer informatie