Researchers look to solve food production challenges due to climate change
Loss of topsoil, drought, wildfires and other issues are putting farms at risk. The effects could land on your table.
and last updated 2021-05-04 11:22:47-04
YUMA, AZ â Researchers say climate change is posing significant challenges for farmers across the country and could have an impact on food production in years to come.
Former Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan says at the local level, drought and wildfires are the most significant threats to Arizona ranchers.
âWe were trying to do soil samples to see how their soil is on their ranch and theyâre like, well you know, half of our ranch was destroyed by fire, â she said. âWeâve had people severely impacted by that.â
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The University of Arizona COVID-19 Early Warning Sewage Testing Project detected increased levels of the coronavirus in wastewater testing sites around Yuma County at the end of March. Researchers say the elevated levels mean the public shouldn t be worried, but health officials should stay alert.
“SARS-CoV-2 is still here; it’s still relevant; it’s still transmitting. Know that and be confident that you can take the right public health measures to keep yourself and the community safe, said Bradley Schmitz, a visiting researcher at the university’s Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture.
The testing in Yuma is the same surveillance system that the university used to test the wastewater at the dorms, Schmitz said. They have multiple collection sites across Yuma to easily detected which region in the county has coronavirus in their sewage water. After the results are collected, researchers alert city officials about the possible presence of the virus, who will
Fountain Hills resident Linda Harris started researching her familyâs genealogy when she moved from North Carolina to Yuma in 1999.
âI had just started going a couple of times to the Yuma Family History Center when I was recruited as a volunteer staff member because I was more of a computer search geek than most of the staff,â she explained. âThe lady who recruited me became a very good friend, and I ended up working at the Yuma Center until moving to Fountain Hills in 2017.â
Little did Harris realize that her research skills would be tapped for use in the field of forensic genealogy.
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