Cattle, Copper, Citrus, Cotton and Climate. These five elements were crucial to the development of the State of Arizona and their importance is even evidenced on the Arizona State Great Seal, in which we can see a range of mountains with a water reservoir and a dam, irrigated fields, cattle and a miner. Those irrigated fields represent agriculture in Arizona, which has become a multi-billion industry. Arizona grows enough cotton each year to make more than one pair of jeans for every person in the United States. Yuma has been considered the winter lettuce capitol of the world. But water, of course, is a large part of the equation behind all these facts. As a matter of fact, irrigation uses up to 69% of the water available in Arizona. In other words, a small group of approximately 1,000 farmers uses three times as much water as all Tucsonans
Cattle, Copper, Citrus, Cotton and Climate. These five elements were crucial to the development of the State of Arizona and their importance is even evidenced on the Arizona State Great Seal, in which we can see a range of mountains with a water reservoir and a dam, irrigated fields, cattle and a miner. Those irrigated fields represent agriculture in Arizona, which has become a multi-billion industry. Arizona grows enough cotton each year to make more than one pair of jeans for every person in the United States. Yuma has been considered the winter lettuce capitol of the world. But water, of course, is a large part of the equation behind all these facts. As a matter of fact, irrigation uses up to 69% of the water available in Arizona. In other words, a small group of approximately 1,000 farmers uses three times as much water as all Tucsonans