<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;line-height:130%"> Yuma, AZ</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By Jordan Okumura<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">03.20.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/yuma-arizona-damage-assessment-march-20-banner.jpg" alt="Images 031913 - LATE BLAST" />Growers in Yuma, Arizona are assessing the damage after a stint of heat hit the desert region. Most crops suffered some dehydration, and wilting and leafy items. Iceberg and romaine were potentially exposed to heat the caused tip burn, internal burn and occasionally sunscald on the outer leaves.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The temperatures are also moving some of the crops forward, so they will need to be harvested sooner. Temperatures were in the mid to high 90’s for most of last week.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Growers have been assessing the possible damage for the past couple days.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The heat complications add to some remaining freeze related issues like blister and epidermal peel. They will continue gauging how bad the damage is as the week progresses. Growers note that from here on out it will be a an ongoing process. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
