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Yuma Farmers Working To Move Forward From E. Coli Outbreak

Earlier this year, an E. coli outbreak was linked to romaine lettuce grown in Yuma. The CDC says the pathogen affected more than 200 people across 36 states.

As the new growing season is getting underway, we wanted to check in to see how that outbreak is impacting what farmers are doing now.

The Show got a hold of John Boelts, the co-owner of Desert Premium Farms in Yuma and first vice president of the Arizona Farm Bureau.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.