Yuma County: This county is considered the winter vegetable capitol of the nation! Each January, Lettuce Days allows vendors and others to roll out their produce and show what makes this county different from all the rest. Although highly mechanized, raising these crops is highly dependent on field workers to get the crops to market. These crops include head lettuce, leaf lettuce, romaine, broccoli, cauliflower, honeydew, cantaloupe, watermelon, cabbage, spring mix, celery, endive/escarole, and citrus -- lemons, oranges, grapefruit, tangerines. The area is unique in that most people recognize the importance of agriculture and work together to avoid problems. Yuma County also raises many seed crops such as broccoli, cauliflower, grasses, onions, just to name a few. Yuma county outdoes any other with $1,303,492,000 of agriculture sales each year!