Editing Avra Valley, Arizona (section)

== History of Farming and Agriculture ==
Agriculture in Avra Valley and Marana has been around for decades. The Anway family arrived in 1919 and started to amass farmland and livestock.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Star |first=David Leighton Arizona Daily |date=March 5, 2017 |title=Street Smarts: Pioneering Avra Valley farmer created Anway Road |url=https://tucson.com/news/local/street-smarts-pioneering-avra-valley-farmer-created-anway-road/article_9cda8d1c-dce2-50c0-bd6d-963f51b551a3.html |access-date=October 24, 2023 |website=Arizona Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>  Later there was a family with the last name of 'Manville' who also settled in and started farming. Both Anway and Manville later became the names of the main roads in Avra Valley.<ref name=":0" />

Two main present day farms in Avra Valley are:

Burruel and Burruel is a local farm in Avra Valley. It is located at 14155 N LUCKETT RD, MARANA, Arizona, USA.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BURRUEL & BURRUEL FARMS PARTNERSHIP, Marana, ARIZONA, AZ 85653 - Govcb.com |url=https://www.govcb.com/government-vendors/profile-SAM00000000001442130-burruel-burruel-farms-Marana-AZ.htm |access-date=October 24, 2023 |website=www.govcb.com}}</ref> The managing partner is Arnoldo Burruel.

[[Bayer]] greenhouse is a Bayer facility where the company is testing ways "to help corn better adapt to various climate conditions around the world".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bayer. 2023 |url=https://www.bayer.com/en/us/marana}}</ref> The greenhouse is located at 9475 N Sanders Rd, Tucson, AZ 85743.