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Faces of Arizona Agriculture: Stefanie Smallhouse
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Ask a Farmer: Is Organic Farming Healthier?
This is the first in a series of Q & A’s that moms posed and Arizona Farmers and Ranchers have answered. Mom Wendy, raising 3 boys,…
Sunrise on a Yuma, AZ, Farm
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Arizona Leafy Greens Week Marks Start of Bountiful Season
Celebration highlighted with Governor proclamation, local grocery partnership In recognition of the bountiful harvest generated by Arizona’s abundant lettuce industry, Governor Jan Brewer has proclaimed…
STUDY SHOWS CHEESE LOWERS THE RISK OF DIABETES
A new study found that people who eat cheese are 12 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared to those who rarely eat…
Perfect Ways to Use Peaches
Celebrate National Peach month by visiting one of our local peach farmers (Photo credit: Wikipedia) August is National Peach Month and the perfect time to…
Potato Industry Ponders Possible Bumper Crop
What is your favorite potato recipe? (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This year’s potato crop could be substantially larger than 2011’s—up to 41 million hundredweight more bags…
Demand for Fresh, Local Food Drives Farmers’ Market Growth
Buy locally and support your local farmers at your local Farmers’ Markets (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Agriculture Department said the number of farmers’ markets in…
It’s National Farmer’s Market Week – Let’s Go Shopping
What’s your favorite thing to buy at the local farmers market? This year the USDA has selected the second week of August, from the 5th…
Lavender Thrives on Local Farm
Lavender farm thrives in Heber, Arizona It might seem strange to realize that agriculture includes growing flowers, but our lavender farm is definitely a farm…
World Hunger: 7 Billion Hungry Mouths to Feed
July 11 is World Population Day, an awareness event that was established in 1989 by the United Nations intent on garnering attention for issues related…
Interesting Information about Arizona Agriculture
When people picture Arizona, they see the desert, the Grand Canyon, and lots of cactus. What they don’t realize is that Arizona is much more…
Are You Hungry for not Just Any Tomato?
By Monica of Crooked Sky Farms The best thing about heirloom tomatoes is the taste. The quality surpasses any tomato you will find in a store…
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Crunching the Numbers on Arizona Agriculture: What the Latest USDA Census Reveals About Our Farms and Families
Three generations of the Caywood family work on their farm in Pinal County. Begun in 1930, the farm is currently a women-owned operation with the…
What Nutrition Does Rice Have? A Complete Guide to Rice’s Nutritional Value
Rice has always been one of those foods that seems to divide opinions. Some people swear by it and include it in nearly every meal,…
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