Friday Food Facts

Arizona farmers grow more food and fiber with less – less land, less labor, less water, less soil erosion, less energy use, less greenhouse gas emissions – but with more efficiency and safety. Arizona farmers do more using fewer resources!

Regions of Arizona represent different agriculture water issues. What is Maricopa County’s water issue is not Yavapai County’s? But one thing is common, Arizona’s farmers and ranchers get more crop per drop to grow the food we love.

Thanks to Arizona’s climate, our sweet corn season runs from late May to early July in the valley and too late September up north allowing us to have one of the longer sweet corn seasons. Go to Fill Your Plate and find the farms that will sell directly to you.

May is National Egg Month! Did you know that our own Hickman’s Family Farms produces more than 14 million eggs a day for Arizona families? So, eat more eggs, it’s a healthy choice!

Arizona is not only a destination state but a nutrition state all because of our 300-plus days of sun. In fact, Arizona agriculture grows everything from apples to zucchini and everything in between; We grow a healthy Mediterranean diet in the desert including fish. Everything you see in this graphic, Arizona produces.