Friday Food Facts
Friday Food Facts
A Third of Crops are Lost to Pests
Worldwide, a third of crops are lost to pests. With the proper use of pesticides, organic and conventional farmers, protect our food supply. In the battle with the bugs, the best defense is a good offense. So, Arizona farmers fight with a variety of tools to keep your food safe.
Proper Use of Pesticides Helps Farmers Protect Our Food Supply
Worldwide, a third of crops are lost to pests. But, proper use of pesticides helps farmers protect our food supply. In the battle with the bugs, the best defense is a good offense. Arizona farmers fight with a variety of tools to keep your food safe.
Arizona Farmers and Ranchers Want You to Eat Healthy
Our Arizona farmers and ranchers serving you beef, dairy, eggs, fruits, vegetables and more take each serving seriously. Why? What they grow and raise, they feed their own families. Arizona farmers and ranchers want you to eat healthy too.
Arizona Agriculture Uses Water to Grow for All of Us.
Who uses water? We all do. Yes, agriculture uses a lot of water. But, there’s a lot of water in the food we eat, and it takes water to grow that food. Arizona agriculture grows for all of us.
Arizona’s Farmers are Busy Planting & Harvesting 12 months Out of the Year
Arizona’s 300 plus days of sunshine help us grow all the healthy food groups, even fish for protein. Our state’s farmers are busy planting and harvesting 12 months out of the year. Yuma serves up 130 million servings of leafy greens to the U.S. and Canada every day.
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