Friday Food Facts

and I may celebrate our Arizona climate, especially after the weather begins to cool down. But our Arizona crops in summer love our high temperatures as they make their final growth push before harvest time this fall. Arizona cotton is one example.

During your lifetime, you’ll eat about 60,000 pounds of food, that’s the weight of about 6 elephants! But I’d stick to eating Arizona’s quality beef and pork. Both are quality protein meats we raise here in our state.

National Lemonade Day is August the 20^th. But let’s not wait for the official day, let’s get some fresh Arizona lemons and celebrate now until the 20^th with some fresh squeezed lemonade. Arizona citrus is one of the state’s five C’s, a good source of vitamin C.

Arizona pork meat is an excellent choice for our culinary diversity in Arizona. Our chefs and home cooks love the ease with which pork can be cooked. Everything from pulled-pork BBQ to pork tacos means your family has a feast in the making.

Arizona agriculture needs water, and you need Arizona agriculture. While Arizona agriculture is known for using 70% of our state’s water, we benefit 100% from what our state’s farming and ranching grows and raises. Other countries’ agricultural water use is at 75% to 80%. Proof that water use for Ag is critical.