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BLACK RICE OUTPACES BLUEBERRIES IN ANTIOXIDANT POWER
Health conscious consumers who hesitate at the price of fresh blueberriesand blackberries, fruits renowned for high levels of healthful antioxidants, now have aneconomical alternative, scientists reported here today at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). It…
8 Things You Always Wanted To Know About Squash, But Were Afraid To Ask
The squash, in all of its forms, from A-corn to Z-ucchini have been enjoyed in North America since before the Europeans arrived. In fact, the Native Americans grew squash together with corn and beans on little hills because they discovered…
More Ways to Eat Healthy and Stay on a Budget
Some people think that eating healthy and staying on a budget may not seem to go hand in hand, but with planning and forethought, it can be a reality. One of the best ways to keep your budget in line…
America’s Farmers Are Growing More with Less: American Agriculture’s Environmental Success Story
By Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation The latest National Resources Inventory (NRI) report, released April 27 by the Agriculture Department’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, puts some substantial meat on the bones of environmental message farmers and ranchers have long…
Creating with Cotton — Cotton Bur Wreath
By Tiffany Shedd, The Cotton Shedd Cotton is so much a part of our lives that we may not even be aware that it is in most of our clothing, furnishings and even the food we eat. The most commonly…
Earth Day 2010: How Some Arizona Farmers Celebrate Every Day!
Most Americans celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd. Farmers and ranchers celebrate Earth Day every day. Agriculturalists grow and raise renewable commodities 365 days a year in a manner that protects the land and promotes conservation. “Farmers and ranchers are…
Arizona Beef: Some of the Most Flavorful in the World!
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau. I’ve fallen in love with another Arizona ranch family. When you meet Danny and Kacie Tomerlin of Arizona Legacy Beef in Humboldt, Arizona you will too. Participants on Fill Your Plate and members of…
Social Media Goes Rural…
Farms have been using technology and modern equipment to provide the best possible agricultural products at the most competitive rates, but did you know that they’ve entered the very popular world of social media as well? Modern farmers have now…
Corporate Environmentalism is Generating Big Green
Want to Know How Your Charitable Donations really Work? By Stefanie Smallhouse, Arizona Farm Bureau Second Vice President This is the time of year when the dining room table is buried in paper. We pore over receipts, notes scribbled on…
5 Little Known Facts About…Cotton!
As you slip your favorite pair of comfortable jeans on, you probably, like most of us, take them for granted. Especially if you’re a teenager—you may crumple them to the floor where they will sit until your mom either yells…
Farming: The Original ‘Green Collar Job’
By Stewart Truelsen As the economy loses blue collar and white collar jobs, one bright spot in the employment outlook appears to be so-called “green collar jobs.” But what exactly are green collar jobs? Vice President Joe Biden described green…
Healthy Eating Series: Top 10 “All You Can Eat Foods" and Still Lose Weight
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could diet and not be hungry all the time? If you ask anyone who’s ever dieted before, they’ll most always say that one of the number one complaints about diets and why they don’t…
Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Eating the Rainbow of Produce Is Your Path to Good Health (Part II in our Series)
I know it’s not like finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but the benefits of eating the colors of the rainbow are far worth their weight in gold. Ensuring you eat the colors of the…