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Crust-less Broccoli and Cheese Quiche
By Laura Slatalla, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student Quiche is a really versatile and hearty breakfast dish, which you can pack full of lots…
Different Ways to Dye Eggs!
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Every year around Easter eggs begin to fly off the shelves. After the eggs get home, they get…
The H5N2 Bird Flu, What Does It Mean?
The outbreak of the avian influenza H5N2 in the U.S. has seriously impacted Midwestern poultry and egg producers. This strain has already spread to 14…
National Egg Month
May is National Egg Month! Did you know that Arizona’s own Hickman’s Family Farms produces more than 7 million eggs a day for Arizona families? That…
National Egg Salad Week
Annually, National Egg Salad Week follows Easter. This year that week is April 6 – 12. Most households boil 1 to 5 dozen eggs on…
The Incredible, Edible, Environmentally Friendly Egg
Find out how technology is helping in the production of eggs. (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) Everyone loves eggs. We love them scrambled, fried, poached, hard-boiled, sunny-side…
3 Egg-cellent Ways to Celebrate Eggs in May
Follow these tips to celebrate Eggs this month! (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Did you know that on average, Americans eat about 250 eggs a year? It’s…
The Incredible, Edible Egg
If you are a child of the 1970’s, the title of this post likely conjures up a childhood memory or two. The catchy jingle used…
Community Gardens Growing In Popularity in Arizona Desert
By Jody Serey When times get tough, it seems the tough get “growing.” Community gardens – a tradition in many part of the country, especially…
Easter Bunny Thanks Big Ag!
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau During the recent Easter week festivities, Hickman Family Farms, Arizona’s only commercial egg producer, gave away well over one…
Interesting Facts About Arizona Milk!
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Now, more than ever, you have a chance to meet some of the young Arizona milk producers producing your…
HICKMAN’S FAMILY FARMS OF ARIZONA ANNOUNCES ARMSTRONG ACQUISITION
Latest Addition Brings Current Flock Capacity to More Than 5.5M Layers Last week, Hickman’s Family Farms of Arizona announced the acquisition of the Armstrong layer…
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