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Happy Birthday Blue Jeans!!
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="233"] Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss formed a partnership to create a more durable pair of work pants that were reinforced with…
Water Resources Development Act Infographic
Did you know 12,000 miles of inland waterways connect 41 states, moving more than 60% of grain exports from the field to your marketplace? The…
How We Are Helping Make the Next Generation Healthier (Continued)
[caption id="attachment_8743" align="alignright" width="227"] Photo courtesy of Litchfield Elementary District[/caption] By Ashley Schimke Farm to School & School Garden Program Specialist for Arizona Department of…
Farmers’ Markets Create Win-Win-Win
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] American Farm Bureau Federation (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Robert Giblin, occasional contributor to American Farm Bureau’s “Focus on Agriculture,” suggests that Farmers’…
USDA Releases New Maps Identifying Major Crop Producing Areas: Sheep & Lambs
A total of 40 new maps have been prepared, showing major crop-producing areas in the United States, China, India, Pakistan, and South Africa. Earlier versions…
Take a Peek in the FYP Video Vault
We love to talk about food. We also love to talk about how our Arizona farmers and ranchers work hard every day to help Arizona…
7 Signs You Have a Food Allergy or Intolerance
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="118"] Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] According to the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), 4% of adults and…
Fill Your Plate Hosts Loads of Veggie Recipes
It’s recently come out that we’re still not eating enough vegetables, according to the USDA. Certainly, this should be of concern to our Arizona families.…
USDA Releases New Maps Identifying Major Crop Producing Areas: Lemons
A total of 40 new maps have been prepared, showing major crop-producing areas in the United States, China, India, Pakistan, and South Africa. Earlier versions…
How We Are Helping Make the Next Generation Healthier
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] People like Tom Vilsack are helping to make the next generation healthier. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] There is no question that one…
Giving Out Gold Stars for Food Safety
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240"] Food safety is important, even when cooking at home. (Photo credit: Editor B)[/caption] In Kindergarten, many teachers use simple rewards like…
Faces of Arizona Agriculture: Pat and Pennee Murphree
Meet Maricopa and Pinal County Farmers Pennee and Pat Murphree. They are the parents of 4, grandparents of 6 and live in Arizona City, Arizona.…
Hey Kids, What’s Cooking?
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] USDA MyPlate nutritional guide (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] There has been a lot of talk in the news lately about how to…
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How to Reduce Your Sugar Intake—and Why It Matters
Decades ago, in a time when eating healthy wasn’t the societal norm, my mother took a firm stand against sugar in our household. If we…
Spinach: The Superfood That Packs a Punch and is Grown Locally in Arizona!
When was the last time you pondered the wonderfulness of spinach—a leafy green so packed with goodness it might just deserve its own superhero cape?…
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