Category Archives: Arizona farmers and ranchers

An Unusual Place to Find Sweet Corn

If you’ve ever eaten ripe and sugary sweet corn on the cob when it was just picked from the farm, you’ll swear you’ve just tasted a little bit of heaven. And people who have had that amazing taste experience, always long for more. Fortunately, for sweet corn lovers, that experience is available in one of the most unusual spots;

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Help End Hunger, Change Lives and Share Hope!

Summer is a very difficult time for many of Arizona’s children, and may be especially challenging with the widespread community resource reductions and the other negative impacts on families during these difficult economic times.

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NRCS Offers Help for Agricultural Energy Audits Individual energy audits will help Arizona producers reduce energy use

Arizona farmers, ranchers, dairies, nursery growers, and other agricultural producers can apply for financial help to get an energy audit for their operation.

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YOUNG ARIZONANS ARE MORE INTERESTED IN COOKING

A survey sponsored by ConAgra Foods finds that younger consumers are more interested in cooking than the general population. The survey shows that 72 percent of those between the ages of 18 to 34 said they will cook more, while 52 percent of all survey respondents said they plan to cook more in the coming year.

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Fill Your Plate Recipe Tab: a Place to Discover Arizona’s Producer Chefs

Where else can you find recipes like “Wheat Farmer’s Salad” and “The Angry Hillbilly” but in Fill Your Plate’s searchable recipe section! It’s a treasure trove of Arizona farmer and rancher recipes.

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