Category Archives: Focus on Agriculture

USDA Releases New Maps Identifying Major Crop Producing Areas: Cotton

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 of these maps appeared in the Major World Crop Areas and Climatic Profiles (MWCACP) handbook that contains … Continue reading

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Latin American Flavors Spicing Up Food

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2013 issue of Foodie News, brought to you by the Public Relations Department of the American Farm Bureau Federation. While the regular celebrity chef lineup was present at the recent South Beach Food & … Continue reading

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Blackberries: A Sweet and Healthy ‘Super Food’

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2013 issue of Foodie News, brought to you by the Public Relations Department of the American Farm Bureau Federation. South Barlow Berries, a family-owned farm in beautiful Canby, Oregon, offers a variety of berries … Continue reading

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USDA Releases New Maps Identifying Major Crop Producing Areas: Milk Cows

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 of these maps appeared in the Major World Crop Areas and Climatic Profiles (MWCACP) handbook that contains … Continue reading

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10 Commonly Mispronounced Food Words

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2013 issue of Foodie News, brought to you by the Public Relations Department of the American Farm Bureau Federation.   Bruschetta Pronounced: broo-sket-ah   Gnocchi Pronounced: nyawk-kee   Espresso Pronounced: e-spres-oh   Chipotle Pronounced: … Continue reading

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