Category Archives: Focus on Agriculture
How We Are Helping Make the Next Generation Healthier (Continued)
By Ashley Schimke Farm to School & School Garden Program Specialist for Arizona Department of Education Arizona Farm Bureau recently wrote an article on their Fill Your Plate blog about how American communities are helping to make the next generation … Continue reading
Farmers’ Markets Create Win-Win-Win
Robert Giblin, occasional contributor to American Farm Bureau’s “Focus on Agriculture,” suggests that Farmers’ Markets create “Win-Win-Win.” Well, we know that well here in Arizona. With well over 100 farmers’ markets in our state, a good number of ours are … Continue reading
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 of these maps appeared in the Major World Crop Areas and Climatic Profiles (MWCACP) handbook that contains … Continue reading
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 of these maps appeared in the Major World Crop Areas and Climatic Profiles (MWCACP) handbook that contains … Continue reading
Faces of Arizona Agriculture: Rick Evans
Face of Arizona Agriculture: Rick Evans Husband, father of 4, grandfather or 12. Rick Evans lives in Gilbert, Arizona. Rick is a 5th generation cotton, small grains, silage corn, and sugar beets farmer. Rick added landscape trees and sweet corn … Continue reading