Category Archives: Food Production
You Live in the Desert, But Do You Also Live in a Food Desert?
For many Arizona residents, there is little question that they live in the desert as far as the climate goes. However, many of those same residents also live in a food desert according to the new internet mapping tool recently released by the USDA. This tool, that shows which portions of the country have limited access to affordable, nutritious food, was created to help policy makers and community leaders understand which communities would most benefit from aid and intervention.
Farm Bureau Support of Feeding America Breaks Records
The farm and ranch families of Farm Bureau last year raised more than $273,000 and donated more than 18 million pounds of food to hungry Americans as part of Farm Bureau’s Harvest for All program through Feeding America.
Interesting Facts About Arizona Milk!
Find out more about where your milk comes from, how cows are treated, and more from Arizona Milk Producers and the Arizona Farm Bureau.
Organic Food in the News
Basic economics teaches that as demand increases, so should supply. This offers increased opportunities for small to mid-size farmers who can (pardon the pun) grow their business and satisfy the demand for organic products.
Truth, transparency in food labeling
The Corn Refiners Association is hoping the FDA will heed its petition to use the label “corn sugar” as a replacement to high fructose corn syrup.