The U.S. supplies 25% of the world’s beef with 10% of the world’s cattle. Arizona’s ranchers are 5^th– and 6^th-generation ranch families, like mine. Put some steaks on the grill this weekend.

Arizona farms grow world-renowned wheat loved by international markets – Desert Durum! Italy loves our Desert Durum for pasta! If you sit down to a pasta dinner tonight, it’s probably from Arizona-grown wheat. Add some Arizona wine!

What do you know about the grains you eat? (photo credit: Bigstockphoto.com)

June is Dairy month! 97% of milk in the grocery store comes from our local Arizona dairies where the cows make the freshest milk, cheese and yogurt. A dairy cow will produce 7 gallons of milk every day.

Look at Labels for products with “Milk” in the title: Dairy milk’s ingredient list is short —milk, vitamins A and D. Non-dairy ingredient lists can be much longer and have 10 or more additives. Choose dairy milk, it’s real milk.

It’s summer! Time to find out if a watermelon is ripe by tapping it and listening for the hollow ripe sound. Arizona and California are the largest producers of this center-piece fruit of your family picnics.