Arizona has the most competitive grocery market in the U.S.  Good for us and our pocketbooks since Arizona also grows or raises every basic food item you find in our local grocery stores: Dairy, eggs, beef, pork, fresh fruits, and vegetables!

Happy New Year. Start the year out with a healthy focus by eating more Arizona pecans. Pecans are ranked number one among the family of nuts for naturally occurring antioxidants, considered valuable in disease prevention.

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.