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Avocados: Helping Draw up the Perfect Recipe for the Big Game

January 28, 2015 Heather Pichelman, Agricultural Marketing Service Fruit and Vegetable Program Promotion and Economics Division Director

The Super Bowl is next Sunday and people are busy making plans for the big game. For many, the most valuable player will be the avocado, which is quickly becoming a fan favorite. In fact, it’s estimated that Americans will consume 120 million pounds or 240 million fresh avocados during the week...

Food and Nutrition

#AgStrong Innovation in Rural America

October 21, 2014 Ed Avalos, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

It takes a lot of hard work to make a living out of farming, to build a thriving agricultural business and it takes ingenuity. This is especially true in rural America, where dedicated farmers and ranchers rely on each other and the communities around them to fuel innovation and create opportunity...

Conservation Food and Nutrition

Back to School, Back to Healthy After-School Snacking

August 28, 2014 Charles W. Parrott, Deputy Administrator, AMS Fruit and Vegetable Program

Kids love to snack. But snacking—if done right—doesn’t have to be a bad thing. There are plenty of tasty and healthy options available that will help satisfy the snack-attack of even the pickiest eaters. Incorporating fresh fruit, like watermelon, into after-school snacks is a great choice for kids...

Food and Nutrition
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