Sweet Utah
Cherry, Utah's State Fruit - Public Pioneer
Both sweet and tart or pie cherries are grown in Utah; the average yearly cherry sales for the past 5 years was $5,564.600. Utah is the second largest tart cherry producing state in the nation and fifth in the nation in the production of sweet cherries. No other state ranks in the top five in both categories. About 2 billion cherries are harvested yearly and approx. 4,800 acres of agricultural land is used for cherry production. Cherries are grown in Utah, Box Elder, Weber, Davis, Salt Lake, and Washington counties. The cherries are sold as fresh fruit, to canneries to make pies, brined as maraschino cherries or dried. ... [Read More]
Utah Department of Public Safety - State Bureau of Investigation
As underage drinking remains a concern for parents, teachers and others, there is yet another reason to raise a red flag: the makers of alcoholic beverages are marketing new beverages that model mixed drinks or flavored beers, appealing to those of legal drinking age, with whom they have gained popularity. However there is a new temptation for underage drinkers as well. "Alcopops," sweet tasting alcoholic beverages, is a term used by some young adults. ... More than 1/2 of all teens point to the attributes of the products---their sweet taste, the disguised taste of alcohol, and their easy-to-drink character as major reasons teenagers choose "alcopops" over beer, wine, or cocktails. ... [Read More]
Utah History To Go - John Weber
For roughly the next five years, Weber's life was occupied in the Rocky Mountain fur trade, a significant portion of which was spent in Utah. During the summer of 1824, his brigade crossed South Pass and the Green River Valley and descended upon the Bear River region for the fall hunt. As winter approached, the company journeyed to "Sweet Lake" (Bear Lake), then to the Bear River's north bend and south to "Willow Valley" (Cache Valley). Weber's brigade spent the winter of 1824-25 in Cache Valley on Cub Creek, near present-day Cove, Utah. Allegedly, while in Cache Valley, discussions arose concerning the remaining course of the Bear River. A subordinate of Weber, a young Jim Bridger, was selected to settle the question by floating down the river during which voyage he came upon the Great Salt Lake. For years Bridger was credited for the first discovery of the "Great Inland Sea" until more recent evidence would indicate this honor be given to Etienne Provost ... [Read More]
Contact Information
Lee Sim Assistant State Engineer (801) 538-7380 leesim@utah.gov Jim Goddard Well Drilling Specialist (801) 538-7314 jimgoddard@utah.gov Tina Sweet Executive Secretary (801) 538-7416 Tinasweet@utah.gov ... [Read More]
Utah History To Go - Oliver Huntington
Cane sugar was expensive in territorial Utah because it had to be shipped long distances by sea and railroad. So, many Utahns kept a few hives of bees and traded honey with their neighbors. One beekeeper in Springville was Oliver Boardman Huntington who lived on a small farm where he kept a cow, put up alfalfa hay, planted a garden, and kept bees. He was to help all of Utah produce more sweet honey. ... Honey was an important business in Utah during the 1890s. Although beet sugar eventually became the major source of sweets, beekeeping has continued as an industry in Utah. Clover honey from Utah is widely known as a favorite honey. And Utah farmers appreciate another vital bee service: as fruit trees and seed crops increase bees are in demand to pollinate the blossoms. It looks as if bees will remain important in the Beehive State. ... [Read More]
Utah's Own - Life At Its Best...
Utahns may not yet understand how agricultural products grown in-state are vital to the local economy and the security of their food supply, but they sure would like to find a good local tomato in the supermarket—the kind they once enjoyed from the family garden, sweet with the taste of summer. The Utah Food Policy Team was formed to provide you with access to knowledge about how Utah agriculture and Utah-owned food companies make a difference in your life—and we hope to help in your search for a great Utah tomato. ... [Read More]
Utah History To Go - Jedediah Smith
Smith and two trappers left the remaining party on the Stanislaus River in the spring of 1827 and traversed the Sierra Nevada over Ebbetts Pass, then crossed Nevada, roughly following the route of present U.S. Highway 6. They reached the Utah-Nevada border near present Grandy, Utah, then continued on to Skull Valley. Two days later, they reached the south tip of the Great Salt Lake and arrived at the 1827 rendezvous on Sweet Lake (Bear Lake) at present-day Laketown, Utah. ... [Read More]
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