Monthly Archives: July 2010
Arizona Farmer-Chef Connection 3: Make market connections between local buyers and growers!
This gathering is designed to foster collaboration and wholesale direct market opportunities for local farmers, ranchers, chefs and other food buyers who are committed to expanding and strengthening local and seasonal food networks.
Continued Litigation on Public Lands Could Mean an End to Grazing
Through the use of litigation, various environmental groups in Arizona are hampering government land management agencies’ ability to fulfill their mission. Arizona Farm Bureau members, many of whom depend upon leasing federal lands for their livelihood, are taking action.
Arizona Food Prices Inch Up, but Groceries Still a Bargain
For the second time this year, Arizona retail food prices at the supermarket increased in the second quarter of 2010, according to the latest Arizona Farm Bureau Federation Market Basket Survey.
Opportunities Abound for Farmers to Sell Products to the Direct Market
Where some farmers may be struggling finding buyers for their crops, others are finding opportunity in untapped niches.